Since my Storm at Sea quilt is made of batik fabric, I thought I would explain the difference between batik fabric and regular fabric. First, batik fabric is typically 100% cotton. It is usually a little bit thinner and lighter in weight than regular cotton fabric. This makes it great for spring/summer quilts. Batik fabric …
In the age of technology there seems to be an App for everything. Quilting is no exception. I use an app called QuiltSandwich. This app does a lot! The number one thing I use it for is cataloging my fabric stash. Having pictures and the measurements of my fabrics allows me to keep everything organized. …
My current project calls for the use of a template as part of the main blocks. There a two main ways to use templates. The first is to just use paper and a ruler. I purchased my Storm At Sea pattern online as a downloadable pattern so I was able to print it at home. …
This past weekend I was not able to spend a lot of time in my quilt room. On my About Me page, you can see that one of my other hobbies is Crossfit and on Saturday I competed at a local competition. On Sunday I was quite sore so I only spend about an hour …
I finished quilting my Patriotic Rail Fence quilt! All that is left for me to do is hand sew the binding and then I will have a nice lap quilt for the summer. As I mentioned previously, this is a really easy pattern. This quilt consists of three strips from a jelly roll sewed together …
An earlier blog post I did was all about the podcasts I like to listen to while quilt. I listen to podcasts quite a bit and sometimes I go through all the new episodes of shows that I subscribe to. When this happens I will listen to audiobooks. I have a subscription to Audible and …
It is finally starting to feel like spring in my neck of the woods so I spent a lot of time outside this weekend soaking up some much needed vitamin D. As a result, I spent only a little bit of time in my quilt room. After spending several months on my Christmas Quilt, I …
As I mentioned in my last post, my Cat-I-Tude bag included a magnetic clasp. The actual pattern does not call for a clasp but I decided my bag needed something to hold everything in. Adding a claps sounds intimidating but it is pretty easy. I was able to purchase 100 of these generic clasps from Amazon …
This weekend I decided to do a quick and easy project. Following a Pink Sand Beach Designs pattern, I used my fabulous Benartex Cat-I-Tude fabric to make a tote bag. This bag calls for interfacing. When I first started using sewing, I was intimidated by interfacing and thought it would be difficult to use. That …
I finally finished my Country Charmer Christmas Quilt! This is one of my smaller quilts but it probably was my most time consuming. My sweet husband was kind enough to use his photography skills to take some photos for me. Now I am all ready for the holiday season. I'm looking forward to starting a …
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