Join the Drummer Boy Dresden Sew-Along! This summer we’ll be creating a fun scrap quilt combining simple curve sewing, appliqué and machine piecing. It’s the perfect, portable summer project!
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I’ve long been drawn to quilts that have layers of interest. With such quilts, you might first be impressed by the overarching patchwork pattern, until you also notice something unexpected about the individual blocks.
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To transition from “we hope” to “we are” was not a quick mental shift. There was no screaming and jumping up and down. I didn’t phone my family or friends right away. It all seemed so solemn and final and unreal.
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This time I paired two printed fabrics in a capsleeve version of the Geranium dress. I started with the Trixie Collage print by Heather Ross for Windham Fabrics. It’s so very, very adorable, isn’t it? And such a fun fabric…
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Today I get to share a finished quilt. It’s the very last quilt I’ve quilted on my longarm and the very last quilt I’ll finish before moving abroad. Isn’t it funny that it happens to be a block called “cross roads”? A cross roads indeed!
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Happy day! All of us smitten with the Drummer Boy Dresden quilt are soooo excited to start on our own scrappy renditions soon! Here to make that possible… the Drummer Boy Dresden pattern.
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Why do we make quilts? Is it the journey or the destination? This journey was rich, color-focused, slow and meandering. I used my full cadre of Anna Maria Horner fabrics, sparing none, enjoying all.
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When I look back at our time homeschooling, I know it will be one of the most precious memories of my life. Of course, the best stories don’t end; they transform. And transform we will.
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It’s May! Time to gear up for the Drummer Boy Dresden sew-along. I am so excited that many of you are joining me to make this scrapalicious quilt. I’ve been developing a Drummer Boy Dresden pattern…
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Experimenting with quarter Dresdens. Reading The Montessori Toddler. Anticipating, packing! Following artist Jennifer Paganelli.
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Oh my, look what happened! I thought I’d take my time assembling my Gyspy Wife quilt top, but I couldn’t resist the fun of puzzling it together. I guess I am a fan of partial seams. They keep things interesting!
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I have exciting news! This week our house has gone under contract to be sold at the end of May. So long as everything goes smoothly, we’ll be able to move as planned on May 27th. We are incredibly grateful…
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It’s often challenging to sew together differently sized blocks. Add to that the Gypsy Wife’s pieced, striped background and very minimal instruction booklet and you can expect the process might get rocky. Here are some tips to help you on your way.
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Wow, you had so many great border ideas for my miniature cross roads blocks! Energized by your suggestions, I got right to work finishing it up. Today I put the last stitches in this scrapalicious quilt top!
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I’m not usually one for borders. I generally prefer to make more blocks to bring a quilt up to size, especially with a scrap quilt since there are always more scraps! But this time feels different. Any ideas, friends?
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This weekend I got to put the cherry on top of a very sweet stitchy experience. I finished a project that I started last summer in the form of hand sewn, English paper pieced flowers for the Kingfisher quilt.
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So the other day I decided I needed to make a scrap quilt asap. I wanted something kind of mindless to cut and sew that would use up my little crumb scraps. I’m thinking - full scrappy!
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The idea of relocating to a new country is easy to romanticize. For sure, it’s a grand adventure, but also a costly one. If you’ve ever considered making a big move, you might have wondered about the expense involved.
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