I'm sure many of you know this method already, but I'm sharing it today because I found it to be so much easier than cutting half square triangles.
Start with 10" squares right sides together.
Draw an X line point to point.I'm sure many of you know this method already, but I'm sharing it today because I found it to be so much easier than cutting half square triangles.
Start with 10" squares right sides together.
Draw an X line point to point.Isn't it fun to visit quilt shops? Inspire is the largest quilt shop in our area. Since the pandemic, most of the quilt shops have closed. And two more are slated to close soon. Inspire will be moving. The owner has sold the building and is retiring. But I was told they have a new location and will be moving in the summer. Of course they are having sales so they won't have to move ALL the fabric.
Always lots of inspiration.
Do you do any quilting subscription? I never have. But I am taking a leap and subscribed to the Fat Quarter Shop Sew Sampler.
These colors enticed me. And the new year starts in April. So lets see what this month brings. If it gets too much for me I can always opt out. But hopefully I can keep up.
SO Happy Quilting!
Ok so this is what I've been doing. Making two more quilt tops for the nursing home for Christmas.
Yellow. That's the color I always thought I never had much. But when I was organizing my fabric recently, I discovered yellow!
I've been putting fabric in baskets by color. And as such, I have been digging in my stash.
And would you believe I found that I had yellow! Plenty of it. Some were mixed in with the neutrals, and others were just here and there.
Whoop!Recently I learned something new. Making a rope bowl with fabric scraps.
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One little hint about using yardage for a charm pack pattern is how many 5" squares can you get from a yard of fabric -
Spring. Don't you just love it? With spring comes flowers.
This is the first year my amaryllis bloomed. It is one tough survivor as it was walked on, stomped on with workers all over the yard. But it looks so pretty.
My African Iris that I brought over from our old house.
It has done really well for 14 years.My knock out roses have bloomed and bloomed and bloomed.
Winners have been chosen and notified. Here is the list of the winners from my blog hop.
1870. Jake and Georgia Aymes leave behind friends, family and everything they knew in Tennessee to start a new life in Texas.
Looking to buy land, they meet a landowner wanting to sell his ranch and take his family to Virginia. Jake makes a deal and they settle into their new home.
But trouble is on the horizon when two land barons offer to buy the land. But Jake refuses to sell. This was their dream and he wasn't going to let anyone threaten him and run him off.
This story is an action packed clean historical suspense. It is hard living pioneering the West. But the characters show faith even when they are beaten down.
Kristina Hall paints a story that comes alive. The troubles and heartache live in harmony with their faith and determination. You can't help but root for Jake and Georgia as they face each trial along the way.
I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.Going through my UFO's I found this quilt.
I don't remember how long ago I started it, but I have always loved house quilts. So this will be my next project to quilt.
During the blog hop, someone asked me why I made black and white quilts for charity. Because the person who asked was a no-reply comment, I thought I would answer here.
The person who asked said she was curious and that I must have a reason. For most of my charity quilts I use a variety of different colors. But I do have a couple of reasons as to why I have made some black and white quilts.
First of all I had a pattern that worked well with black and white.
I made this pattern with yellow and with red accents. Both look really stunning in my estimation.Thursday, March 14
Villa Rosa Quilts — https://villarosaquilts.com/ (Get all the deets here)
Friday, March 15
Kathleen McMusings — https://kathleenmcmusing.com/
The Morning Latte — http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/
Homesewn By Us — https://www.homesewnbyus.com
Pieceful Thoughts — https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
C & T Publishing — https://www.ctpub.com/blog/
Saturday March 16 — National Quilting Day!
Needle and Foot — https://needleandfoot.com/
MMM Quilts — https://www.mmmquilts.com/
Texas Quilt Gal — https://www.texasquiltgal.com/
Time 4 Stitchn — http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/
SIY (Sew It Yourself) — https://blog.siysewityourself.com/
Sunday, March 17 — Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Quarter Inch Capers — https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/
Norton House Quilting — https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news
Quilting Gail — https://quiltinggail.com/
Wazoo! Newsbits — http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 18
With Strings Attached — https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/
Jaftex/Scott Fortunoff — https://scottfortunoff.com/
Cocoa Quilts — https://www.cocoaquilts.com/
Quilt With a View — http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 19
Shout 4 Joy — https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/
The Darling Dogwood — http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting — www.knitbug2.blogspot.com
Something Rosemade — https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/
Quilts of Valor Foundation — https://www.qovf.org/
Wednesday, March 20 — First Day of Spring!
Grace and Peace Quilting — https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/
Happy Cottage Quilter — https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Joyfully Tracie — https://joyfullytracie.com/
Patchouli Moon Studio — https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/
Electric Quilt Company — https://doyoueq.com/blog/
Thursday, March 21
Villa Rosa Quilts — villarosaquilts.com
Happy Quilting! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will visit again.
Here is our Blog Hop Schedule:
Thursday, March 14
Villa Rosa Quilts — https://villarosaquilts.com/ (Get all the deets here)
Friday, March 15
Kathleen McMusings — https://kathleenmcmusing.com/
The Morning Latte — http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/
Homesewn By Us — https://www.homesewnbyus.com
Pieceful Thoughts — https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
C & T Publishing — https://www.ctpub.com/blog/
Saturday March 16 — National Quilting Day!
Needle and Foot — https://needleandfoot.com/
MMM Quilts — https://www.mmmquilts.com/
Texas Quilt Gal — https://www.texasquiltgal.com/
Time 4 Stitchn — http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/
SIY (Sew It Yourself) — https://blog.siysewityourself.com/
Sunday, March 17 — Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Quarter Inch Capers — https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/
Norton House Quilting — https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news
Quilting Gail — https://quiltinggail.com/
Wazoo! Newsbits — http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 18
With Strings Attached — https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/
Jaftex/Scott Fortunoff — https://scottfortunoff.com/
Cocoa Quilts — https://www.cocoaquilts.com/
Quilt With a View — http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 19
Shout 4 Joy — https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/
The Darling Dogwood — http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting — www.knitbug2.blogspot.com
Something Rosemade — https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/
Quilts of Valor Foundation — https://www.qovf.org/
Wednesday, March 20 — First Day of Spring!
Grace and Peace Quilting — https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/
Happy Cottage Quilter — https://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Joyfully Tracie — https://joyfullytracie.com/
Patchouli Moon Studio — https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/
Electric Quilt Company — https://doyoueq.com/blog/
Thursday, March 21
Villa Rosa Quilts — villarosaquilts.com
They mostly start with precuts and are PDF downloads. Be sure to check out the tutorials too!