Sunbonnet Susie Mini Quilt

After a year of being too tired or too busy to do much sewing, I’m so happy to be stitching again! This project had been percolating in the back of my mind since last winter. My friend Jera of Quilting in the Rain shared with me a few images of her upcoming fabric collection just a few weeks before my daughter Susie was born last … Continue reading Sunbonnet Susie Mini Quilt

High Tea Crochet Fusion Quilt Tutorial – Updated!

I’m so excited to finally present the tutorial for my High Tea Crochet Quilt! However, it’s still a work in progress. Right now it guides you through the sewing and crocheting of the squares for the blanket. I will be updating this page with the instructions for joining the squares and adding the border. The High Tea Crochet Quilt is baby blanket size, approx 44″ x 44″. … Continue reading High Tea Crochet Fusion Quilt Tutorial – Updated!

When Fabric Meets Crochet

Not too long ago, I was reading “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and was struck by her writing on the nature of ideas. She believes that ideas are alive and they they can jump from soul to soul in order to find the most efficient route to earth. Since I haven’t done much crafting since my son was born, and I haven’t found much inspiration … Continue reading When Fabric Meets Crochet

Toddler/Travel Pillowcase Tutorial

A few weeks ago I finally finished the hand-sewn, hand-quilted hexagon blanket for my son that I started when I found I was pregnant. He’s turning 1 in two weeks! It’s amazing how times flies! Anyway, I had a bit of leftover fabric that I set aside to make a matching pillowcase.  I wanted an envelope style enclosure with a fun contrast band with a … Continue reading Toddler/Travel Pillowcase Tutorial

Patches of Sunlight

Yellow is a color that I don’t see used very often in quilting. It’s terribly bright and can easily become overwhelming. (At least to my unaccustomed Seattleite eyes.)  As I’ve been working on Freddy’s hexagon quilt, I’ve had a love/hate relation with the yellows I included.  When the quilt is bunched up on my lap, I love the pops of color. But when I lay … Continue reading Patches of Sunlight

Storybook Burp Cloths and Bibs

This weekend I’m attending the baby shower of a friend from college. It’s the first shower I’ve been invited to since becoming a mom, so I wanted to make something special and useful that wouldn’t take too much time in the sewing room.  (I’m also playing the piano for a school musical this week, so I’ve only had a few nap times to spare.)  I … Continue reading Storybook Burp Cloths and Bibs

Hand-Pieced Hexagons

One of my favorite parts of quilting is the gathering of fabric.  Sometimes a quilt comes together quickly.  I spot a collection or a fat quarter bundle that I love and a quilt idea is born.  Other times the fabric comes together slowly, a fabric or two at a time.  As as the collection grows, so does the plan for a quilt.  This was the … Continue reading Hand-Pieced Hexagons