Sentimental Stitches

Today was the day! I got my phone call from Wool and Honey in Cedar. The yarn had come in for the awesome shawl I’d seen while I was on the Amazing Quilt Race Shop Hop.
I threw on my cha cha sundress, tossed some makeup at my face and was out the door.

Here it is! [...]

I started my day at Renee’s House of Quilting in Williamsburg which is just a little to the north of Traverse City. You have to watch for the bright pink mailbox on M72 to turn in the right driveway. It’s not too far east of Turtle Creek Casino. One of these days I’m going [...]

I started my day with quilt shops that were closer to the cottage. They’re shops I’ve visited many times before so I knew right where I was going and pretty much what they carried. At shop hop time there’s always bound to be surprises though.

My first stop was Liberty Bell Quilts in Cedar. It’s a [...]

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. Rob was here at the lake for more vacation. We worked and played and the time went by way too fast. Clutch was glad to have another man around the house to chase the critters and just do general ‘guy’ stuff with. It’s back to work [...]

I’m right down to the wire on posting these Block of the Month patterns but wanted to finish all 24 blocks of the Midget Mania blocks first. It was fun picking out new Midget Blocks and I printed off foundations to do some sewing myself.

Finding the hidden stitches in this months Beyond The Cherry Trees [...]

This is a block I actually finished quite a while ago. It really is an easy one to do until you get to the applique part. That’s where mine was neatly tucked away in my Week by Week Sampler binder along with a piece of fabric for the applique.
I have no idea why I didn’t [...]

Thunderstorms last night + Clutch = sleepless night and morning headache. He’s now snuggled on the couch in the sunshine sleeping with his back feet tucked up under his chin. I’m trying to get enough coffee in my veins to induce some type of activity and ibuprofen into my system to kill this headache.

None of [...]

When I looked at how my version of this Midget Block turned out I couldn’t help but laugh. It’s only a two color block with a simple applique shape. How could you mess it up?
If there’s a way, I’ll figure it out!

Do you see the block in the photo, just a little to the right, [...]

Another cute Midget Mania block. Who am I kidding? I think they’re all cute.
This one would be fun to make in a larger size too. Even if you aren’t a fan of 1930s fabrics, it’s such a versatile block you could use just about any selection of scraps. Batiks, Civil War reproductions, brights or my [...]

I really like this 16th block. I think it has great design possibilities with both color and a secondary design. With the foundation piecing construction it would be a great scrap quilt with the addition of a couple of planned colors.

Here I used 1930s scraps and put a black & white polka dot in all [...]