Projects to Sew to Help Breast Cancer Patients + Pumpkin Quilt Blocks and Ideas Greetings friends! My wish last week came true. A storm is blowing in and we're finally getting some of that soup and 'sweatah weathah'. I'm enjoying the coziness tonight and hoping I can maybe sit and sew tonight after a busy day here. #SewPink: Projects to Sew + Ways to Help Breast Cancer Patients As many of you already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And this year it feels extra close to my...
12 days agoย โขย 3 min read
Tips for Choosing Fabric + More Fall-Inspired Patchwork Greetings friends! Happy Fall! I hope October is treating you well. Honestly, it doesn't really feel like October here, but I'm hoping that "sweatah weathah" and soup season are just around the corner. One of my favorite quilts to pull out this time of year is this Fast Churn Dash quilt that I made a few years ago. I'm a sucker for traditional quilt blocks and I love how a fresh color palette can give a traditional quilt a modern feel....
19 days agoย โขย 3 min read
Free Halloween Sewing Projects + How to Declutter and Destash and restore your Sewjo Greetings friends! Hope your weekend is treating you well. While I'm enjoying the fall season, I'm still in a little bit of denial that September is almost over. I haven't really felt in the Halloween mood yet, but Trader Joe's and my calendar are reminding me that October is almost here, so today I started pulling out some of my Halloween dรฉcor. That also inspired me to put together a fun list of Halloween...
26 days agoย โขย 4 min read
The Most Fun Improv Log Cabin Quilt+ Perfect Patterns for National Jelly Roll Day! Greetings friends! Hope your weekend is treating you well. Some fun inspiration to share today! Improv Log Cabin Quilt Tutorial This week I pulled out my recent most favorite fall quilt. This Improv Log Cabin quilt is SO much fun to make. And, believe it or not, it's so EASY! I am ready to make another in a new color palette. But what to choose? Maybe all low volumes? That would be fun! What color palette would...
about 1 month agoย โขย 3 min read
10 Tips for Quilting at Home + Fall Flashback + Day of Service Sewing Ideas Greetings friends! Let's kick of this week's email with a fun announcement: In honor of my favorite month of the year as well as that "back-to-school" - or back to non-summer routines - time of year, I love hosting my biggest sale of the year. This week ALL PATTERNS (both printed and PDF versions) in my shop are 20% off with the code SEPTEMBER. This is rare for me. I only do it twice a year so if you've had your eye...
about 1 month agoย โขย 4 min read
Maple Leaf Quilt Block Tutorial + Double Lush Velvet Greetings friends! It's officially September! Hooray! I'm already enjoying slightly cooler temps and soaking up being outside as much as possible. You know that Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"? I sing that song all through the month of September. But first: with Fall officially (well, unofficially, but you know what I mean) here, it's time to pull out the fall quilts. And one of my favorite to pull out every year...
about 2 months agoย โขย 4 min read
How to Choose Batting For a Quilt + Christmas FPP pattens Greetings friends! It's been a super happy week here - a heart full of lots of happiness and gratitude. More on that below. First, today we're talking basics, sharing more fall ideas, and starting to give ideas for holiday sewing. (I can't believe we're at this point of the year.) Back to Basics: How to Choose Batting for a Quilt First, let's talk quilting basics. Adding batting to a quilt is what makes a quilt a quilt - and yet the...
about 2 months agoย โขย 4 min read
Fall ๐ Sewing Projects + My Easiest Sewing Room Storage Hack Greetings friends! I hope this week's edition finds you doing well! August is slipping away and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's a look behind the curtain at what's been going on in my sewing room this month. Not a ton of sewing, but some. There has also been a ton of PURGING going on and that has felt great! Also I finally finished a 3-year-old WIP (Work in Progress). And that feels great too! Click below to read my latest...
2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
15 Favorite Free Baby Quilt Tutorials + Glue Basting + Back to School Sewing Greetings friends! Hoping this week's edition finds you well! I'm in a bit of a state of disbelief. We're already halfway through August and K-12 school starts this week in our neck of the woods. And even though I don't have K-12 kids anymore, back to school supplies are on the shelves, High School football games started last night, and I'm starting to feel that "end of summer, fall is just around the corner...
2 months agoย โขย 3 min read