It’s week 8 on the Hand Pieced Quilt Along, and today we are hand piecing  the Bess Block. Bess is a no nonsense widow in the novel Friendship Album 1933, and a character that I relate to the most (because she has teenage children, not […]

This link-up will be open for one week – until Thursday, March 14 (4 am EST/1 am PST).  You are welcome to share any and all of the blocks you completed this week. When this link-up closes, a new one will open (magic!) so please […]

In this episode I chat a bit more about QuiltCon, lots of quilting, a fun new book series, and smug homemaker moments involving my Instant Pot. (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy from them, at […]

Welcome to week 7 of the Hand Pieced Quilt Along. Patty and I named this block Eula, after the accomplished quilter in Friendship Album 1933. I envy Eula in many ways, but mostly because she makes a mean chocolate cake.  As usual, this block is […]

This link-up will be open for one week – until Thursday, March 7 (4 am EST/1 am PST).  You are welcome to share any and all of the blocks you completed this week. When this link-up closes, a new one will open (magic!) so please […]

It’s week 6 on the Hand Pieced Quilt Along, and today we are hand piecing the Florence Block. Florence is the wonderfully inspirational entrepreneur in the novel Friendship Album 1933.  The instructions for this week’s block are over at Patty’s blog, Elm Street Quilts.  Hand […]

Edited to add: Congratulations to this week’s winner: Michelle M.! This link-up will be open for one week – until Thursday, February 28 (6 am EST/3 am PST).  You are welcome to share any and all of the blocks you completed this week. When this link-up […]

In this episode I chat about not going to QuiltCon, quilting projects, and a tribute to one of my favorite authors, Rosamunde Pilcher. (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy from them, at no additional cost […]

Are you ready to get started hand piecing the star blocks? Patty and I named the first one Dorothy, after one of the accomplished quilters in the novel Friendship Album 1933. In fact, all of our star blocks are named after characters in the quilting bee […]

Let me introduce you to one of my recent finishes, the Sunshine Baby Quilt. This was one of those quilts that had been languishing in as a quilt top for YEARS. And I mean, possibly eight years. (And it was even basted!) You see, back […]