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Playful Pinwheels Baby Quilt

I’m embarrassed to see that I haven’t posted in over a month. I’ve been sewing a lot for Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City and has me busier than usual. I’m not sure how other busy moms balance it all. I seem to be …

Little House on the Prairie

So recently I discovered Andover fabrics has created some Little House on the Prairie Fabrics and is having a mini quilt show/class in Portland. Both Avery and I are so excited–we LOVE Little House on the Prairie. We have some of the DVDs and have …

Lattice Quilt: A Modern Quilting Tutorial

Hello, and happy Leap Day! We’re not doing anything special…though this weekend was filled to the max with activities. Sewing classes on Friday, my oldest daughter played in a chamber orchestra concert, my older son celebrated his birthday, and we traveled almost to the California …

Spring Sewing

Working on my submission for the spring/summer issue of Too Cute Doll Designs magazine with the theme “summer camp” has me thinking about our online summer sew and share event…it’s going to be so fun to see what everyone sews for their dolls. I can’t …

Youth Quilt Guild Sews some Hearts

As usually, it’s pretty busy around here. Sewing classes and the Youth Quilt Guild have been stitching away! At the February meeting, the kids made heart blocks! I donated fabric for the blocks that I had received from EE Schenck Company. The Maywood Studio fabrics …

Another Sneak Peek at Doll Days!

I’ve been doing a little of this and that over the last week or so. Teaching keeps me a bit busy. Had a great time at my local quilt guild meeting last week and we have our Willamette Piece Makers youth guild meeting this week, …

Selvage Heart Quilt Block Tutorial

I’ve been playing with my selvage stash lately and I made several of these selvage heart quilt blocks. I want to share the quilting tutorial with you! It’s so easy and turns out very fun— A great beginner project! Selvage Hearts This quilting tutorial will …

Twirly Block Doll Quilt

Avery’s bear needed a new quilt. I needed to try out my new AccuQuilt Qube 8″ Block Set. This resulted in me taking Avery to our local quilt shop and using the fabrics she chose to make this adorable quilt for her bear! This old …

Selvage Quilt Blocks Tutorial

I’ve been collecting my selvages for quite some time and I’m finally making some projects with my selvage stash. While sewing up my selvages, I created this quilting tutorial for how to make selvage quilt blocks. Start by pressing your selvages. Decide what size …

Lindsay Skirts and T-shirts doll clothes patterns

I’m so happy to be able to say my Lindsay skirt pattern with bonus T-shirt sewing pattern for 18 inch dolls is done and listed in my etsy shop! This is a modern clothing design and so fun! It includes 3 skirts, with a mock …