An Introduction to Paper Piecing: The Pinwheel Quilt

I am a member of Village Squares Quilters Quilt Guild. A few years ago, we received a generous fabric donation from Blank Quilting (now Blank Quilting Corporation). After cataloging and storing all the fabric, our guild brainstormed ways we could use the fabric for outreach. I volunteered to lead a Block of the Month (BOM) program where members could learn, create, and help make charity quilts each meeting.

Some Quilt Work

Early in June, my mom and two sisters visited me for a sewing retreat. They were very productive — me, less so. But I did quilt two projects for my mom:

Two More T-Shirt Quilts

Here are two  more T-Shirt Quilts I was hired to make this spring. I finished them in May. These photos were taken while they were in progress. I don’t think I took a photo of either finished quilt.

Chambray Baby Quilt

My older sister came to visit the other day and brought a project with her. She has some friends expecting their first child, and made them a baby quilt with a chambray bundle by Robert Kaufman from Purl Soho. 

EC & BC: A Finished Quilt

To be honest, I finished this quilt a few weeks ago. BUT since it was a wedding gift, I wanted to wait until after it had been gifted to it’s recipients, EC & BC. They have the quilt now, and hopefully it’s crumpled up on their bed covered in cat hair. I like my quilts to be USED. So here are some photos. 

The Border Project

Hello there. Today I’m going to share with you a something I call “The Border Project.” This is a quilt I started as part of a lesson that I presented during my quilt guild’s annual Members Teaching Members day. 

How to Make T-Shirt Quilt (Part 2)

So it’s been a few days since I’ve worked on the t-shirt quilt, and I finally took a trip to the fabric store. My local store is closed from Saturday at 1pm until Tuesday at 10am, which means I sometimes get stuck in the middle of a project over the weekend, lacking some thing I need, and the store doesn’t open again until Tuesday. WAH. 

How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt (Part 1)

I work at a great school and each spring we host an Annual Gala & Auction. I was asked to make a t-shirt quilt to donate to the Silent Auction. This is always a fun project and I’m happy that I can contribute to my school. 

FIRST POST (!!!)

What should go into a first blog post? I have no idea. I didn’t read the blogging tips. All I know is that I’d like to take a stab at sharing my quilting process — what I’m learning, what I’m designing, and what I’m sewing.