More Easy Fabric Easter Egg Patterns
Last year, I shared how I made an Easter egg out of fabric that you could fill with candies or other goodies. This year, I found MORE fabric eggs! Since I’m now a machine embroidery enthusiast, I found so many great patterns from Sweet Pea Embroidery and tried them out!Continue Reading
Quilter’s Evolution Elite Rolling Frame – It’s here!
Setting up the Quilter’s Evolution Elite frame in my sewing room. The 10-foot frame actually fits in the living room of my apartment!Continue Reading
My Largest Accomplishment – A Gigantic Quilt!
For almost two years, I have been lucky enough to participate in the Grace Company’s focus groups. They are great fun, and we have become a little quilting community. Last year, my friend Susan and I were asked to help coordinate a quilt that our community could make together. WeContinue Reading
One of My Favorite Embroidery Handbags – The Bookcase Bag!
Over the past year, I have fallen in love with machine embroidery, in addition to quilting. When my friend gifted me her embroidery machine, I thought all I could do was make quilt labels or T-shirts. Little did I know that I would find Sweet Pea Embroidery and all theirContinue Reading
Quilting Setup Update: New Tech and an Enormous Frame
Since March is National Quilting Month, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to give an update on my quilting setup! For some who may not know, my quilting journey started five years ago with a teeny tiny Janome machine. I had never sewn two pieces of fabric together beforeContinue Reading
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025
I initially took a break from blogging for the summer. Obviously, my break lasted a teeny tiny bit longer than I expected! As I’m sure most quilters, crafters, crocheters, and just about anyone else can understand, life just got in the way for the past few months. However, I knewContinue Reading
How I Made Graduation Gifts!
It’s the end of May, which means it’s graduation season! My husband’s friend has two daughters graduating this year. One is graduating from high school and the other is graduating from college. Their joint party is this weekend, and I knew I wanted to make their gifts. Once I foundContinue Reading
May Temperature Quilt Update!
Can you believe it’s May already! There’s so many things I would like to get accomplished this month, and one of them is changing up my Berea quilt. I wasn’t happy with how my orange peels were coming out, and I definitely don’t want to waste my beautiful Liberty fabricsContinue Reading
Spreading Love with Embroidered Pocket Hugs!
I attended my very first Come Out With Pride Orlando event October of 2023. I’d heard of Free Mom Hugs, and of course the event, but wasn’t able to volunteer or attend the event before. Finally, I decided it was past time I got out into the world and helpContinue Reading
My First Quilt Retreat: Great Fun & New Friends!
Last weekend I traveled to Florala, Alabama for my very first quilt retreat. I was nervous and excited all at the same time, including about the drive to Alabama. The drive ended up being not as bad as I let my anxiety tell me it would be, and the weekendContinue Reading