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Five Tips for Thrifting Fabric
Let’s go thrifting for quilting fabric! I love to thrift and find amazing deals at thrift stores, including a ton of fabric for quilting. I will give you five tips about where to look for fabric for quilting and sewing.
Scrappy String Quilt
I just love string quilts! This one is extra special since it was upcycled from an old rag wreath I found at a thrift shop! Come with me as I show you how I make these scrappy string quilt block.
Lessons from an Old Sunbonnet Sue Embroidered Quilt
Step back in time with this 1930s–1940s Sunbonnet Sue quilt, a beloved pattern that symbolizes comfort, creativity, and resilience. In this post, I share the story behind this antique treasure and the timeless lessons it still teaches quilters today.
FIVE Fall Quilty Projects To Make
Looking for fun and creative fall projects to make? Join the quilting fun with these! I have picked five of my favorite quilting projects and brought them together in one place!
Trash to Sewing Room
Looking for a way to use what you have as sewing notions in your sewing room? In this blog, I show how I use FIVE items that are usually thrown away or recycled to upcycle or repurpose in my sewing and quilting craft room. These items will help you stay organized, save money (these items are free!), and help the environment by recycling and upcycling.
2025 Quilting Habits: October Update
September and early October were full of fall fun and fabric! I shared my Scrappy Pumpkin Tutorial, visited the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, saw Noah at Sight & Sound, and enjoyed favorite fall traditions like the Covered Bridge Festival. At home, I soaked up the harvest season and spent some cozy sewing time finishing long-term projects — plus a few just-for-fun makes like a witch’s hat and ghost sweatshirt!
Lessons from an Old Trip Around the World Quilt
Let’s talk about this incredible antique Trip Around The World quilt that is made with postage stamp blocks. This style gained popularity during the 1930s, when scrap use and resourcefulness were a necessity. Quilters often turned to every bit of fabric they had on hand, cutting squares as small as an inch to make the most of every scrap. The name Trip Around the World reflects the way the colors move outward in concentric rings, or trips, while “Postage Stamp” aspects of this one highlights the quilt’s tiny pieces that remind us of postage stamps.
Scrappy Pumpkin Quilt Block
Join me as we make this adorable, scrappy pumpkin quilt block — perfect for fall sewing! This easy 12.5" (unfinished) block is full of possibilities. Make just one to turn into a mug rug, hot pad, placemat, or even a cute pillow. Or, sew several together for a festive table runner or cozy autumn throw. Want to add a personal touch? Try appliqué leaves, a jack-o’-lantern face, or a bit of embroidery to bring your pumpkin to life!
2025 Quilting Habits: September Update
September was such a full and fun month! Our youngest son Mitchell came to visit from Vermont, and we spent time relaxing, thrifting, eating great food, and playing many games of Azul. I also went to an auction with my parents where I “won” two vintage quilts, and yes, the pie in the picture is from that same auction—yum! In the sewing room, I shared a new Just One Layer Cake quilt tutorial featuring Acorn Hollow by BasicGrey for Moda, and I quilted both that project and my Sew Merry scrappy quilt. My friend Sharon gifted me more thrifted wreaths and some beautiful vintage metal trays, while at home it’s been all about harvest season—lots of roasted tomato sauce batches and fresh corn from my dad’s amazing garden went into the freezer. I finally tackled that giant roll of batting I bought a few months ago and prepped a ton of quilts for quilting, which felt so good. On the milestone front, the channel reached 60K subscribers this month—thank you all so much for being here and supporting this quilting journey! And last but not least, Daisy is recovering well from her surgery; she isn’t too fond of physical therapy (who is?), but she’s powering through.
FIVE Scrap-Buster Sewing Projects To Make
Looking for fun and creative scrappy projects to make while using up piles of scraps? Join the quilting fun with these! I have picked five of my favorite scrappy projects and brought them together in one place! Let’s dig in and get sewing!
Layer Cake Quilt: Squares!
Want to learn to make a fast and super easy quilt out of just one layer cake? You are in the right place for this quilting tutorial! I will show you have to take just ONE layer cake (or set of (42) 10" squares) and make an amazing lap-size quilt. Come with me as I take you step-by-step in this easy quilt tutorial! I will show you all the tips and tricks that goes into making this one.
2025 Quilting Habits: August Update
Imagine my surprise when I went back to look at the last habit update video that I made, only to realize it was posted on May 25th! WHAT? Time just slipped away, I guess! I figure I have two choices: stop posting these (which I am not going to do) or just pick up where we left off and carry on. I am going to offer myself grace with this. It has been a crazy summer, and although I didn’t get the habit videos recorded, I have been working on the habits I want to continue to establish. That said, I have to admit that without the accountability of the videos, I don’t think I did as well as I could have. Let me know what you think!
Lessons from an Old Blue & White quilt
Wow, is this antique quilt a beauty! This blue & white two-color quilt is made up of a few quilt blocks that are brought together to create this stunning quilt. The pieces are tiny and meticulously hand-pieced. There are even pieced blocks as cornerstones! Three of the four sides has appliqué borders, too. Let's look at this old quilt and see what we, as modern makers, can learn from this antique quilt.
Journal Pen Holders
Let’s make a journal pocket pen holder! I will take you through all the steps in making this, from beginning to end. These wonderful small sewing projects are great for beginners. They make great gifts, items to sell, or something nice for yourself.
Sew Merry Scrap Block
This simple sixteen-patch block is so much fun to make! Just by changing the colors, the color placement, or both can change the entire look of this block. It also works so well with all holidays and seasons.
Christmas in July 2025
Welcome to my Christmas in July 2025 series—a month-long celebration of festive sewing and quilting. Each day in July, I’ll be sharing a short, creative, holiday-inspired video to help you get a head start on your handmade gifts, décor, and projects. In this Christmas in July series, I will be sharing scrap-friendly ideas, quick quilt blocks and projects, and just a bunch of mid-summer merriment. I can't wait to share everything I have in store!
Lessons From An Old Half-Square Triangle Quilt
Antique quilts are my favorite, and this one is no exception! I just love how the maker used a simple scrappy half-square triangle block, or as sometimes called HST, to make a lovely quilt. Half square triangles are so versatile and quilts made with half square triangles are stunning. We can see from vintage and antique quilts that this isn't a new idea in quilt making. It is a classic design that we can all use to make amazing quilts from scraps.
2025 Habits: May Update
I decided in December 2023 and the beginning of January to change some things in my quilting life that just weren’t working for me. After evaluating the good, bad, and ugly, I came up with my top five habits I wanted to implement in 2024.
Since 2024 was so successful, I am continuing this series in 2025! Each month I will update you on my progress. My goal of these videos is to help inspire you, but these videos and blogs also have helped keep me accountable. After all, I know I will be reporting to all of YOU on this, and I don’t want to let you down.
Just One Layer Cake
Are you ready for two projects in one? Not only am I going to show you have to make a quilt using just one layer cake, but I am also going to show you how to expand a layer cake by using your scraps. A little history first: I have a video where I showed how to curate scrap from our own stash to extend a layer cake. You can read that blog HERE and watch the video HERE. If you saw those, this is the moment you have been waiting for! I bring them together!
Expanding Your Precuts
Ever buy a layer cake or any precut but aren’t sure what to make? And if you can’t figure out what to make, you don’t have enough fabric to make the project and aren’t sure what to do? Then the layer cake, stacker, jelly roll, or whatever pre-cut you have just sits on a shelf or in a bin waiting for the right project. I think this has happened to all of us. I am here to help you expand on your pre-cuts.