Postcard for Market

I think I am all ready to go...

See you there!

Family Tree Project

I just made this template for my sister to use for a project she is doing.

Thought I would share it with you, as it would be a fun fall project for your kids!

Have them color in the tree and leaves, and fill in the names.

Enjoy...

(download printable version here)

Quilt Market

It's October...

For quilters that means Quilt Market!

I am excited to go and see.

I love to explore the aisles and see what everyone else has been working on.

I am excited to share.

My new fabric line, Flutter.

I have made a couple of quilts and other projects that will be there.

I will be there on Saturday, mainly in the Windham Fabrics booth.

Love to see any of you there!

Polka Dot Baby Blanket

Polka Dot Baby Blanket

26" x 32"

Simple..Cuddly..Polka Dot..Warmth

This blanket will be your baby’s favorite. It is so easy to make.

Choose your favorite color and make one today! Or three! They are that easy!

They also make wonderful baby shower gifts.

Materials:

1 yard of a 54” colored fleece

1/4 yard of a 54” white fleece

CUT

From the colored fleece, cut:

2 - 26 1/2" x 35 1/2" rectangles

THE BLANKET

Trace 14 - 4" circles onto the wrong side of the white fleece. Cut the circles out exactly along the traced lines. Layout one of the colored fleece rectangles right side up. Place the white circles in the desired location on the colored fleece. Pin in place. Sew around the circles along the edge, on your sewing machine, using straight stitch and white thread.

FINISHING

Layer the two colored fleece rectangles, right sides together. Sew around the outside leaving a 4” opening, backstitching at the beginning and end.

Turn the blanket right side out. Hand stitch the opening closed.

Top stitch the blanket, 1” from the edge, using a straight stitch and thread that matches your fleece.

Project from Baby Love.

After a busy summer...

Life can be busy when you have three little ones to take care of.

Summer especially.

Ours included a move across the country,

from Omaha to Boise.

It is never an easy thing to do.

But we are finally settled.

Starting school.

Finding all the things that will make Boise feel like home.

Life is beginning to feel normal again,

which means I can finally get back to what I love.

Being creative.

One of the things I love most about what I do is that it is flexible.

When I need to take a break from it,

I can.

Which is very important since I am a mommy.

They come first.

But I am so thankful that when things slow down,

I can express myself creatively.

New Fabric Collection...Flutter

Introducing...

Flutter

My latest fabric collection with Windham Fabrics.

Check it out here.

Girly, but not over the top.

The large butterfly print is based off of a vintage feedsack.

I really like the look of mixing vintage and modern prints together.

I love butterflies, and have used them in many of my quilt designs.

There is just something about their simple beauty.

(My daughter Belle with a butterfly)

I made the quilt for the free project featured on the Windham site last night.

It was fun to work with the fabrics, although I had very small quantities.

Can't wait till I get some yardage!

Fat Quarter Shop has preorder available for bundles...

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Traffic Jam in Stores

You should now be able to find

Traffic Jam

at a quilt store near you!

If you can't find it there,

check out Fat Quarter Shop.

They have even put together these adorable bundles...