I did it! Powered through and finished my remaining 8 penguin blocks for the #IcyPolesSAL. Instead of going 4 at a time, I finished all the elements one by one, then put them together. This is probably the way normal people put together these types of Quilts 😂 But I wanted to see whole…
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#PenguinPartyQuilt: September Goals
Penguin Party Quilt! by Elizabeth Hartman I’ve decided on my
#PenguinPartyQuilt Progress Report: Learning From Mistakes
Well it’s the end of the month… and I’ve completed my Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal – (August Finish Link-up)! 8 Penguins complete! Sadly, I’d be much farther in this quilt had it not been for a huge error on my part. ugh. Let my start by saing it was NOT a problem with the…
Penguin Party! #icypolessal A Sew-a-Long with SAID WITH LOVE
I’ve had my eye on Elizabeth Hartman’s Penguin Parade pattern ever since the sneak previews started showing up on Instagram. I’ve even started pulling fabrics that could make cute little sweaters. Then I spotted an Artic themed sew-a-long with Said With Love, a knew that was the push I needed to make my Penguin Party…
28 Quilts & Astronomical Block Challenge with Karen Nyberg
I saw the NASA booth at the 39th International Quilt Festival in Nov 2013, and this video of Astronaut Karen Nyberg asking for quilt squares to add to the one she made while on the International Space Station. So I figured 10 months to make an 9.5″ quilt block would be a piece of cake!…
A Stash Busting Quilt Story
This Quilt top is quite incredible. Because it was made completely from fabric I ALREADY OWNED. Yes, over 30 fabrics from my stash, including a randomly large amount of light purple. I really wanted to make a “practice” quilt. Especially after several friends and co-workers asked me sew a t-shirt quilt for them. I still feel…
A day at the Fair… that just wasn’t quite fair (Part 1)
So I’m a bit of a competitive person. I like entering competitions, going head to head with other people, challenging myself… and I don’t mind losing when it’s a fair fight. But I should know by now that competitions are not always fair… MUN in high school proved that time and time again 😐 I…