Inspiration

Here is my block for February in the Electric Quilt Block of the Month challenge. The block pattern is called February Frolic. I am loving the strong graphic nature of these blocks. Lots of strong lines. My focus fabric, “Newspaper” by Alice Kennedy, seems a good fit for the blocks so far. I have had […]

This morning I noticed Salt huddled in the bottom of her cage. When I stepped closer, I saw she wasn’t moving. She was not breathing, just very still. When my youngest daughter (who is a senior in high school) was in fourth grade, her science teacher bought five parakeets for the children to study during

It must be because it’s Valentine’s Day, but I was really in the mood to sew something red today. I stumbled across an announcement a couple of days ago that Electric Quilt is doing a new Block of the Month. It started in January. I love EQ. Here is my block for January: This is

The Disappearing Nine Patch is a very popular block right now. Easy to sew and quite versatile, and a particular favorite if you like modern quilt blocks. Mary Anne Ciccotelli of http://www.nyquilter.com/ has chosen this block for the eighth block in the Moose on the Porch Layer Cake quilt-along.  Here is Mary Anne’s block: And

Friday inspiration provided by the color lavendar…. 1. Lavender at Lordington, 2. lavendar skies, 3. Crochet/Patchwork: Kaffe Fusion, 4. Lavender Rose – d2x_4_12_09_20560