Every autumn I fall in love with pumpkins all over again. They have to be the cutest thing that grows on a vine. I love the round shape and the mostly smooth texture. I love all of the shades of orange, yellow, white and green. And even better, I like eating chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0yKvJhFoGM Using the correct terminology is very helpful when communicating the design and style of quilting you would like on your quilt. It can be intimidating to approach a longarm quilter that appears to be an expert in everything quilt related. Today I would like to clarity one aspect of quilting in order to give …
Yay for friends who like to quilt together! You are going to love making this LOVE themed quilt. I designed the Show Love quilt to look like a modern typographical poster. You will notice the proportions are a little different than most quilts. This gives it a modern effect which makes it a great quilt …
Market Stars Quilt Pattern My name is Molly and I am addicted to stripes. When I look in my closet I see all stripes. I have caught myself wondering why stripes? And I have come to the conclusion that a lot of happy things are striped. Take window awnings at down town shops for instance. …
Who are we??? Jenny of Sweet Ruby Designs and Molly of Lovely Threads, two sisters who grew up in a small town in Utah. We are the two oldest of 7 children. Yes, our mom is superwoman! We grew up just down the street from our grandparents and we spent a lot of time there. …
I’m going to confess my sins up front here and tell you that I did not care much about batting for a really long time. Being on a tight budget for much of my quilting life, I would have rather spent my money on fabric than on batting. And that still is a tempting choice …
Recently I was asked to make a pair of quilts for teachers that were retiring from my kids’ elementary school. One was actually the librarian and the other was the first grade teacher to my two oldest. Can you imagine retiring in 2020 during the Covid19 pandemic? I am sure they were heartbroken to retire …
Recently I was sent a whole family of baby quilts. A rainbow family to be exact and I absolutely loved the opportunity to add quilted detail to these simple and sweet baby quilts. It’s rare that I get sent seven versions of the same quilt at the same time. Ok, I admit, maybe this is …
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It’s my very first quilt along and you are invited! Show Love is my most popular pattern and what a better way to spend the first half of February than making a love themed quilt? To join the quilt along sign up for the emails HERE. Post your progress to Instagram with the hashtag: #showloveqal …
When I first started quilting I made quilts for two reasons. I made quilts for my bed and I made quilts for babies. That’s it. Nothing else. No throws, no picnic quilts, no wall hangings. A few years ago I started a new quilt for my bed. It had been six or seven years since …
I’m excited to share with you my first official pattern, Show Love. This quilt was inspired by poster style art and was first intended as a wall hanging. In my home decorating I like using messages that uplift. “LOVE” is probably the best message of all. Click here to purchase the pattern. While this quilt …
