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04/02/2024

My sweet honey bunny in her Mama made Easter dress! 🐰

The Geranium address by is such a fun pattern. I’ve made several over the years, even modified the pattern to make an adult version for myself a time or two, but it was so special to make one for my girl. I love being able to pull from my stash/scraps and mix and match fabrics. I see many aoGeranium dress in our future. Though I did learned what used to take me about a day to put together, now takes me about four!

01/15/2024

I made a thing!

I had no plans of starting a new project any time soon and definitely no thoughts of joining a quilt along. But then I came across the sew along. One block a week, 52 blocks for the year…one whole year to make a quilt top?! Now that’s the pace I’m moving at these days. Sign me up! Literally.

Week One: Flower Star

08/17/2023

Say hello to, Chester, the newest addition to our family. AND say hello to my latest quilty make, the by .

I have actually had this quilt finished for some time, but have not been inspired with any photoshoot ideas. Enter new puppy. He loves this quilt as much as I do!

As with my last make, I used the throw size layout (4x4 blocks), but at half scale to make it baby size. I love the graphic quality of her designs, and the more blocks the better, I’ve just been preferring a smaller scale these days.

06/22/2023

One more shot of this quilt, because I mean, that’s why I paid for the extra checked bag right? To get ALL the shots?

Turns out it was a little more challenging to get the “quilt with beautiful desert vista” shots that I had imagined. I hadn’t factored in the part about hiking long distances, up high elevations, with a heavy quilt in the desert heat. So I settled for a few roadside turnouts.

But I also learned that while camping in a van the desert gets very very cold at night. So I was thrilled to have this monster to keep me warm.

06/16/2023

Have quilt. Will travel. ✌🏼

05/18/2023

My ideal project/garment 💙🩵
Textures, wovens, hand stitching, and at least a touch of blue.

Just taking a moment to admire it while I contemplate more hand stitching.

01/13/2023

The sun finally came out so I was able to get a shot of my *quilted* Booths Corner Quilt.

I’m not calling it finished just yet, though it’s been hanging out on my couch in this state for the last couple weeks. I’d really like to add another round or two of hand quilting to get it a little more dense, but I’m having trouble deciding on where to add it. So, for the meantime let’s enjoy her as is.

Do you have any quilting plans this weekend? If not, might I suggest the Booths Corner? You could have yourself a cute top come Monday! Check out ’s latest post for some inspiration ✨✨

07/12/2022

Okay, a little (or actually rather big) sneak peak, because I took way too many photos this afternoon and really just can’t wait to share. I hope you’re not tired of photos. 💙

This is my “two color” version of ’s pattern coming out tomorrow!!!✨

07/07/2022

Are you joining the SAL?

I’ve had lots of questions about the fabric I used for my Sky Cabin. It is made entirely with Sprout wovens (yum!). Colors in numerical order are as follows: Stellar, Porcelain, Oat, Midnight, Arctic, and Sand.

Be sure to check out website to signup for the SAL, and you the hashtag so I can see your versions! 🖤

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Please indulge me with one more Little Big Sky Star Quilt photo, and help me in wishing @plainsandpine a happy new-pattern-release day, as well as a one-year-designing-patterns anniversary!! I can not believe she’s created so many beautiful star quilt patterns in just the span of one year (even if the last year has felt like two!). Congratulations, Lindlee! I love your work, and I didn’t think it was possible, but my #littlebigskystarquilt may have just replaced my #notalonestarquilt as favorite quilt ever made.