On October 15th, 2019, one lucky follower of this blog will win a complete set of the Quilting Cozy series, Books 1-10 by Carol Dean Jones. The winner will receive a signed, print copy of each of the ten books in the series as pictured above.
(more…)Quilters are notorious for finding charity projects. Many individual quilters, quilt clubs and guilds provide hours creating incredible quilts for infants, shelters, children in foster care, veterans, and families in need to mention just a few. I would like to add animal shelters to the list. (more…)
Addicted to Scraps: 12 Vibrant Quilt Projects by Bonnie K. Hunter
Review by Carol Dean Jones
Scraps. Those pesky leftovers from projects gone by. One might look at that collection of scraps, wrinkled and twisted from previous searches, and feel discouraged. Bonnie Hunter looks at her scraps and sees spectacular quilts waiting to be created.
(more…)I participate in a quilt retreat which meets yearly in the spring at a peaceful, wooded camp in the West Virginia foothills. In addition to our incredible weekend together, we often choose to do a special project during the intervening year. This year we were randomly given a quilt type and two colors and told to make a small quilt (no larger than 36″ square) but something that is ‘outside the box’ for each of us.
(more…)In my last blog, I told you about the raffle quilt I’m making for a local animal shelter as a fundraiser. I promised to show you the finished product, but I’m having so much fun with these blocks that I really wanted to share them with you along the way. So, here are the first few blocks that I’ve made.
(more…)Following Sarah and Sophie’s suggestion in Book #7 (The Rescue Quilt: A Quilting Cozy), I recently decided to make a quilt as a fund raiser for my local animal shelter.
(more…)While scheduling a book signing in Virginia, I was asked to bring along some of my favorite quilts. “Favorites?” I wondered. And that caused me to begin thinking about my quilting life in general.
Click here to continueFor several years, I’ve collected patterns for wall hangings featuring houses. This is the year I’m going to make at least one.
What new quilt patterns will the new year bring? What beautiful fabrics will we be adding to our stash? How many UFOs will we complete?
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A Quilting Cozy Series - Carol Dean Jones 