Sunday, February 18, 2018. I love giving away stuff, and as promised, to celebrate my 10 years of BOM-ing I am giving away not one, but two prized each month. The winners get a charm pack and a free pattern.

It was great to just sit and plow through a bunch of pixels. I really love how the colors work.

Monday, March 12, 2018. My Hiatus is Coming to a Close. During December, most guilds have a holiday themed meeting. January and February are my months to be in Key West and then the first half of March is for travelling home, unpacking and maybe a couple of quilt shows. He took a day off from work and we drove the 2 hours North. It was a glorious, crisp, clear day and I walke.

A blog for all people who love quilting and looking at quilts. Wednesday, March 28, 2018. ISLAND BATIK MARCH CHALLENGE PART 2. This quilt has been a learning experience for me. I did have to draw a new name for the last drawing. Mona Phelps of Versailles, Kentucky won the mini challenge prize.

Heidi Pridemore is partner and lead designer of The Whimsical Workshop based in Chandler Arizona. She has been designing for the craft industry since 1995. She has designed hundreds of quilt patterns, written five books, designed fabric for Blank Quilting and Fabri-Quilt. Her patterns are published in many popular quilting magazines such as McCalls Quick Quilts, Quiltmaker, Quilt and The Quilter. See her designs at www. Friday, December 22, 2017.

Sun, Sand, And Sea BOM. Friday, March 30, 2018. You sew the blocks we design using your own fabrics.

Tips, lessons, links and more about sewing, quilting, knitting and crafting. 2017 Block of the Month. Baby Lock - For the Love of Sewing. Have you been following along with the Sewing with Nancy Block of the Month? To go to the main Sewing with Nancy BOM page.

For six years now, I have traveled to Waite Park, MN in July to spend a few days with some of the best friends I have ever known; a group of women that felt like forever friends almost immediately after our first meeting. My Grubers Retreat is a non-negotiable event on the calendar. But really, words cannot explain what this week means to me and does for me emotionally. She free-motion quilted like crazy, and she and I made micro quilts.

Samplers, Shopping and Snow. As I write this post, I am heading to Mont Ste Anne with Hubby to extend our ski season by 2 weeks and enjoy the fabulous French cuisine in the charming restaurants of Old Quebec City. My goal is to still be able to fit into my ski pants at the end of our vacation a daunting task! Talented students in my Intro to Improv class. My new battery-operated or plug-in foldable LED light.