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My niece turned 17 this month – what!?!  I heard she was jealous of the quilt I made her Mom for her birthday – so I decided to make her a cute cozy kitty quilt. I made this same quilt for my kids in Christmas fabrics last year and knew it would be pretty quick…

Another kitty quilt – for my Niece this time!

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birthday gifts, quilting

July 24, 2024

Last month I finished up my quilt gifting (for a little bit) with a couple of red and black gems. For my niece’s end of May birthday I made a quilt with black, red and white fabric featuring the University of Utah, where they go to college. I used the Star Pop II pattern from…

Black and Red quilt gifts

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birthday gifts, quilting, teacher gifts

June 18, 2024

My MO bestie’s middle child is graduating from high school this year and her mom mentioned she would love a mushroom quilt made with the Lesbian flag colors – Challenge Accepted!! After researching I think I did a pretty good job finding the right fabrics for this project – the colors are just gorgeous! Next…

Mushroom quilt for a grad!

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quilting

May 29, 2024

I saw these fun Gilmore Girls fabric panels on Instagram and had to track them down and make a quilt for my sister!  She is a huge GG fan.  Today is her birthday and she should be opening her gift before this post comes out (crossing my fingers). I also found coordinating fabric yardage and…

Annie’s quilty birthday gift

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quilting

May 16, 2024

My daughter’s orchestra director is having his first baby this year and of course, I had to make the little one a quilt! I found an adorable animal print where all the animals play instruments – violin, piano, cello, etc.  The fabric had panels with cute animal images as well as yardage.  Since I was…

Quilt for a Musical baby!

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baby gifts, quilting

April 30, 2024

Lilo, my boss at Trace Creek Quilting just released her 4th quilt pattern (one of them you can get Free by signing up for her mailing list at the bottom of her home page HERE) and I was lucky enough to make one of her samples in partnership with Global Fiber Shop!  It’s the Almost…

TCQ Almost Plaid Quilt

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quilting

April 25, 2024

I may not have had this done before Valentine’s Day but at least I did get it done in February!  I got this Valentine quilt kit a while back from PolkaDot Chair using her Heart of Hearts pattern and Mint for You fabric collection. I quilted it at Trace Creek Quilting and used the Scribble…

My Valentine Quilt – a little late

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quilting, Valentine

March 5, 2024

Last year I ended up making a lot of gift quilts.  If you haven’t seen them check out THIS post!  I was able to cover all of the special adults in my life but was short on the kiddos – so this year I am fixing that!  January/February I was able to get 2 or…

First Quilty Gifts of the Year!

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birthday gifts, quilting

February 28, 2024

Happy 2024!  Last year I featured my makes each month which were a mix of quilting and crochet projects. I wanted to recap all of the quilts I made last because hey I am pretty impressed with myself! I know I couldn’t have done it without the knowledge and discounted use of a longarm machine…

2023 Quilt Makes Recap

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quilting

January 9, 2024

In this month’s crafty update, I finally get to show off all of the Christmas quilts I have been making for family and friends this year.  They have all been gifted so there will be no spoilers for the recipients! So I made 11 Holiday quilts – ELEVEN!!  I started back in July so I…

December Crafty Update! Christmas Quilts!

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holiday, quilting

December 28, 2023

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