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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

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

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

Yeah, I’ve been making a lot of quilts this year – and I love it!  So, this month’s crafty update is a trio of quilts I gifted to some amazing women. The first one is a Rose Lemonade quilt I made for my sister-in-law’s birthday.  I used the Wicker pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew.  The…

Nov Crafty Update!

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quilting

November 20, 2023

This month’s crafty update is a quilt I made for my bestie’s daughter before a big surgery.  She is a heart warrior who was born with a heart defect and has been such a trooper throughout the years, with the support of her wonderful family and Mom!  The amazing girl needed an awesome quilt of…

Crafty Update – Tonga Batik Quilt for a special Teen

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crafts, quilting

June 21, 2023

I know this isn’t party related but I have to share because I am pretty darn proud of myself! I finally finished quilts for my kiddos!! Mom made quilts for Christmas! Pretty much since I started sewing I have wanted to make quilts for my kids. So many years ago I found fabrics I loved…

Mom made quilts for Christmas

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quilting

January 7, 2021

Since my kids were really little I have been wanting to make them each a quilt – even buying fabric for them – but of course I never got to it and now they are totally over the original fabrics (flowers for her, cars for him). So I started from scratch, this time getting input…

Kitty Quilt in progress

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crafts

September 9, 2020

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