Twist & Turn

Sunday, May 28, 2023

I have such a fun thing to share with you today!! My quilty friend, Cinzia White, has just released a new book! Cinzia is the author of many quilt books, and her newest one is a stunner! (Here is a blog post about one of her previous books too!)

Summer Twilight Hydra Pillow

Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Summer Twilight collection is a new batik collection from Island Batik by my designer friend, Tammy of Tamarinis! It's a mix of rich blues, purples, and pinks. I've been wanting to make a pillow from my Hydra quilt pattern for quite awhile, so I jumped at the chance when Tammy sent me some of the fabric to play with!

Mermaid pillow made from the Hydra quilt pattern

Bits & Pieces of Batiks

Thursday, March 30, 2023

The name of this new batik fabric collection is Bits & Pieces - so I used bits and pieces of it to make a fun mini quilt with 3-D butterflies! 

Butterfly mini quilt made with 3-D butterflies

The fabric is a signature collection by Sherry of Powered by Quilting and made by Island Batik, and this week, there are several bloggers showing off what they made with the new fabrics! Be sure to visit the other bloggers posts (listed at the bottom of this post) to see what they made with the same fabric!

Bits & Pieces batik fabric

Happy Pi Day!

Monday, March 13, 2023

It's a tradition now! I make a circle quilt every year for Pi Day!

3-D applique circles made into an abacus quilt

I've made a Pi Day quilt every year since 2017! YES! Do you want to see them all??

2021 - Mini circles (this one is the most similar to this year's!)

Giant Star Quilt Tutorial

Saturday, March 4, 2023

When I saw the new red, white, and blue Land of the Brave fabrics from Riley Blake Designs, I immediately thought they would be perfect for a picnic quilt! 

Giant star picnic quilt using red, white, and blue fabrics

Chickadee Blog Hop - Chicken Quilt Pattern!

Monday, February 13, 2023

When I was given chicken fabric, I had to make a chicken quilt!! 

Chicken quilt made with applique and batik fabrics

When Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop sent me her newest fabric collection from Island Batik, I tried to focus only on the rich colors and make a quilt reflecting those. But the chicken and barn batiks were like a siren call! I *HAD* to make a chicken quilt!

Chickadee fabric collection from Island Batik

An Outdoorsy Quilt

Thursday, February 2, 2023

A family friend was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. He is doing his chemo treatments at home (I didn't even know that was a thing now!). He is showing incredible strength during the treatments, and only complains of one thing - he's always cold. Of course I immediately knew I *HAD* to make him a quilt!!

Simple bricks throw quilt for a cancer quilt