Follow my quilts in progress from quilt-alongs like Points of Interest, Moda Blockheads, and Bible Quilt. Tips, observations, and personal progress updates for quilters.
Happy New Year! I’m kicking off the new year of quilting with a progress update on my Points of Interest Quilt and sharing a few construction changes I made along the way. For the center of the quilt I swapped the half square triangles for a square-in-a-square unit, which allowed me to fussy cut the…
Hey there, welcome back to another Moda Blockheads 6 share day! I have a lot of blocks to show you today. I fell a bit behind on my blocks because I was working on some other quilt projects (which I’ll share more about here next week!), but I managed to catch up and finished blocks…
I’m excited to share a new project I’ll be working on with you! Have you heard that American Patchwork & Quilting magazine is hosting a Block of the Month beginning in October 2025 and running through August 2026. I’ll be sewing along and sharing my progress here on the blog. To make it extra fun,…
It’s another Moda Blockheads 6 share day! Today I’m back with my finished Blocks 15, 16, and 17 – Petal Pusher, Cloud Nine, and Ninth Wonder. Block 15 – Petal Pusher For Petal Pusher, I went with the foundation paper piecing method. It gave me such crisp points and neat seams. If you’re new to…
It’s Moda Blockheads 6 share day. How are your blocks coming along? I’m having a ton of fun with mine and I’m all caught up on blocks 12-14. In my last Blockheads update, I mentioned that my quilt was starting to feel a little busy and that maybe I should add some solids. Well, I…
I’m back to share my ninth, tenth, and eleventh blocks for Moda Blockheads 6 — Polaris, What a Lark, and Folk Star. Things are definitely getting busy (you can see my “messy middle” in the picture below 🙂 ), and I’m starting to see why Moda uses solids in their sampler quilt blocks. It’s time…
Welcome back! Today I’m sharing my seventh and eighth blocks for Moda Blockheads 6 – Bellissimo Star and Sandcastle. Sandcastle Quilt Block The Sandcastle block (Block 8) was designed by Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. I follow Sherri on YouTube and always enjoy hearing about what she’s working on—whether it’s quilting, designing fabric, or…
I’m back with another update on my Bible Sampler Quilt! It’s been three weeks since I kicked off this project, and so far, I’ve finished 19 of the 96 blocks needed to make a queen size quilt. I’m thinking I’ll probably make a few extra blocks and go for a king-size version, so there’s still…
Today I’m sharing my sixth block for Moda Blockheads 6, the Moonbeam block! I loved making this one, especially because I was able to turn the leftover triangles from the stitch-and-flip corners into two bonus star blocks. I’m planning to turn them into a zipper pouch, but that little project is still on my list…
Welcome back! Today I’m sharing my fourth and fifth blocks for Moda Blockheads 6 – Cat’s Cradle, and Dew Drop. I’m all caught up now, and these two blocks were so fun to make. Dew Drop took a bit longer with all those half-square triangles. If I make it again I’ll probably choose a less…
My daily Bible Sampler Quilt routine has been a bright spot in my week. Since my last update on June 18, I’ve finished 8 more blocks. So that’s 8 blocks in 12 days. Not quite the block-a-day pace I originally aimed for, but still great progress! Some blocks took more time than others, especially Bird’s…
I’ve had a Bible quilt on my heart for a long time, and this year, I’ve finally committed to starting it. I’m using The Bible Sampler Quilt by Laurie Aaron Hird a beautiful book that includes 96 six-inch blocks, each paired with a Bible verse. Here are the first few blocks I’ve made, along with…