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No baby...no computer!

No baby!  A few contractions and due date is just a few days away!  I've been through this just a few....so I know what's ahead...nervous?  Yes!  Can I do it one more time with no epidural?  I hope...

QCR/Pattern Winner!

It was so much fun doing this Giveaway for my sister Sherilyn!  I loved reading every one's comments and loved sending some traffic over to Rag it up Quilts!  I think it really motivated my sister,...

Rag it up Quilts ~ QCR Giveaway!

Giveaway is over, thanks! Have I ever mentioned how lucky I am to have such talented sisters....In the family we all agree that my sister Sherilyn is most artistic!!  She's recently started a new ...

Not Pretty!

First off...before I post some not so pretty pictures, I wanted to say thanks so much for all the nice compliments on my "Curve it up" Log Cabin block!  There is so much time involved when hosting ...

"Curve it up" Log Cabin

One of my first quilts was a Log Cabin quilt.  It's such a fun and easy block to put together and a really great way to use up your scraps.  We, for sure wanted to add the Log Cabin block to our "c...

Baby Burp Cloths and Pam's Ticker Tape Baby Blanket

My daughter Brooke thinks I'm spoiling this new baby to come because I made some burp cloths for him.  I reminded her that when she was a baby I didn't have all the right tools to make blankets and...

Works in Progress!

I'm excited to work on these quilting projects...piecing and quilting up some new Metro Patterns! Just me the baby and my sewing and quilting machine!  I'm officially off work for the next 3 1/2 mo...

Motif and Feather Ring

Thanks so much for all your nice compliments on Lisa's quilt!I guess I will show the video....thanks for the encouragement!To view the video on how I do up this Motif and Feather Ring, check out my...

Motif and Feather Ring

Thanks so much for all your nice compliments on Lisa's quilt!I guess I will show the video....thanks for the encouragement!To view the video on how I do up this Motif and Feather Ring, check out my...

Lisa's Quilt

I finished Lisa's quilt today and love how it turned out!   I feel like it took me longer than it should have.  I guess dealing with a leaky drain pipe and loosing about 10" of quilting space becau...

Urban Tiles and Urban Candy

First off thanks for those who volunteered to test Urban Tiles and Urban Winter!  We will contact you soon!...so check out this!Holy Heck...I love this so much!  Urban Candy + Layer Cake + Steroids...

Tester's for Urban Winter and Urban Tiles

We are working and finishing up the patterns for Urban Winter and Urban Tiles....and wanted to know if anyone that owns a QCR was interested in testing for us and which one you would be interested ...

Quilting Progress on Lisa's Quilt

Here are some pics of Lisa's quilt.  I'm really happy with how it's turning out!...and we woke up to a REALLY BAD LEAK IN THE WALL DOWNSTAIRS!!  Apparently it's been leaking for a while.  Urgh!!  B...

Minky for the top...now the back!

I quilted this up on Sunday and wanted to try something new by putting the minky on the top. It quilted up great!  You can check out all the details on my "Quilting Tips, Tricks and Techniques" pos...

"Sparkler" Lee's Latest!

I'm excited to share this quilt with you today!  Lee from Freshly Pieced designed this amazing quilt called "Sparkler" and the pattern is now available in the Spring 2013 issue of Fons & Porte...

Baby Blankets

I really had fun doing these blankets up!   I pre-washed the flannel material for the back and the print fabric for the top.  I used one layer of warm and white batting.I used the fabric print as a...