I hate matchy-matchy bedding. I love the look of bedding that feels collected and more expensive as long as you keep elements in the same color family. Besides you can add and subtract blankets, sheets, pillowcases, quilts and duvets to suit the season’s needs. I got a beautiful paisley duvet [...]

I finally finished the quilt. It took a long time but it is done. I worked all day and into the late afternoon but got it done. My sister’s A/C broke this weekend so I didn’t work on it until Sunday afternoon and finished up today. Don’t ask what my [...]

I have procrastinated. I kept telling myself not to start something new until I finish the quilt. But because I am not very confident with free hand machine quilting, I have avoided the quilt. I have started new projects and been cooking some delicious dishes but haven’t been working on blog [...]

With all the printed blocks cut and sewn to one sashing, I had to lay out the entire quilt to make sure I got everything in the right place. I then numbered each square and laid out the coordinating small square that joins the sashing to border the printed blocks. The whole quilt [...]

I fell in love with the most beautiful patriotic red and blue star quilt at Pottery Barn. But over three hundred dollars was more than out of my price range. So I got it in my head that I could make my own quilt. I went in search of red [...]