Category Archives: Quilts

Make a Strip Quilt with Appliqued Name

January 10, 2017Gift ideas, Quilts, Sewinggift idea, how to add an applique to quilt, how to make a strip quilt, make a strip quilt with your school colors, quilting, sewing a strip quilt, strip quilt, strip quilt with appliqued nameRita

A few days ago, I showed you a Plaid Flannel Quilt that my daughter made. Today I want to show you how to Make a Strip Quilt with Appliqued Name! Continue reading →

Plaid Flannel Quilt

January 3, 2017Christmas, Quilts, Sewing10 1/2 inch quilt squares, ballgame quilt, camping quilt, flannel fabric, flannel quilt, how to piece a flannel quilt, picnic quilt, plaid flannel, plaid flannel quilt, quilts, sewingRita

My daughter made this Plaid Flannel Quilt for a Christmas Gift!

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Paper Pieced Quilt Label

November 22, 2016Quilts, Sewingdocumenting a quilt, how to document a quilt, paper pieced quilt label, quilt label, scraps of time, scraps of time pattern, vintage Christmas quiltRita

The Vintage Christmas Quilt that I made, now has a fun Paper Pieced Quilt Label to document it with!

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Vintage Christmas Quilt

November 18, 2016Christmas, QuiltsChristmas quilt, Erica made designs, pieced vintage Christmas quilt, sewing a vintage quilt, Vintage Christmas, vintage Christmas quilt, vintage truck Christmas quilt, vintage truck quiltRita

I have my Vintage Christmas Quilt all done and it is so fun along side of all of my Vintage Christmas Trucks! Continue reading →

Fall Sewing Projects

October 24, 2016Quilts, SewingRita

Today, I thought that I would share some of my Fall Sewing Projects.

Sometimes I think that my age is really slowing me down and that I don’t get that much accomplished any more. So, it feels good when I can look back and see just what I accomplished for the last few weeks!
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Baby Boy Quilt

September 19, 2016Quilts, Sewingbaby boy quilt, easy to make flannel quilt, flannel, flannel pieced quilt, flannel quilt, pantograph quilting pattern, pantographs, pieced quiltRita

Today I have the fun little Baby Boy Quilt that I quilted on my trip to Canada! This was a simple quilt to put together.

I did not have a pattern…just cut out 5.5″ squares and put them in a design and added a couple of borders. Continue reading →

Goody Goody Binding Kit

September 14, 2016Patterns, Quilts, SewingDIY sewing kit, free pattern, goody goody binding kits, how to sew a zipper, Lella Boutique, Lella Boutique tutorial, quilt binding kits, quilted sewing kits, sewing kits, sewing kits with pockets, sewing tutorialRita

I wanted to take a couple of thank you gifts up to my cousins in Canada for helping me learn how to do a pantograph on the quilting machine! Since both of them are quilters, I decided to make each of them a Goody Goody Binding Kit. Continue reading →

Sewing Retreat

August 29, 2016Crafts, Patterns, Quilts, SewingBertie's Autumn, bundt pan wreath, crafts, Erica made designs, quilt pattern, quilts, sewing, sewing retreat 2016, vintage Christmas quilt pattern, wool Halloween blockRita

I just spent some very fun days with my best friend at a Sewing Retreat! We went up to the cabin for a few days of S & S. (Sewing and Shopping!)

We started out by driving up the canyon and it was just beautiful…the leaves are starting to turn colors and the weather was gorgeous! We went to our new favorite quilt shop in Midway, Utah, called My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe. We got the fabric to start a new Vintage Christmas Quilt. Continue reading →

New Quilt Shop

August 24, 2016Quilts, Sewing, ShoppingChristmas mistle-toes gift bag, fabric shop, Kimberbell, Kimberbell patterns, Mistle-toes gift bag, My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe, new quilt shop, new quilt shop in Midway Utah, quilt storeRita

There is a new quilt shop in Midway, Utah that is called My Girlfriend’s Quilt shop. They have a wonderful assortment of fabrics and a great collection of wool fabrics, so it has become one of my favorite shops to visit! They have had a shop in Logan, Utah and now they have a second store in Midway!

They had an open house a week or so ago and so I stopped in the afternoon and I was able to meet the owner of the Logan store and her sister, Kim…as in Kimberbell! Continue reading →