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MCM #178: Filling a Blank Space with Quilting and Version 2 of Razzle Berry
Welcome to another Monday, and another edition of Main Crush Monday! Can you believe it is JUNE, already?!?! Where has this year gone? In some ways, it has crept by extremely slowly because of the stay at home order and all that's going on with Covid-19. In other...
Razzle Berry – New Pattern Release Day
I'm SO excited to get to share with you the newest pattern in the Cooking Up Quilts line-up. This one is called Razzle Berry and I like it a lot. It's easy and fast and I love the way the fabrics play with each other in the layout. Naming patterns is something I...
MCM #176: Four Patch Finish and New Pattern Coming Soon
Well I did it. I finally finished the quilting on the Four Patch. Whew! This one took longer than I expected. It was all ruler and freehand, and there were multiple starts and stops in each block. I always try to find a quilting path that minimizes the starts/stops...
MCM #175: ‘Shuriken’ Quilt Finish
Happy Monday everyone! How are you? I hope you are doing well, and found some personal time for sewing last week. I didn't get to do any sewing for myself, but I finished several customer quilts so I'm pretty happy with that. The first one I'm going to share with you...
MCM #174: A Grateful Panel Quilt, and Chocolate Pudding
Happy Monday! Last week was the week of the panel quilts. I shared two of them here on Friday, and have another one to show you today. I really like everything about this particular panel - the message, the muted colors, the simplicity of the print. It was a quick top...
The Animals Have Taken Over!
Some of the printed panels available to quilters today are just so stinkin cute! I always feel like i don't know what to do with a panel, but after quilting these two quilts for Emily I realized that sometimes simple is best. KISS - Keep It Simple Silly! Look at this...
MCM #173: Bees are Buzzing, and Dr. Suess Made a Quilt
The weather outside hasn't been the greatest lately. It's not what I'd call bee friendly. But bees were definitely buzzing around the Cooking Up Quilts studio last week! This fabric line is from Deb Strain for Moda and I think it's adorable. This is the second quilt I...
MCM #172: Where Does The Time Go?
Hi there! How are you? I'm doing well, but apparently I'm a week behind. I don't know if you noticed, but I totally didn't post MCM last week. What was up with that?!? I'm going to chalk it up to 'brain fog' and the fact that my days are running into each other and...
MCM #171: A Mash-Up of Last Weeks Happenings
Last week was a mix of ups and downs for me. I thought I was handling this whole virus/stay-at-home/social distancing thing pretty well. Turns out I might not be dealing with it as well as I thought. I decided to stay away from the news and try to focus on only...
MCM #170: Book Review – FMQ with Angela Walters
Several months ago I received a copy of Angela Walters book “Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters: Choose and Use Quilting Designs for Modern Quilts.” I was provided the book by C&T Publishing and asked to review it for my readers. Life intervened, with...
