celebrate CREATIVITY in all its forms

QUILT CHAT

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ome and hearth is all the more comfortable when you throw in a quilt here and there.  Of course, a stack of quilts is even better.

I've been quilting for many years and my penchant for the art of quilt-making is at the heart of this stroll through my own quilting journey.

(Log) Cabin Fever

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ave you always wanted to make a quilt but never thought you could?  If you answered yes to that question, then the Log Cabin quilt would be a perfect weekend project for you.

Regular readers of my blog may already be familiar with this fun-to-make quilt pattern that is known for it's simplicity and seemingly endless design possibilities.

The Year In Review

Happy New Year!  Hard to believe we're already into a brand new year. 

Before embarking on the next 12-months of colorful crafts, projects, quilts and occasional recipes, I thought it would be fun to share a quick recap of the year that was.

Perhaps you missed a few projects from this blog last year.  Here's a rundown with thumbnails and links that will get you caught up on everything from celebrate CREATIVITY 2009. ♥

 

Autumn Harvest

One look at the trees and you'll likely agree that Mother Nature is at her most spectacular this time of year.

I love to soak up the brilliant colors of Autumn and I think this quilt project is a perfect way to pay tribute to the rich and varied colors of the season.

Quilts, Gardens and a Day in the Country

If only quilts really did grow on trees.  What a wonderful world that would be.  

Yellow and green are my favorite colors and since this quilt uses shades of both, that makes this one of my favorite creations.  

Spring is in the Air

Can you believe it's March already?  While the official beginning of Spring is still a few weeks away, I suspect just about everyone reading this is probably ready for much warmer temps.

I love Springtime and it can't get here soon enough for me.  As we all wait for the rise in the mercury, perhaps this colorful quilt project will warm you up a bit.

     

A Bursting Star

Over the last several years, I've made more than a dozen quilts and this one was not only one of my very first quilts-it remains one of my favorites too. 

I love the soft peach color and rose patterned fabric along with the red that makes this Bursting Star quilt really pop. 

       

From Start to Finish

Let me start by saying my twin sister Paula really does love my quilts.  She even has her eye on one in particular that I haven't been able to part with yet.

Now, having said that she doesn't mind telling me she just does not share my affinity for cutting up lots of fabric into tiny pieces and then sewing it back together.

I always tell her that's precisely the fun of it-and of course the beauty of it too.

Trip Around the World

When I was a little girl, I had the chance to live and travel to many parts of the world as the daughter of a Peace Corps director.  However, I never took a trip "around" the world-until I made this quilt. 

Trip Around the World is the name for this quilt design which starts with a fabric square in the center and radiates outward with seemingly hundreds of other colorful squares that create one big square after another.

Deal Me In-In the New Year

Happy New Year everyone!  You know, I wasn't quite sure how my little blogging experiment would be received when I started it last summer, but I've been pleasantly surprised and humbled. 

Thanks so much to all of you for your visits, encouragement and your support of all my crafting efforts here.  It's been wonderful connecting with so many like-minded crafters and artisans in 2007 and I look forward to meeting more of you and sharing lots of fun new projects in 2008. 

Thanks again for being along for the ride.  Now, let's get down to crafting.