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2025 Quilting Habits: October Update
September and early October were full of fall fun and fabric! I shared my Scrappy Pumpkin Tutorial, visited the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, saw Noah at Sight & Sound, and enjoyed favorite fall traditions like the Covered Bridge Festival. At home, I soaked up the harvest season and spent some cozy sewing time finishing long-term projects — plus a few just-for-fun makes like a witch’s hat and ghost sweatshirt!
Scrappy Pumpkin Quilt Block
Join me as we make this adorable, scrappy pumpkin quilt block — perfect for fall sewing! This easy 12.5" (unfinished) block is full of possibilities. Make just one to turn into a mug rug, hot pad, placemat, or even a cute pillow. Or, sew several together for a festive table runner or cozy autumn throw. Want to add a personal touch? Try appliqué leaves, a jack-o’-lantern face, or a bit of embroidery to bring your pumpkin to life!
2025 Quilting Habits: September Update
September was such a full and fun month! Our youngest son Mitchell came to visit from Vermont, and we spent time relaxing, thrifting, eating great food, and playing many games of Azul. I also went to an auction with my parents where I “won” two vintage quilts, and yes, the pie in the picture is from that same auction—yum! In the sewing room, I shared a new Just One Layer Cake quilt tutorial featuring Acorn Hollow by BasicGrey for Moda, and I quilted both that project and my Sew Merry scrappy quilt. My friend Sharon gifted me more thrifted wreaths and some beautiful vintage metal trays, while at home it’s been all about harvest season—lots of roasted tomato sauce batches and fresh corn from my dad’s amazing garden went into the freezer. I finally tackled that giant roll of batting I bought a few months ago and prepped a ton of quilts for quilting, which felt so good. On the milestone front, the channel reached 60K subscribers this month—thank you all so much for being here and supporting this quilting journey! And last but not least, Daisy is recovering well from her surgery; she isn’t too fond of physical therapy (who is?), but she’s powering through.
2025 Quilting Habits: August Update
Imagine my surprise when I went back to look at the last habit update video that I made, only to realize it was posted on May 25th! WHAT? Time just slipped away, I guess! I figure I have two choices: stop posting these (which I am not going to do) or just pick up where we left off and carry on. I am going to offer myself grace with this. It has been a crazy summer, and although I didn’t get the habit videos recorded, I have been working on the habits I want to continue to establish. That said, I have to admit that without the accountability of the videos, I don’t think I did as well as I could have. Let me know what you think!
Journal Pen Holders
Let’s make a journal pocket pen holder! I will take you through all the steps in making this, from beginning to end. These wonderful small sewing projects are great for beginners. They make great gifts, items to sell, or something nice for yourself.
Sew Merry Scrap Block
This simple sixteen-patch block is so much fun to make! Just by changing the colors, the color placement, or both can change the entire look of this block. It also works so well with all holidays and seasons.
2025 Habits: May Update
I decided in December 2023 and the beginning of January to change some things in my quilting life that just weren’t working for me. After evaluating the good, bad, and ugly, I came up with my top five habits I wanted to implement in 2024.
Since 2024 was so successful, I am continuing this series in 2025! Each month I will update you on my progress. My goal of these videos is to help inspire you, but these videos and blogs also have helped keep me accountable. After all, I know I will be reporting to all of YOU on this, and I don’t want to let you down.
Just One Layer Cake
Are you ready for two projects in one? Not only am I going to show you have to make a quilt using just one layer cake, but I am also going to show you how to expand a layer cake by using your scraps. A little history first: I have a video where I showed how to curate scrap from our own stash to extend a layer cake. You can read that blog HERE and watch the video HERE. If you saw those, this is the moment you have been waiting for! I bring them together!
Expanding Your Precuts
Ever buy a layer cake or any precut but aren’t sure what to make? And if you can’t figure out what to make, you don’t have enough fabric to make the project and aren’t sure what to do? Then the layer cake, stacker, jelly roll, or whatever pre-cut you have just sits on a shelf or in a bin waiting for the right project. I think this has happened to all of us. I am here to help you expand on your pre-cuts.
2025 Habits: April Update
Since my last update in March, I have been working on some projects (but not overdoing it); setting some goals and re-establishing some healthy habits; and getting back on track. Spring is definitely springing in my part of the world. Here are a few photos from the past month.
Patchwork to Backpack: A Vintage Quilt Transformation
When I was given this antique quilt that had seen better days, I knew it still had more to its story. Because it was tattered and unusable, I decided to save what I could. I started by deconstructing it, saving all the Northern Light quilt blocks that I could, and repurposing them. At the time, however, I wasn’t sure what I was going to make. I only knew I wanted to save the blocks.
2025 Habits: March Update
Oh, what a month! I am still struggling with Shingles. Sigh. Yes, still. I am on another round of antivirals, and I have good days and bad days. Needless to say, I am still not where I want to be, but I am better than I was, so that’s good. It has definitely taught me about patience and made me slow down some. Maybe that is what I needed to do anyway, right?
Quilting Fabric Organization: How I Do It
Over the years, I’ve changed my quilt fabric organization system several times. No matter what I tried, I kept running into the same issues. One of the biggest problems was not knowing where certain fabrics were. This often led to spending far too much time digging through piles to find that perfect print—or worse, buying a fabric I already had because I couldn’t find it.
2025 Habits: February Update
It has been a slow month as I am recovering from a pinched nerve in my shoulder. I did manage to accomplish some things, thank goodness! I took down my sewing room tree (so sad to see it go), we worked on a puzzle, hung out with my best girl Daisy, organized my fabric and even tried my hand at wool appliqué.
Ohio Star Quilt Block Tutorial
In this tutorial, I will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a super easy (and amazing!) quilted table runner using 2.5" fabric strips, either scraps, leftover jelly roll strips, or jelly roll precuts. While making this project, I will show you some tips and tricks to help you with it. The fast strip-piecing construction is perfect for all levels of quilters, including beginners.
Five Favorite Layer Cake Quilts
What’s better than buying a fabric layer cake? Making quilts with them, of course! Join me for my top five favorite layer cake quilt tutorials! There are so many cool patterns that you won’t know which one to make first. Can you pick a favorite? All of the tutorials are easy and fun. I hope you enjoy them!
2025 Quilting Goals
At the close of each year, I take time to reflect on the highlights, challenges, and lessons learned. This process gives me clarity on where changes are needed, areas for growth, and what I should release or leave behind. While countless things could fit into these categories, here are the top habits I’m committed to cultivating in 2025!
2024 Habits: November Update
I cannot believe we are only one month away from the end of 2024. I also cannot believe how much making (almost) monthly videos and writing monthly blogs has helped me develop sewing habits as well as it has. Who knew? It goes to show you that having an accountability partner really does help. I want to thank you all for being my accountability partner in this endeavor!
2024 Habits: October Update
Happy October! My 2024 quilting goals or habit or whatever you want to call them are coming along nicely. It is true when they say habits take practice. I am so pleased with the progress I have made this year. I hope this inspires you to keep up with your goals, too.
2024 Habits: September Update
Happy September! This month, I’m sharing my progress on keeping my cutting table clear (it’s a challenge, but so worth it!), finishing those WIP, and focusing on healthy quilting habits to keep my mind and body in top shape while I work. I will give a FMQ update and talk about how I have connected with the quilting community. Let's dive in!