It’s no secret that I love to travel. I think I got the bug from my father. Most of my siblings seem to have been infected as well. My first international trip was to Europe when I was in High School. We went to visit my sister and her family while her husband was...
Blog - Posts by Sheila
Jelly Bean Bag Pattern
We introduced Kayla’s Jelly Bean Pillow pattern at the Sewing and Stitchery expo in Puyallup, WA. It has since become one of my absolute favorite patterns. It is also makes a really fun class. I just taught it at the NW Quilting Expo in Portland, OR and I hear the...
Trick or Treat Tote
As you may have noticed, our goal of adding a new post every Friday has quickly fallen apart. We’re not giving up though! We’ll try again next Friday. Anyway, back to the real reason you’re here. We’re still in Halloween prep mode around here and I decided to make...
Halloween Placemats
Pat and I moved a lot in the early years of our marriage. One of those moves took us to Colorado where our second daughter (Kayla) was born. However, the real highlight of our time in colorful Colorado was the purchase of our solid oak dining table. This wasn’t just...
Unicorn Baby Blanket
It is so hard to believe that summer is almost over and that fall will be here soon. We had such a fun summer! Especially our family reunion in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Over sixty five of us spent a week together in ‘Paradise’. Our home base was the Island Lake...
Be the GOOD!
Some time last year the Relief Society (women’s group) at our church hosted a Women’s conference with the theme of Be the Good. They had cute little posters around the room where “Be the Good” stood out within the words "Believe there is good in the world." The...
Winter Warmers
As I travel around the United States for my 'real job' with Hewlett-Packard OR just for fun when I visit my kids or my adorable grandkids OR when I am just exploring new places - I am always on the lookout for ideas we could use for new patterns. I found some really...
Snowman Placemat
We have yet another free pattern! This one is for an adorable winter placemat with a cute little snowman applique. The steps are super easy to follow and it uses our simple sew and flip method of construction. The best part? Once you know the method you can use any...
Salty Starfish Tutorial
Yep, we're pretty bad about keeping this blog up to date. But as Quilt Market in Houston Texas rolls around yet again so does another free pattern! Two of our new quilts are focused on the ocean: Pirate Posse and Mermaid Marina. We decided that it would be fun to give...
A Cotton-bound Fleece Blanket
Clearly, our goal to be better about updating our blog was a miserable failure. But, we have yet another free pattern for you! And this time it's all about binding. Different Bindings In the past, we have done just about anything to avoid putting bindings on our...
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