Quilting Fuel: Pumpkin Time

Quilters, we think fall has arrived! October is upon us, and November is bound to be right behind, unless they changed the calendar. And fall means pumpkins. We know they try to make pumpkin-spice-flavored everything, but we found an easy, yummy, crock-pot pumpkin dessert that uses real pumpkin puree, and not much of your sewing…

The Queen of the Wide Prairie

The Prairie Queen quilt block, another nine-patch variation, originated in Illinois, according to Nancy Cabot’s 1933 column in the Chicago Tribune. (To learn  about Nancy Cabot and her quilting column, click here to visit the Nancy Cabot sew-along blog written by Candace Moore.) This block is also called True Blue or Monkey Wrench. The Prairie Queen creates…

Fabulous Precuts: Layers of Goodness

Another precut named after a dessert! Do you think they know us? The precut we’re talking about is the 10” square, popularly called a Layer Cake, after Moda Fabrics’ offering. 10” squares precut bundles, like Moda’s Jelly Rolls or Charm packs, generally contain 42 pieces, representing each fabric and colorway in a particular line. 10” squares…

Quilting Fuel: Upside Down

The weather here in Southern NM has been rainy and cloudy for a change, and it’s starting to feel like fall.  Fall makes us think of lots of things, like turning leaves, cooler weather, and how many foods and drinks can they make in pumpkin spice flavor? But it also makes us think of birthdays-several Bernina…

Thread: Holding it All Together

You won’t be surprised to hear that one of our favorite topics is thread: the brand and style we love, how to use it, how to store it, and whether or not it’s worth keeping the snippets you cut off to use in one of those Pinterest projects. Thread is one of the subjects we…