It’s official: the Wallflowers quilt-along is now complete! How many of you have a finished quilt ready for sharing?

I do…and I hoping y’all do, too! Shall I share mine first?   Continue...

This week, we’ll continue piecing our quilt top and move on to the quilt sandwich. Between the piecing and pressing, this stage can take a bit of time. (Let’s not forget seam ripping, too. Ooops!) There’s no rush, though, since we’ve got another week to work on it!

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Can you believe it? It’s week 3 already! In just a few more weeks we will all have finished quilts.

Who are you making yours for? Will it be a gift for someone special this holiday season?

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Week 2 is here and it’s all about cutting! If you’ve got your pattern handy, make sure you read through it in its entirety before starting. (Always a good idea, right?)

Another thing I like to do before cutting in to my fabric is to check for pattern corrections with the designer. I’ve done that for all of us for the Wallflowers quilt and can happily tell you there are none.

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Week 1 of our Wallflowers Quilt-Along has begun!  It's timed perfectly for holiday gift-giving. (A finished quilt way before Christmas? Yes, please!) We’ll be checking in with you weekly to share our progress — and help guide and encourage you along the way, too!  You can make a throw-sized quilt along with us and be done before Thanksgiving! That’s one BIG holiday gift checkmark.

And did we mention that you could win $125 to spend at Bloomerie Fabrics?

It's that time of year again: back to school. As a kid, I always looked forward to it since back-to-school meant back-to-school shopping! Crayons, glue, scissors, folders, clothes, shoes... maybe a new backpack! I just couldn't wait. 

This year, I'm sending my son off to kindergarten and my daughter off to pre-school next week. It's exciting and sad at once. We've all heard parents say that time flies -- and I'm here to confirm that it is indeed true. I've been spending my last week doing prep stuff and making things just to keep my mind off the whole 'my babies are growing up' thing. Along with a bright and cheery picnic quilt, here are a few other back-to-school projects on my radar.

I know the picture shows these bags as a great way to organize your sewing room, but I'm thinking about a few of these bagettes for the kids' backpacks, too! No more lost crayons or markers bleeding ink on the bottom of the bag! (I know I wasn't the only one with that ink stain on my backpack!)

Since I'm going to be needing a little more organization myself... pockets to go are a must-have for the bottom of my purse.

What are you all making or doing to get ready for back-to-school?