Happy Easter 2026

 Happy Easter 2026

The Easter Basket I made for my daughter this year is even more special. The theme this year is all about "the baby boy!"

Here comes the SON!

2026 Easter Basket

 2026 Easter Basket

This year's Easter Basket is especially SPECIAL!

I'm going to be a GRANDMA!!!

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Our Family is joyously expanding.

Not only is my daughter expecting but my daughter-in-law is also expecting.

Two healthy baby boys are due to arrive in the Fall.

I started making this year's Easter Basket as I knew my daughter was expecting but, long before I knew my daughter-in-law was also expecting. 

I am doubly blessed and so incredibly grateful!

Long COLD Winter = Lots of Creative Crochet

 Long COLD Winter = Lots of Creative Crochet

Balloon Animals

Cave Man

Colorful Bunnies

Baby Bumble Bee

And, Jellyfish too!

Getting Ahead of Myself

Getting Ahead of Myself

Another Easter Basket with a different theme. 

Recently, I purchased a crochet pattern from ALL FROM JADE  , this pattern designer has some of the cutest patterns. If you crochet I hope you will check out her Esty shop. You will not be disappointed.

I purchased the Jellyfish pattern and it is a great pattern, the instructions are spot on and written so well. I just couldn't resist not starting another Easter Basket with her jellyfish as the theme.

I have included the Red Heart yarns that I used for the jellyfish and for the basket that I have crocheted along with the link to Jade's pattern.

This one has been a lot of fun crocheting. I may just keep this Easter Basket for myself. It's just so stinkin' cute!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail and his Entourage

Here Comes Peter Cottontail and his Entourage

This year has definitely been the year of yarn arts in my journey of textile artistry as opposed to my quilting passions.

Why? I haven't a clue ... it has just seemed to work out that way this year.

I began working on my daughter's 2026 Easter Basket a few weeks ago, in the midst of wrapping Christmas gifts I began crocheting the coming year's Easter Basket.

Yeah, yeah ... I'm all over the place.

Every year I choose a theme for the Easter Basket and this year I decided on an actual Easter theme ... an Easter Bunny

But once I got started I realized there is rarely just one bunny and decided that Peter Cottontail surely has an entourage of colorful bunnies.

I still have to crochet the basket handle and a few extra details to my design.

Peter and his Entourage

My Favorite Yearly Birthday Gift

 My Favorite Yearly Birthday Gift

The Advent Calendar by Stitch Supple Co.

Happy Birthday to me!

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I'm Still Obsessed

 I'm Still Obsessed

... with Red/White Quilts ...

How it usually begins ... I'm making binding for a red/white quilt that is ready to be bound or I'm sorting through the red/white scrap box of orphan blocks.

Just 11 more blocks to go.

This pattern is called Lilac Breeze by Amanda of 

WestwoodAcresFabric.com

The finished quilt size will be 56 x 74 inches

The Red fabrics are from my fabric stash and the low volume fabrics come from previous quilt kits by Amanda that I have made. 

Still Obsessed

 Still Obsessed

I do believe that red/white quilts will forevermore be my obsession.

This week, two of my finished red/white quilt projects were masterfully machine quilted by my master machine quilter and friend Jo.

This quilt pattern is called Bear Paw

A vintage quilt pattern that I had wanted to make for several years.

These blocks were made from red/white scrap fabrics from my red/white orphan block box.

Machine quilted with soft white thread in a continuous cat motif.

The quilting is so stinking cute!

I love it!

This red/white quilt is comprised of string pieced blocks.

The red fabrics are all scraps from previous red/white quilt projects and the white fabrics are all various shades of white to off white to tone on tone white fabrics from my stash. The machine quilting continues the diamond shape theme and it is STUNNING! I had originally planned to hand quilt this quilt but I'm so very happy I decided to have this quilt machine quilted.

I am so happy with both of these quilts.

Now to get them trimmed and bound.

For the last few years I have been making an intentional effort to use fabrics from my fabric stash before buying more fabric. I won't lie I have fallen of the "no buy fabric" wagon a few times but seeing these two quilt projects make me feel good about working through my fabric stash. 

2025 Crocheted Easter Basket

 2025 Easter Basket

This years basket theme - Sugar Skulls

Another fun crocheted Easter basket project.

Strawberry Jam Quilt Kit

 Strawberry Jam Quilt Kit

Another quilt kit by Westwood Acres 

Cozy in my sewing room I decided to begin a new quilt project. 

I picked this project due to the theme.

Strawberries make me think of Spring ... and with all of this cold cold weather, I needed a little bit of spring. Or at least the idea of spring.

Denim and Lace

 Denim and Lace

The first finished quilt of 2025

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I love this quilt.

This quilt is made from a kit that I purchased from Westwood Acres

The beautiful machine quilting was provided by a dear friend here locally.

I love the patch work, the fabrics, and the pattern.

Red/White Checkerboard Quilt Top

 Red/White Checkerboard Quilt Top

My obsession with red and white quilts continues.

This scrappy red/white checkerboard quilt started out as a stack of orphaned 9 patch blocks, a few fussy cut motif blocks, and two other orphan blocks I found along the way.

I love being able to incorporate orphan blocks into my scrappy quilt projects. No orphan block left behind!

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The first quilt top finish of 2025

First Quilt Project of 2025

 First Quilt Project of 2025

Red/White Checkerboard

Of course it is a Red/White quilt ... and a Scrap quilt

My personal favorites

I'm using up all of small red/white scraps from my red/white orphan block box. Along with a few bits here and there such as fussy cut motifs and labels from my yearly Advent Box.

I have no idea how large this quilt will end up being. I'm just going to continue on until all of the scraps have been used.

Houston We Have a Problem

 Houston We Have a Problem

... the problem

While doing a bit of deep cleaning I found that I have a problem. The problem being that I purchase hair clips. Lots and Lots of hair clips. Do I use them, most certainly but a huge bowl of them is a bit overkill.

I think the problem centers around the fact that I remove the hair clips and set them down wherever I am at that moment. Nightstands, coffee tables, dressers, in my handbag, in my car, in sweater and coat pockets and then can't remember where I put them and end up buying more.

I would guess that I have at least $100. worth of hair clips in the bowl pictured above and sadly that is probably not even close to all of the hair clips I own.

YIKES!!

Shimmer II

 Shimmer II

I made this quilt for my daughter a few years ago, in Tula Pink fabrics. The pattern is written by Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew.

Since then I have dreamed and planned to make a Shimmer quilt in Tula Pink fabrics for my own personal quilt collection.

In May when I purged and cleaned my house and sewing room, I found a few blocks that I had cut out but had not needed to finish my daughter's quilt.

That is when I decided that it was time to start working on my own Shimmer quilt.

I love how this block comes together and it looks more difficult and complex than it really is. Allison's pattern is written beautifully and is very easy to follow.

As it turned out I had 5 blocks cut and ready to piece from the making of my daughter's Shimmer quilt. I actually love that my quilt will have blocks from my daughter's quilt incorporated into it.

My Quilting Passion

 My Quilting Passion

Red and White Quilts

Presently, in the glow of the early morning glow, my design wall is full of all things red and white, and here I sit with no direction in which to go from here.

I'm just going to leave these blocks where they and let them inspire me.

Be inspired and passionate in what your love.

Design Wall Update - Coral Limerick Quilt

 Design Wall Update

The Coral Limerick Quilt kit project.

There is a lot of cutting in this project and may be something to consider if you don't like a lot of fussy cutting and piecing.

It was a lot of fun watching the pattern emerge on my design wall.

Coral Limerick Quilt Kit

The kit was purchased from Amanda of Westwood Acres

Finished Size 66 x 86 inches

This was a fun project, lots of cutting but the pattern is written beautifully and the fabrics provided in the kit are excellent.

I may make this quilt pattern again, in a red/white version of course.

Quilting Progress Report - Limerick

 Quilting Progress Report

Limerick

Organizing fabrics, cutting the fabric, and we're off ...

Sets and sub-sets 

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I love getting organized and ready to begin a new quilt project. Each step makes me happy, relaxes my mind, and brings me joy.

Next Up

 Next Up

The Limerick in Coral

Is the color coral considered red?

The Limerick in Coral

Pattern and fabric kit are by Amanda of Westwood Acres Fabric

You can find her website HERE

While ironing the fat quarter bundles of fabric need for this project I have been pondering the question ...

Is the color coral considered a red tone? A pink tone? Or even an orange tone?

I can't decide ...

Red/White Jacob's Ladder

 Red/White Jacob's Ladder

This is a quilt pattern I have wanted to make for more than a few years. A red/white Jacob's Ladder has been on my list for awhile and finally made it to the top.

I'm working through my stash of red fabrics and this quilt project has made a small dent.

Yesterday, I spent the day in my sewing room finishing this quilt top.

7 rows of 7 blocks

84 x 84 inches

These Jacob's Ladder blocks make a beautiful pattern. I am so happy with how this quilt project turned out. It is even more stunning than I imagined that it would be.

Red/White Jacob's Ladder

84 x 84 inches

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