September 2025 Progress

Despite the fact that I was away from home almost half the month I was able to complete all my blocks for September although it did take me a couple days into October to finish them, which is why this is not posting until the 4th of October.  Rundown on the 2025 goals, which I am proud to say I am s…

Berry Market Quilt – A Sweet Finish from Garden of Quilts

When I attended the Garden of Quilts in Utah a couple of weeks ago, the one quilt class I signed up for was the Berry Market Quilt designed by Beverly McCullough. Fittingly, the fabric collection is also called Berry Market , and it is every bit as sweet and cheerful as its name suggests. To prepare …

Vintage Daisy Quilt

When I first picked up the fabric collection A Walk on the Prairie by Melissa Gilbert of Modern Prairie, I immediately pictured something vintage and timeless. The prints felt like they belonged in a quilt that told a story of wide-open spaces and days gone by. That's when I discovered the Vint…

A Quilters Journey: My Road Trip to the Garden of Quilts

I traveled four days by car from Tennessee to Utah to attend the Garden of Quilts. On the first day, I drove through five states: Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri. Unfortunately, that first hotel stay was a nightmare and made me rethink my whole driving plan for this trip. But I…

Caught Up at Last: Every Quilt Top Quilted

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had quite a bit of PTO time, and I used it to finally catch up on something that has been hanging over me for years—quilting all of my quilt tops. Some of these tops dated all the way back to 2021, waiting patiently for their turn. Back in January, I made a goal to hav…

August 2025 Progress

This month has been incredibly productive! I managed to stay on track with my quilting goals for my block-of-the-month projects and finished the longarming on all my quilt tops completed through 2024. At one point, I had 11 quilt tops waiting to be quilted. That number may not seem like much to som…