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Latest blog posts from My Quilt Life

An Inspirational Quilt Shop Hop
Today my friend Lynne and I went to six shops (out of nine total) in the TriState Shop Hop (Ohio, KY, Indiana), and I definitely got inspired. I saw some gorgeous quilts that I consider "quick quilts" and took pictures of those that I knew I could do without a pattern. Here's what I saw:I loved... Read more...
Published a month ago

Back in the quilt room - finally!
I spent a good three hours in my quilt room yesterday, and plan on spending at least the same today. It's been at least three months since I've so much as turned on my sewing machine... ugh! This summer has just been so busy.DH leaves for a week-long business trip on Saturday -- an annual trip on... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Free quilt patterns from fabric manufacturers
I went looking for some new quilt patterns on the Internet tonight (to share with my Quilting on a Budget Yahoo group), and started looking at the fabric manufacturers' web sites. What a treasure trove of free patterns! Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced quilter, you are sure to... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

I'm baaaackkkkk....
I know I haven't blogged here in quite awhile (way too long) but this has been a really busy summer and quilting somehow wormed it's way down to the bottom of my "To Do" and "Must Do" lists. But I'm feeling the bug again, and am getting ready to get creative! I'm not sure if it has to do with the... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Busy, busy!
I've been busy babysitting and trying to get Spring cleaning finished, with Spring weeding of the gardens beckoning, and a vegetable garden calling my name. Just haven't been keeping up on much sewing or quilting lately!I've been blogging, but since it's not quilt related, I've been writing more... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Quilt books swap potential
I've seen the banners and logos for Paperbackswap.com all over the web, including several blogs I frequent. But until today, I didn't take time to find out what it was all about -- after all, I just don't buy paperback books. I use my public library for 90% of the books I read, and the other 10%... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

I've joined a Quilt-a-long
I've never done a quilt-a-long before, but the beautiful Star Quilt pattern is calling my name at Crazy Mom Quilts blog and it's still Week 1, so I'm in! I'll get my fabric picked out today.I'm thinking two entirely different colorways -- one is bright stars on black background (!) - that could... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Giveaway Winners!
This morning my grandson helped me pull names out of a hat to find the two winners of my first Giveaway.Congratulations to:SbonetsueBag of Month You will receive email from me later today. You will have 5 days to email me your mailing address. I hope you enjoy your gift! Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Choosing Colors for your next Quilt project
One of the hardest parts of quilting for me is choosing colors for the next quilt. There is, of course, the tried-and-true method of selecting a "focus fabric" and using the colors from that to select other fabrics, but my inspiration doesn't always come from a focus fabric. I've read that many... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

The Big Blog Giveaway
This is a sticky-note and will stay at the top of the blog until the drawing on 05/02/08. Read below this post for daily blog entries!Today I signed up my GiveAway at Bloggygiveaways.com. The last time I checked, more than 250 blog giveaways were listed, so be sure and stop by and check it out.My... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

Church Sale finds - it's my lucky day!
A local church was having a rummage sale yesterday, and I stopped by, looking for outdoor toys for my grandson. I didn't find any outdoor toys, but did have some great "finds"!The first is this very sweet tiny basket for .25 -- I put the apple there just to show you it's size. I want to put use... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

Great sale at Quilter's Cottage
Just got word of a great sale -- got to The Quilting Cottage (THIS IS A WEB ADDRESS CORRECTION TO THE ORIGINAL POST!!!) online store. She has some great fabrics. Check out the clearance section - some fabrics as low as $3 a yard. But wait!! Use the coupon code rz462 at checkout, and get 27% off!!... Read more...
Published 6 months ago