Hello friends and happy February!  ( See, we all made it through January just fine, and before you know it it will be SPRING! I have daffodils starting to pop up their greenery already!) Today I wanted to share a very quick and simple tutorial with you. I have been having a lot of fun playing with these, and figured you might like to get in on the action as well ;). This is what I've been making:  { please be aware that I am using affiliate links, and when you make a purchase though one of those links, I get a small commision, at absolutely NO extra cost to you~ thank you fo ..read more

 Hello my friends! {my posts may contain affiliate links, which provide me with a few pennies should you decide to buy something. There is absolutely NO extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Farmhouse Quilts in this manner} I have to share a funny quote I came across the other day: Does January feel like that to you? If so, you are not alone~ I think many people feel that January is such a long, gray, quiet month, after all the excitement and color and warmth of December... Even though I do not like putting away all the cozy Christmas decorations, I do actually enjoy January, but ..read more

 Hello there,  A few weeks ago I shared these adorable embroidery hoop ornaments I found on Pinterest in my Facebook group.  Unfortunately I couldn't find any instructions or a source, but there was a lot of interest in how to make one. So I experimented a bit and this blog post is the result :). Here is the one that I ended up making: These are the supplies I used to make the snowman design above, but you will have to alter your colors choices if you choose to make something different, of course! To start you will need the following supplies: a small embroidery hoop ( woo ..read more

 Hello friends,  Even though it is still early November, us makers need a little bit more time to get organized for the holiday season. So today I thought I would share these cute holiday gifts and ideas so that you may start working away on them at your leisure and be ready in plenty of time to relax and enjoy the holidays :). Please note that some of these ideas/patterns/gifts are FREE and others are paid, and also know that I am an affiliate with some of these companies and I will receive a small stipend if you decide to purchase through one of my links ( the money I receive goe ..read more

 Hello friends,  We have been enjoying the most amazing Fall weather these past weeks! The temperatures have been so pleasant, although we did have a little bit of a cold snap with some EEK, SNOW! I happen to love snow so I was very excited but it didn't last long, and now we are back to sunshine and gloriously pleasant days. {my posts may contain affiliate links, that provide me with a teeny commission, if you decide to buy something. This is at absolutely ZERO additional cost to you~ see my full disclosure in the sidebar} We took full advantage of the nice weather this weekend an ..read more

 Hello friends,  Today is finally the day that I can reveal the secret project that I have been working on for Fat Quarter Shop! {Disclosure: My post contains affiliate links, which earn me a few pennies if you click and buy something through those. There is absolutely NO additional cost to you when you buy through one of my links} I have been teasing you with glimpses of my fabric selection, but wasn't allowed to show the pattern or the blocks or the quilt, until given the green light by Fat Quarter Shop.... ....but now that day has finally arrived~ YAHOO! First, I will reveal that ..read more

 Oh my, it can't possibly have been since May that I sent you my last blog post, can it? I do apologize for the very looooong gap! In my defense, May was a super busy month, and then summer really hasn't been all that relaxing, with visits from company, a couple of quick trips to Canada to visit parents, celebrating 3 birthdays, gardening, helping one of our kids pack up and move, as well as a myriad of other little time-stealers that kept summer from being the relaxing, have- all- the- time- in- the- world- to- quilt, kind of time that I envisioned. But I have decided that I am going to ..read more

 Hello friends,  As promised, I am back with a closer look at a new little toy that I  treated myself to before Thanksgiving! I was seeing all these ads for the Cutie quilting frame by the Grace Company, and when I clicked on one of their videos they hooked  me! This is what it looks like: ( image from Grace Company) This quilt frame system allows you to place your own home sewing machine on a carriage, while you "hoop" your quilt on the frame,  and then you free-motion quilt! So your quilt is stationary and you move your machine with those handles you see at the fro ..read more

 Hello again,  After last week's melancholic post, I am back to report that I'm back in the swing of things once again! Do you know what did the trick? Cleaning up the giant pile of mess that was cluttering up my space!  I had Easter items sitting out, as well as closet doors blocking my floor ( more on that a little later), and I think all that clutter inhibited my desire to sew. So after a great big clean up and removal of closet parts, PLUS having an easy pattern sitting out and waiting, I was ready! And here are the results: This was a super easy pattern to make, e ..read more

Hello friends,  I realize it has been a while, but I am back today with a brand new blog post for you! Not only have I not written a blog post in forever, I also haven't sewn anything in a long, long time...( or so it feels to me!). I was starting to think I might have to pull out and use the dust cover to protect my sewing machine, something which I have never, ever done! What a sad state of affairs, don't you agree? Do you find that when you haven't sewn for a bit, it is really hard to get back into the groove of things? Today I went into my quilt room with the full intention ..read more