Quilt Kits featuring the fabrics of the Kaffe Fassett Collective

Roosters are interesting creatures. Watching our roosters and their hens in our farmyard is a lot like having a fish tank. I don't know what it is about them, but just watching them hunt for tidbits, fluff their feathers, and cock their heads to look at things is fascinating. Everyone who comes on our farm always asks about the roosters, so I decided they needed a blog mention. This is our first rooster, he's the non-dominant one. He's prettier than our other guy, but really he's a weenie…

The Guardian, angel collage pattern by Laura Heine

Peace Angel Pattern Version 3

Carol said, "Show Your Wings" and let's do a blog hop. Sooooo... I put on my angel wings. Welcome to the Sticks and my stop in the Thank you, Carol, for a great idea for a blog hop! It's no secret, I love collage quilting and this hop seemed like the perfect chance to pull out my box of HeatnBond® Lite backed floral fabrics and make some wings. I stitched my angel with Aurifil thread in a triple stitch on my machine then I appliqued my wings. To hold down all those edges, I micro stippled…

Well my friends, what began in April is now coming to a close in July. Though this is the thirteenth week of the Stash Statement blog hop,...

I am excited to share with you CHRISTMAS IN JULY PATTERN PARADE BLOG HOP. We have gotten together as a group to share with you tutorials, projects and Christmas patterns. While it may be July, it is the perfect time to start on those Christmas quilts and projects. One of my favorite patterns didn't start as a a Christmas Quilt, but it was the perfect pattern to make for Christmas. Here is the original pattern, IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS For Christmas I changed the background color, then added…

We'll get this out of the way first - wasn't happy with the proportion or something about my Angel Quilt, so here's the revamped version - ...