Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

I got all 6 centers completed and then started on the borders. I had a friend raise a concern that the “flag” did not begin and end with a r...

As I said before my daughter moved out recently.  I plan to move my stash in there but first!  I had been thinking about hiring someone to c...

I’m working on my OMG for September.  The pattern is Olde Glory by Donna Robertson from Fabric Cafe.  I bought a 3 yard quilt kit from her ...

I managed to get all my strip sets done for my 6 Quilts. Have to press and trim to size next. Now onto the stars!   How did you spend your d...

I haven’t participated in OMG in a long time.  Thought I’d give it a go this month to try to get me back into the swing of sewing at home in...

Over 3 years ago my daughter moved out into her own place.  I remember her asking me to sit down (so that she could break the news to me) an...

Before I left for vacation I prepped some strip sets and fussy cut campers from a cute fabric I bought with the intent of making a camper qu...

If you’ve been reading awhile you know that sometimes this can be eventful.  This was one of those years! We went to Tennessee first.  I got...

So I did a thing.  Last year year a good friend of mine was arranging to teach a block of the month.  She got as far as choosing the patter...

The top is complete.  Was a design as you go process and was fun to work on. This is a closeup of the border.  I used the bonus...

This is from a swap I participated in ending last year.  We chose block patterns and provided fabric.  Some people chose up to a dozen ...

I finished my top. I used a border I saw on FB. There are lots of creative people out there. It was hard to choose! I’ll share what...

One thing I'm allergic to is making a quilt that looks like everyone else's. I did this BOM at my LQS for which they gave a sugges...

I did! I wasn't as fast as a lot of others and I'm glad. I've been collecting border ideas. I even chose one and began sewing ...

Do you have quilts that you'd like to make one day? I have quite the list and realized one day may never get here so I better take a...

Since my incident with the mountain and altitude sickness I've been soul searching. Trying to figure out what I wanted my life to loo...

My foot pedal would see sluggishly or stop completely even with my foot firmly pressing down. Even more entertaining was when I lifted my f...

Time to declare what you want to finish for the second quarter of 2019. I’ve been MIA. Been sewing a good bit just not talking about it and...

I decided at the last minute to join in with Patty at Elm Street Quilts for the March One Monthly Goal linkup.  What’s the harm if I don’t ...

Hey there. Needed to get this posted before time runs out for declaring my goal. I’ve been working on a quilt, a BOM actually, for a year...