Open Skies BOM Month 7
10.10.2022

Hi everyone, and Happy Fall!

 This month we have three more blocks to make, which means we are almost to the end of our block making. By now you’ve probably mastered most, if not all, of the techniques used in making this quilt. But if not, practice …

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Open Skies BOM Month 6
9.8.2022

Hello friends! I hope you are all enjoying these last lazy summer days, and soaking in the sun. I know I am! I love a nice warm summer, because then I’m extra ready for fall, which happens to be my favorite season. I’m just about to get out all my fall decorations, which makes me so happy!

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Open Skies BOM – Month 5
8.8.2022

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a fantastic summer, and doing your best to beat the heat, wherever you are. I’ve found that staying in my air-conditioned quilt studio is a great way to stay cool, haha! If I could, I’d have you all join me!

Okay, let’s get back to why you are all here – …

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Ruby BOM – Month 12

I can’t believe we are finally at the finish line with this BOM. Wow! They say time flies when you are having fun, and I hope you have all had fun these past 12 months as we have made this quilt together.

Since we finished making all our blocks last month, all we need to do for our last month is get the quilt assembled and add some borders.

Even though you’ll need to sew the quilt blocks together before adding the …

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Open Skies BOM – Month 4
7.12.2022

Hi everyone!

 It’s been so fun to watch everyone’s progress on the Facebook group. Thank you all so much for sharing!

This month we only have two blocks, along with the sashing strips. Each block has a square in a square design. There are two methods to make …

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Ruby BOM – Month 11
6.27.2022

Well, we did it! We’ve made it to our last four blocks of this quilt. Hooray!

Before we get to the other blocks, Let’s talk about block #18. Some of you probably don’t know, but all my quilts are designed first on the computer …

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Ruby BOM – Month 10

Congratulations! This month we will be making the last of our Irish Chain blocks. Wahoo! This means we will have made a whopping 25 of these blocks – enough to make a quilt in their own right.

We can probably make these with one hand tied behind our backs …

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Open Skies BOM – Month 3
6.6.2022

Hi everyone!

Before we begin with the month 3 blocks, let’s chat about a couple of things.

A few of you have asked questions about the scant ¼” seam allowance I suggest in the patterns, and it seems (no pun intended!) to be throwing some of you off. …

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