Blog with Kimmel

This week the goal was to finish picking out the unsatisfactory pattern I had made. I'm happy to report that not only did I finish picking out the offending stitches, but I also FINISHED quilting the entire quilt! I repeat. I FINISHED quilting the entire quilt! There...

This has not been the week that I'd hoped it would be. The plan was to completely finish quilting my spring quilt so I can work on my BOM blocks once they get here in a few days. I came really close to calling the quilting job done and starting on the binding, but I...

This has been the craziest, most stressful week I have had in a long time. We spent the first part of the week getting ready to list our house for sale. The process of decluttering and cleaning is a long one, especially when you have four kids, but it's necessary...

The colors from this week make me so happy! Blue hasn't been on my favorite color list since I was a kid, and even then it was a very specific shade of blue that I liked. Cerulean. The fabric I was working with this week isn't actually cerulean, but it is definitely...

I feel like I don't have much to say this week but I've accomplished so much! The quilt top for my spring quilt is DONE!!! It has been so satisfying to have the idea in my head become a physical thing that everyone else can see. I had hoped that I would one day start...

This week has been the craziest and longest week that I have had in a long time. Three out of my four kids started school, one of which started middle school, so we've had to adjust to a new routine. The hardest part is the fact that my kids attend a school outside of...

This was a whirlwind week for me. I had planned on spending the week practicing my free motion quilting, but I couldn't get the Easter blanket I've been wanting to make out of my head. I HAD to get started on it. I spent some time sketching out what I have envisioned....

What a fantastically productive week this has been! The goal was to finish the two smaller blocks for my BOM club and to sew the edges of the applique block I put together last week. Done and done! The small Ohio Star block is the fifth one I've done so I've had...

The end of the month means I have received my new BOM block. I was so excited to start this new block. It is an entirely applique'd block which is a little intimidating, but with the turned edge technique I learned a couple of months ago combined with the glue basting...

This week my focus was on getting the border on my quilt so that the quilt top will be officially finished and ready for quilting. I knew it would take awhile to complete, but I hadn't anticipated a problem that I had. The shrinkage that happened to my material when I...