Category: Sewing

Abigail’s Scrappy Strip Quilt!

Abigail’s Scrappy Strip Quilt! Abigail’s Scrappy Strip Quilt
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Abigail Taunton made this awesome Scrappy quilt from strips as a Christmas quilt, but the pattern and colors work so well together that it will look great anytime of the year! I used our soft, stable Hobbs Heirloom batting i9nside the quilt sandwich and it’s backed with Turquoise Blue Paisley quilt backing from our shop. […]

Sue’s Underground Railroad Quilt

Sue’s Underground Railroad Quilt Sue’s Underground Railroad Quilt
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Sue Coe made this magnificent Underground Railroad sampler quilt featuring quilt blocks used in quilts as signs for escaped slaves along the Underground Railroad. According to legend, a safe house along the Underground Railroad was often indicated by a quilt hanging from a clothesline, fence or windowsill. The blocks formed a type of code, communicating […]

Make Something Beautiful with Colorful Cotton!

Make Something Beautiful with Colorful Cotton! Batiks
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The pleasure of making something beautiful with your own hands is hard to beat. So often in today’s topsy-turvy world the simple pleasure of things like sewing and crafting get overlooked or put off because of the demands of our busy lives. You owe it to yourself to take time to indulge your creative spirit! […]

Patti’s Blue & White Ohio Star Quilt!

Patti’s Blue & White Ohio Star Quilt! Patti’s Blue & White Ohio Star Quilt
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Patti Spooner pieced this Ohio Star quilt in blue and white for a grandson. With the blue border framing it this quilt is traditional but striking. Our soft Hobbs Heirloom batting was used inside, and it is backed with Quilters Blenders Sapphire Blue backing form our shop. I quilted it in “Pipeline” for her. A […]

Marcia’s Sunshine Throw!

Marcia’s Sunshine Throw! Marcia’s Sunshine Throw
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Marcia George made this Sunshine Throw for someone special! It features a cute sunflower panel that tells all the world “You Are My Sunshine.” She framed it with gingham and itsy bitsy polka dots, then added a complimenting yellow tone on tone floral and sunflower border. I used our soft Hobbs Heirloom batting inside and […]

Pockets Wall Hanging for Lois

Pockets Wall Hanging for Lois Pockets Wall Hanging for Lois
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I made this wall hanging for Lois Duncan from her late husband, Spencer Duncan’s shirts. It was the perfect way to save them so she and their daughters and grandchildren could see and enjoy them, remembering his love for his family. Mr. Duncan was a farmer and cattleman in Whigham, GA known for his award […]