My Wandering Path

Quilting, Sewing

Loyal Heights Blog Tour

Hello friends! I’m so excited because today is my day on @quiltingintherain Jera Brandvig’s blog tour for her latest collection, Loyal Heights! I can’t wait to show y’all what I made with this beautiful collection. I love the story behind Loyal Heights: Jera was inspired by the quaint cottages and gardens in the Loyal Heights neighborhood in Seattle, where she lives, as she developed this collection. The floral cottage print is one of my favorites, with sweet little cottages peeking out  ...

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Quilting

Rocket Star Quilt with Fat Quarter Shop

Hey friends! I’m dusting off the ol’ blog today to share all the details of my latest finish, a gorgeous patriotic quilt that I made as part of the Fat Quarter Shop’s “Classic and Vintage” pattern series. Can you blame me for loving this finish as much as I do? I jumped at the chance to sew along with the Fat Quarter Shop for this latest pattern release. The pattern name is “Rocket Star,” and the moment I saw it, I knew it would make a perfectly patriotic quilt using Northport, an upcoming  ...

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Sewing

Kimberly Sac with The Fat Quarter Shop

Hey y’all! The summer sure flew by and it seems like I’m busier than I’ve ever been, but I’m still getting lots of sewing in. I was lucky enough to be able to sew along with Fat Quarter Shop as part of their Blog Remix series, and I can’t wait to show y’all what I made. FQS has been revisiting some of their older tutorials, and I had the opportunity to sew a cute tote bag—the Kimberly’s Sac—as part of the series. I just love how it turned out! If you’re new to bag-making, the Kimberly  ...

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Quilting

The Sister Quilts

I finished up 4 quilts in March and totally dropped the ball on blogging about them. So I’m on a mission to correct that, starting with what I call “the sister quilts.” I call them the sister quilts because I used the same pattern to make them for two sisters—my mom and my aunt. Pattern: Tiffany by Villa Rosa Designs Fabrics: Poetry by 3 Sisters and Lorraine by American Jane (blocks, borders, and bindings) Backing fabric: Flannels from Joann Fabrics (on sale!) Batting: Hobbs 80/20 (provided  ...

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