Skein and Hook

I had the pleasure of quilting along Fat Quarter Shop in their Snowballs Quilt Along.  The quilt pattern is called  Snowballs Quilt . For my fabric in this quilt, I chose Chicken Scratch by Kaye England .  This fabric is so beautiful and I am so happy I chose it!  I almost always choose white or off-white for my quilt backgrounds but this time I decided to use Mustard (Bella Solids 9900 213 to be exact).  This mustard is just perfect and I so love the way it looks as the background in this quilt! I had a lot of fun making this quilt!  And, I am beyond thrilled with how it turned out. To see other versions of this quilt, browse the hashtag on Instagram: #fatquartersnowballsquilt

I'm so excited to share a new quilt pattern with you today! A few months ago, I was inspired by Painted Garden by Crystal Manning for Moda Fabrics .  The line was just coming out and as soon as I saw it, I knew I needed to create a quilt pattern with it.  I sat  down and started working on ideas that were floating around in my head and I came up with an amazing quilt pattern. I so proud to share it with you!  You can buy this pattern here . I worked hard to make this pattern easy to follow.  I walk you through block construction with step-by-step photos.  It works up quickly because it is composed of 16 large blocks.  I really think you'll enjoy making it! I'd love to see your versions of this pattern!  Tag me on Instagram @skeinandhook and use the hashtags- #skeinandhookpatterns, #kaleidoscopequilt, #skeinandhook You can go to my Etsy shop to get a copy of the pattern !  I can't wait to see what you make...

I love fall.  After a long, hot summer, I so look forward to cool fall weather and especially I look forward to decorating my house for fall. This year was the first year that I was really quilting on a regular basis.  As soon as I saw Cluck Cluck Sew's Pumpkins Quilt pattern, I new I had to make it right away.  It is so festive and adorable. I had a blast making it.  I added stars to 3 of the pumpkins because stars on quilts are my favorite.  I think it turned out so awesome. I used this great polka dot backing and I love it so much.  It's Riley Blake Medium Orange Dot, 3/4"- C490-60. I had it quilted by Quilting By David and the pattern is Maple Winds. Next year I think I'll make another and I'm also thinking about carrying kits in my shop for the full quilt and the mini quilt version.  Let me know if you are interested. If you haven't made one of these yet, make it...you'll be so happy you d...

In the beginning of this summer, I decided that I wanted to enjoy lots of family picnics this summer.  My girls love eating outside and sitting on top of a blanket on the ground has even more appeal to them then eating at a picnic table.  In the past we grabbed whatever crocheted blanket was around and took it with us.  But, I decided that a dedicated picnic blanket would be better for us.  And also I think it would make for special memories and nostalgia to use the same blanket every time we picnicked.   We have 6 people in our family- my husband and I and our 4 kids.  So, I new this needed to be somewhat big so that we could all comfortably sit and enjoy a meal.   I settled on Gooseberry by Lella Boutique for the fabric.  This fabric reminded me of my childhood and I think it is so, so beautiful.  I thought over patterns for a while and ended up using this one .  The tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Company was aweso...