Quilt retreats, sewing-room updates, personal stories, inspiration, and creative experiences
I’ve been finding it really hard to get back into quilting since March, when we made a huge change to our lifestyle. We sold our home, where I had a dedicated quilting room for my longarm machine, along with another…
When I first shared my Kitty Cats quilt top a few weeks ago, I mentioned that it was being made for my sister-in-law, who happens to be a devoted cat lover. Today I get to share the rest of the…
There are moments in life when the days move so quickly that some things quietly slip through the cracks. Opening my Etsy shop was one of those moments. Months ago, I officially opened Sew Serenity Cottage on Etsy with dreams…
Where Every Stitch Tells a Story This past weekend marked the end of an era in my sewing room — and honestly, in my quilting journey as I’ve known it. I quilted my very last quilt on Miss Moxie. After…
Looking Back at My 2025 Quilting Goals At the beginning of the year, I set a goal to complete at least 13 quilts in 2025, most of them block-of-the-month projects. It felt ambitious, but I wanted something that would challenge…
This month has been busy, not only with quilting, but also renovations and projects for Christmas giving. I was able to stay on top of all my current quilts and started a new sew-a-long and a couple other quilt projects….
I mentioned last month that we were starting a renovation of our house and I would be getting a new sewing room out of it. I’m happy to say that part of the renovation is done. I was able to…
Despite the fact that I was away from home almost half the month I was able to complete all my blocks for September although it did take me a couple days into October to finish them, which is why this…
This month has been incredibly productive! I managed to stay on track with my quilting goals for my block-of-the-month projects and finished the longarming on all my quilt tops completed through 2024. At one point, I had 11 quilt tops…
I stayed on track with my monthly goals again this month and finally tackled the quilt I mentioned last time—the one where I had come up short on the backing fabric. I removed all the stitches, fixed the issue, and…