Month: March 2019

  • Scrumptious 4-Patch featuring Chantilly

    good afternoon! i finished up our Scrumptious 4-Patch yesterday and ran it through the wash…and let me tell ya…it is scrumptious! Chantilly is Fig Tree’s newest collection and Chantilly is the most perfect name for this range. A soft white (chantilly) is the backdrop for most of the prints we cherry-picked. Tones of luscious melon,…

  • Lucy Tuesdays week 90

    My mini break is over…i did finish up my Le Poulet pincushion and the stitching on the Sashiko style pillow cover…haven’t gotten it made into a pillow yet, but all in good time. *** Lucy Boston week 90…how has it been nearly 2 years since we started this trip to Lucy’s Summer Cottage?  Seems like…

  • simply vintage spring 2019

    the title of the post says it all… Simply Vintage Spring 2019 has arrived and it is full of wonderfully fresh projects. Chickens, birds, hearts, embroidery, barns, mice, pincushions, punch needle, quilts, Dresden plates, and more birds fill up this spring edition. that super-sized star with the embroidery in the top right picture…love it! we…

  • chantilly

    Chantilly is Fig Tree’s spring collection and it is every bit as sweet, fresh, and romantic as it sounds. Lovely prints, and the most lusciously soft colors. we chose 12 of the low-volume prints and have bundled them into packs of 12 fat quarters…plus mom is working on a new quilt featuring these summery fabrics.…

  • a little french flair…via Le Poulet

    good morning…hopefully you are enjoying the sunshine and maybe even spending some time stitching on the porch, deck, or in a sunny spot in the sunroom. i’ve whipped up 2 rows of lucy then thought maybe i would take a mini break for a few days…work on some of my other favorite things…embroidery, cross stitch,…

  • Lucy Tuesdays week 89

    Lucy 14 blocks…2 rows done!  we still have some summer cottage block kits available. i took a mini break and stitched up a Sashiko embroidery pillow and am working on a cross stitch project from the new Ooh La La book by Blackbird Designs…neither is completed but hopefully in the next couple days we can…

  • Lucy Tuesdays week 88

    Lucy 10 blocks…just 46 to go!  i’m having  a blast watching these blocks come together…it is so much fun seeing them with the white, pink, and 9-patches… We still of lots of lucy boston block kits available…check them out here… We’ll be at the Medford, WI quilt show this weekend…be sure to stop on by!…

  • Lucy Tuesdays week 87

    Row 1…done! And I am looooving it! We still of lots of lucy boston block kits available…check them out here. We’ll be at the Nea Prague quilt show this weekend…be sure to stop on by! Happy stitching! -a&m