The whole time I was making this adorable little quilt, all I could hear in my head is the old Jewel Akens song The Birds and The Bees.  You know the one.  "Let me tell you bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees."  If it's stuck in your head now too....your welcome.  I know its been forever, but welcome back!  I am still quilting over here.  Slowly, but I am here.  I was contacted about making a special little quilt for a great granddaughter that was on her way.  I immediately remembered seeing this sweet little quilt online. The great grandma to be, chose this cute little layer cake of Sweet and Plenty by Me and My Sister by Moda Fabrics.  It was the perfect combination of colors and prints to create this little mixed and matched blocks. The pattern is a freebie on the Quilting Digest  web page.  You can download the instructions for each block individually and toward the bottom of the page there is a link ...

  Welcome to 2024!  I know I've slacked off the past few years on sharing projects, but honestly, there hasn't been much to share.  I'm hoping 2024 is a productive year with lots of finishes!  Not a resolution, but more of a...my soul needs more time with a needle and thread.  So, for this year, my goal is to quilt, quilt, quilt.  I have so many tops that I just need to finish and I really want that to be my focus (with some random pattern testing sprinkled in).  Today I share a quilt with you from Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs Just One Charm Pack Quilts  book. Both this book and Just Two Charm Packs Quilts  are becoming go to books for me.  I love the simpleness of the patterns and it is a great way to use up charms, layer cakes and even mini charm packs. While on vacation this summer I picked up a few charm packs to remember the trip by.  One pack was Sunflowers in my Heart by Kate Spain for Moda.  I paired it with a bolt of...