Archive for 2014

Confessions Of A Scrap Hoarder

16^th December2014

Guys. I hoard scraps. I LOVE scraps! And I can't Bring myself to toss them! Even the smallest of pieces I can't seem to get rid of! I tend to like really scrappy looking quilts. When I shop for fabric I buy mostly quarter yard cuts because I can get a lot of variety pretty cheaply. I use

Christmas is Coming!

02^th December2014

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I'm not sure if the exclamation point in the post title is meant as excitement or panic....how about you guys?? I cannot believe that It's already December! Sometime last monthish I decided that this year I was going to make quilts for all of my siblings........There are FIVE of them people! FIVE! Now I'm thinking that this was

Oh Hello!

11^th November2014

By Pieced Nutmeg with 0 Comments

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. That meant that I didn't have much to post about. I've been thinking about what I want this blog to be and how I want to manage it. One of the things that has become very clear is that I need to have better pictures. The phone pictures suck. Unfortunately

Six Bags In Four Days

05^th July2014

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Remember the bags that I made for shop hop?? Here's my super blurry picture of all six once I finished them. I knew I wanted to make bags for everyone but it took me awhile to get started (I have large procrastination issues lol!) I used this sassy summer tote tutorial from Fort Worth Fabric studio but used a different

The Husbands Quilt

03^th July2014

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My Husband begged for a quilt from the moment that I started my very first one. He wanted a blue one. I didn't feel like making a blue one. Blue is not my favorite color. Aqua I love! Royal blue? No. He will still get a blue quilt (with gray and black and maybe a bit of green

Shop Hop!

29^th June2014

By Pieced Nutmeg with 0 Comments

Hey guys! I'm back! Shop hop was AMAZING! SO.MUCH.FUN! Also...spend all the money...oops! My Grandma flew in from Kansas to do this with us. Mom rented a mini van and my two grandmas, two younger sisters, mom and I all piled in! 1300 miles, 5 ferries, 5 major bridges, 2 hotels, 6 people, 51 quilt shops, in 5 days!!

Penny Patch Progress

25^th May2014

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I have made progress on my penny patch quilt! I finally got all the rows done first Then pinned them together (this took a lot of time and dedication...I got bored in the middle!) Then they sat like this for awhile before I sewed it all together. Now it's all basted and ready to be quilted! I'm practicing

Where In The World Is Nutmeg??

24^th May2014

By Pieced Nutmeg with 0 Comments

Oh hello! Are you still out there my dear quilty friends?? I guess things have been a little crazy lately. But really...mostly...honestly..I got a little discouraged. I didn't feel like anyone was listening and talking to an empty internet wasn't much fun. Only guess what! In order to get people to follow your blog...you have to actually be