My daughter’s birthday was a few months ago. Both of my kids are huge Bluey fans (not going to lie, us parents are too). So, she’ had a bluey themed birthday party. I thought that it would be fun to make her a Bluey themed quilt. When I started looking online I couldn’t find any…
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This Pattern is called Bandit: A FREE foundation Paper Piecing quilt pattern
My daughter’s birthday was a few months ago. Both of my kids are huge Bluey fans (not going to lie, us parents are too). So, she’ had a bluey themed birthday party. I thought that it would be fun to make her a Bluey themed quilt. When I started looking online I couldn’t find any…
This Pattern is called Bluey: A FREE foundation Paper Piecing quilt pattern
My daughter’s birthday is coming up in a couple of months. Both of my kids are huge Bluey fans (not going to lie, us parents are too). So, she’s having a bluey themed birthday party. I thought that it would be fun to make her a Bluey themed quilt. When I started looking online I…
Quilt Block Mania: You Can Brew It- Free Tea Bag Foundation Paper Piecing Pattern
This week I am participating in April’s Quilt Block Mania. This is a monthly event where various designers create a free 12″ quilt block pattern according to the current theme. For the month of April the theme assigned was “tea time”. Sometimes you need a deadline to push you out of a burn out. I…
The future for Craft Towards Joy
In just a couple of weeks Craft Towards Joy Patterns will be turning 1 year old. And, as with all birthdays, comes a time of reflection for the past year and a direction for going forward. Last week I caught the very thing that most of us have been trying to avoid for the past…
How to fix a mistake in Foundation Paper Piecing without seam ripping
I started making quilts with Foundation Paper Piecing because I hated the precision needed for traditional piecing. I love the freedom of making mistakes and it not being the end of the world. Even though FPP isn’t as perfection demanding as other quilting methods, occasionally there are times where a mistake needs to be fixed….
Quilt Block Mania: How to Thread a Book
The quilting community is one of the most generous communities I’ve seen on the internet. If it wasn’t for the time and skill of many quilt pattern designers who made many of the free Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns out there, I would not be here making and sharing my own art in this medium. It…
Bat of the Month: November- Bat in the Air
What is Bat of the Month? I went over the details in my blog post for the first block in the series. You can read all of that over here, but for right now You just need to know that this series is where I take a traditional quilt block pattern each month and reimagine…
Bat of the Month: October- Dracula’s Puzzle
Apologies We are behind my friends! ADHD, serious family issues, and the computer that occasionally doesn’t want to save any files contributed to an unexpected “vacation” over here. Turns out this little mini break was exactly what I needed to approach this job with fresh eyes and a fresh attitude. We are not designed to…
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