carolina anne

I love what I do

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:25:14 -0400

I love what I do

Quilt on the wall

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:48:21 -0400

Quilt on the wall

Sparkle Punch quilt for my favorite niece is finished!!...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:54:28 -0400

Sparkle Punch quilt for my favorite niece is finished!! Can’t wait for my baby niece due this May!!

Back home and up on the design wall!! 25 blocks to go !!

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:29:45 -0400

Back home and up on the design wall!! 25 blocks to go !!

Birthday block!! 29 to go!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:52:58 -0400

Birthday block!! 29 to go!

Granny squares progress!!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:33:43 -0400

Granny squares progress!!

My deer babies might be doing the crab walk but I love this...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:34:56 -0400

My deer babies might be doing the crab walk but I love this block

My first granny square !!!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:59:45 -0400

My first granny square !!!

iheartpyrex said: did you take the green with white flowers from my stash. no sister I got it at...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0400

iheartpyrex said: did you take the green with white flowers from my stash.

no sister I got it at cool cottons

WIP Wednesday X and Plus Block

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:47:06 -0400

WIP Wednesday X and Plus Block

TAG. YOU’RE IT. The rules are to state 10 random facts about yourself. (Quilting or otherwise :) ) Then, go to your ten favorite blogs and tell them they’re it!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:44:00 -0400

Ooo!! Let’s see if I can do this!

The first thing I ever made on a sewing machine was a heart-shaped pillow with purple dinosaur fabric & lace around the edges. I was four or five. Proof:
My car’s name is Carolina. My name is just Anne.
I have 5 quilts in progress right now - including the first lap size quilt top I ever made circa third grade (I’ll finish it one of these days)!
I absolutely ~~hate~~ can’t stand sewing garments.
I have three sewing machines in my new apartment. I have two more waiting to move in :)
I’m the Portland Modern Quilt Guild’s 2013 treasurer!!
I just learned how to do English Paper Piecing and I’ve got it bad for hexagons!! Beautiful followers: Please message me some of your favorite patterns using hexies
My favorite quilt shop is cool cottons
Minutes ago I finished piecing the top for my niece’s baby quilt, but I’m going to keep photos hush hush until it’s finished & in my sister’s hands
Pickles & Wine, you’re my favorite

It hasn’t quite been a month since I moved into my new...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:54:04 -0400

It hasn’t quite been a month since I moved into my new apartment but I just made my bathroom curtains today!! I love them! The fabric is Cross Stitch Rose in White from the Hope Chest collection by Josephine Kimberling for Blend Fabrics. The line came out Summer 2012 and I only had the smallest swatch left in my fabric stash - I drove all over Portland & couldn’t find it anywhere. I hopped online & discovered this amazing Etsy shop. There was only a yard listed but I messaged the shop owner & was able to get the cut that I needed!! I had the best experience with my order so if you’re doing some online shopping, please please please (!!!!) check out Skye Reve Fabrics.

Happy Sewing to all of you!

julia-turbo said: We’re doing sparkle punch for our first guild quilt along. Tell me how you like...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:11:33 -0500

julia-turbo said: We’re doing sparkle punch for our first guild quilt along. Tell me how you like it!

I LOVE it!! It’s not technically challenging but arranging your blocks is a challenge! I tossed several blocks (no worries, they’ll make it into a table runner I’m sure) just because it was evident that they really did not belong. Elizabeth Hartman’s patterns always make me consider my fabric choices whereas other designers’ patterns I feel like ‘anything goes!’ It has been a lot of fun & I’m really excited about this quilt. I am making it for my niece (due in May) so it is significantly smaller than Elizabeth’s - but I also think it was easy to manipulate the size. And I’m considering making a full size one for my own bed. There’s enough going on that I’m not sick of the block construction yet!!

Does your guild have a flickr pool going? I’d love to follow your progress!!

xoxo,

anne

First block

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:22:56 -0500

First block

My friend Katie came over to my new apartment/sewing studio(!!)...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:51:39 -0500

My friend Katie came over to my new apartment/sewing studio(!!) tonight and used a sewing machine for the very FIRST time!! I taught her how to make a log cabin block (picture frame - courthouse steps variation) AND SHE NAILED IT!! I love her fabric choices, and her piecing is perfect!! I’m so proud of her quilt block & I hope she comes over every Tuesday night to quilt with me!!

On my lunch break! I just learned English Paler Piecing last...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:08:53 -0500

On my lunch break! I just learned English Paler Piecing last night at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting!! Ah! I might have a new addiction!

“What’s that?!”, you ask!! MY VERY OWN DESIGN...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:37:42 -0500

“What’s that?!”, you ask!! MY VERY OWN DESIGN WALL! Have all of my dreams come true?! Yep! Just about!

Thank you all for your sweet messages - I’m sorry I’ve been MIA! I have had a wonderful month so far! I moved into my own apartment and I am still getting settled - but the best part? I get to decide how it’s lived in. My living room is 75% sewing studio and 25% “living room”. I’ve got my grandmother’s lovely chair (shown) and a turquoise couch (HA!! Because I can have whatever I want!!) and the rest is devoted to everything I need for quilting!

Up on the design wall is a baby quilt in progress that I’m making for my favorite niece due in May!! I’m using Elizabeth Hartman’s Sparkle Punch pattern found here. I love it more than you know!

I love you all and I will be much better about posting now that I’ve got an Internet connection & a sewing studio! Happy Quilting!!

xo,

anne

Shopping for love at cool cottons in Portland, Oregon!!

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:04:05 -0500

Shopping for love at cool cottons in Portland, Oregon!!

San Diego This past weekend I went to visit one of my very...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:37:00 -0500

San Diego

This past weekend I went to visit one of my very best friends who just moved to San Diego in…

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I'm going to San Diego

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:48:30 -0500

Comment/message me the best quilt shop in town!! Please and thank you!