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  • XL Antique Tile Block quilt - a tutorial!

    by Jenn McMillan
    As someone who gets bored easily of repetitive tasks, I love a quick and easy sewing project; especially one that makes a quilt with only 9 blocks!...
    Posted in tutorial

  • IGQuiltFest Day 7 - Lessons Learned

    by Jenn McMillan
    March is Quilt Fest over on Instagram, and while I won't be posting every day I always try my best to post as often as I can. I had planned on writ...

  • 2025 goals!

    by Jenn McMillan
    This time last year our family was dealing with a lot so I didn't take much time to think about setting any personal goals for the year. I had a fe...

  • What I think about when I'm slow sewing

    by Jenn McMillan
    Before we get into the things that I think about when I'm slow sewing, I'm going to list the things I'm not thinking about: all the housework/chor...

  • Folk Bloom series - in development

    by Jenn McMillan
    I wish I could remember the first time I saw a needle-turn applique quilt, or what it was that pushed me to try it. But I do know that I've always ...

  • She's a WINNER baby!

    by Jenn McMillan
    A short post to share my excitement!! My POP (pink, orange, purple) Quilt won 3rd place in the Patterns, Books - Bed category at Quilt Canada 2024!...

  • 2 Days with Jen Kingwell

    by Jenn McMillan
    Okay, where to begin?  TLDR: Jen Kingwell - I need her to be my fairy quilt-mother. She is the best.  When I found out that Ali, the owner of Mad...

  • The contradiction of grief in quilting stitches

    by Jenn McMillan
    I started to cry last night. The tears have come easily these past few months after both my grandparents passed away, but this instance came at a q...

  • Bright Lights Big City quilt

    by Jenn McMillan
    I'm not yet sure I've found my "voice" as a quilter, but I've definitely found a signature colour palette! :) These are two very separate thoughts ...

  • Sparrows Quilt

    by Jenn McMillan
    This blog post was written a few years after this quilt was made.  A new baby is always the perfect excuse for a quilt. When I found out, during th...

  • 100 blocks in 100 days – Naive Melody quilt pattern

    by Jenn McMillan
    Some people say it takes 21 days to form a habit. There are scientific reports that say its actually 66 days. But from my experience hand sewing m...
    Posted in applique, quilting

  • Log Jam quilt

    by Jenn McMillan
    Log (cabin) Jam (session) A funny play on words to describe this quilt! My intention for this quilt design was to use a log cabin block pattern, an...