The Mint Needle

  It's hard to believe that February has passed so quickly! This month, I made sure to send out my group of little houses for A Quilt for a Child. I just can't wait to see what the finished piece will look like. If you're interested in seeing the abundance of awesome homes created, just head onto Instagram and search the hashtag villagequilt.  On another note, ideas are looming! New quilt patterns, new apron designs, and some random playing around with fabric makes me wish I had more hours in the day to spend creating! I made quite a bit of progress with my foundation paper piecing hearts quilt.  I opted for a quirky layout rather that scattering the two different types of hearts.  I really really really adore this piece! I ordered some more background fabric in which I plan to mimic the "C" shape taking place.  I mean, who says that everything has to be centered? The latest... my take on creating an oversized FPP design! What do you think? I've got a few mo...

Hello friends and fellow bloggers! I hope the start of 2021 has been full of good health, happiness, and love. Over here, I've been been busy enjoying the creative process, trying new things and attempting new horizons every which way possible. It truly feels like a good way to start the year. I wanted to share with you this adorable Evergreen Tree quilt.  I've never done foundation paper piecing prior to this project, but can honestly say I'm hooked! This free printable pattern was found on Pinterest and was perrrrfect for a beginner like myself. Not to mention, it helped me use up nearly all my green scraps:) If you are new to FPP too, you'll want to make sure the first pattern you try is numbered.  This will help you understand how the blocks should be created from start to finish. Every quilt is a one of a kind, but I have to admit, this takes it a step further. Also recommended, watching a few youtube videos. I'm a visual learner, and watching the videos reall...

The Odesa Quilt... Where do I start? It appears that these 'ideas' sneak up on me. What starts off as a "I love these fabrics, gotta buy them" turns into a... "Oh my gosh, this would look great" moment. Mix that in with late nights on Adobe Illustrator and traveling the world through the internet, as many of us did in 2020, The Odesa Quilt was born.  I absolutely love and adore this throw size quilt to pieces. It's fun, vibrant, and the perfect size! I feel very fortunate to say I had an AMAZING group of lovelies pattern testing it to perfection! Just check out the hashtags on Instagram. (#odesaquilt & #amintneedlepattern)  I decided to take a different approach and not make multiple sizes for the pattern. (Price point taken into consideration.) Instead, I wanted to design a quilt with endless possibilities. It's a pattern that can be used over and over again. The blocks are quite easy to make and only include half square triangles, squares, rect...

It's here and it's been here, but this blog hasn't seen the details surrounding The Felix Quilt until today.  What started off as some late night doodling earlier in the year, turned into one of my FAVORITE projects ever. But not all happened as I would've liked. The truth? For starters, the quilt top didn't get quilted on time. (And I really really wanted a completed top for the pattern cover.) Second, pattern testing seemed discouraging as a handful of testers opted out. Which makes me so extremely THANKFUL for the AWESOME ladies that stuck by my side and really pushed this project along. They are truly amazing & gave me wonderful insight! Jennifer Phillips Quilt & Clay Lavender Lamb Gifts Paperclip Quilter The intermediate pattern, consists of 2 sixteen block quilts that go step by step to show you how to create the quilt. In short, it's one block that gets flipped in the rows to create the design. Bonus patterns are also included. One is for an eigh...