How to make an envelope-backed pillow cover {lemony snippets: a series of fun-fortunate events}

Please excuse the cheesy blog title (although I'm pretty proud of myself there). 😏 Last week I participated in the #colourblockchallenge on Instagram hosted by Angie of Gnome Angel. When Angie started making her Farmer's Wife quilt blocks, she decided to style them with grouped objects based on the color or theme of her blocks. As a challenge, she …

Vintage diamonds quilt {lavender, lilacs and a whole lotta lovely}

I was thrifting in Florida last summer when I came across this gorgeous set of Ralph Lauren floral pillow cases and perfectly coordinating lavender linens (all the heart eyes)! Part of me has been dying to use them in something... another part selfishly needs to keep them for petting purposes only. It's been real hard, you …

More than one way to skin a quilt {the hands-down easiest way to remove your quilt stitches}

Forget everything you know about ripping the machine stitching out of your quilt layers because this is about to change your life. Remember the time you used that really thick thread for your top stitching? While also using it for your bobbin? And your needle was probably too small? And your tension was definitely off? Whyyy did …