A Beginning Quilt Project for Young Girls, ages 7 to 10 I’m proud of my 9-year old daughter, Haniya, for creating this pillow. One day while I was serging around some cloth napkins, she was in the mood to sew, too. She got out her scrap bag and got to work at the idle-no-longer sewing [...]

For my daughter Haniya’s 9th birthday, I planned to make her a rag quilt. My husband wisely remarked that while she would cherish what I made for her, wouldn’t she be much more excited about being able to make her own quilt? So, we instead gave her a rag quilt kit. Read more about how [...]

Using the blocks contributed by other ladies and young ladies in our church, I finished the quilt top today for the quilt we will donate to our pregnancy care center. I added the sashings (the dark blue print that frames the blocks) and the borders (the light blue print that frames the entire quilt). I [...]

I keep wondering if I’m going to run out of steam, but so far, no… I have to admit that I am enjoying the uninterrupted time to plow through projects. And I love this quilt! It took me a couple hours yesterday afternoon to piece together all the houses. I cut out replacement pieces from [...]

I started on the finishing steps of the Friendship Star Quilt yesterday afternoon by tying it. I decided against the machine quilting after I added a couple of ties and liked the way they looked. This morning, I sewed the binding to the outer edge of all the layers, turned it to the back and [...]

I’m feeling a little sheepish about the blocks I just finished today for the church quilt block swap. They’re pretty simple! I perhaps should have done something more complex. I will try to think of a way to explain my sheepishness. I am not unhappy with the blocks I made, but I know I’m capable [...]

is available now at the Titus 2 Christian HomeKeeper website. This easy craft takes about an hour to construct and makes a great gift! Rag Quilt Table Runner Pattern

Remember the scrap wall quilts I made in June? The pattern is now posted on the Titus 2 Christian HomeKeeper website in the Handwork and Craft Ideas section. Scrap Wall Quilt The new articles posted for the month of July include one I wrote entitled “One Simple Principle for Eating Healthfully” which details the simple [...]