The Purple Muse

Let Freedom Ring QAL-Row 5

2020-09-19T11:30:00.027-05:00

I simply love this row! The stars and the banners were so fun! Halfway through:-) Don't forget to check out Primrose Cottage Quilts for the pattern.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Let Freedom Ring QAL-Row 4

2020-08-29T14:10:00.000-05:00

Today I have my completed fourth row to share with you. Yes....Flying Geese! Not perfect, but a perfect way to practice:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Let Freedom Ring QAL - Row 3

2020-07-24T10:45:00.002-05:00

I'm really enjoying being able to take my time with these blocks. Since this row-a-long finishes up in February 2021 I should have plenty of time to get it quilted before July;-) Row 3 is made up of the Patriotic Pinwheel block and the Old Glory block from the Let Freedom Ring pattern by Primrose Cottage Quilts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a creative day:-)

Let Freedom Ring QAL-Row 2

2020-06-18T09:00:00.000-05:00

This month's row is the Sparkler Star Block. This uses a cute patriotic vintage pickup truck along with some flying geese units. I just love this row. Check out the full quilt-a-long instructions on Primrose Cottage Quilt's site.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a creative day:-)

Let Freedom Ring QAL - Row 1

2020-05-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

I am so drawn to anything red, white, and blue that I obviously jumped on this wagon. Primrose Cottage Quilts is hosting a row by row quilt along featuring their Let Freedom Ring pattern. It is a 10 month quilt along which officially began in April with the choosing of fabrics and tools. This month is the Yankee Doodle Dandy Stars row. I am using the same fabric as Lindsey did called Fireworks and Freedom by Bella Blvd for Riley Blake Designs and Blossom by Christopher Thompson of The Tattooed Quilter For Riley Blake Designs.

(yes, my first row is hanging vertically and then I rotated it)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Minecraft Spider

2020-02-24T08:00:00.000-06:00

I finished this cute little spider in between appointments last week. Super easy! Started a few other Minecraft blocks that I will post next week:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Minecraft Monday #7 Villager

2020-02-17T08:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday! I have the Villager block to share with you from Seriously...I think it needs stitches sew a long. I am sewing like crazy now. I received devastating news that I have breast cancer and need to start chemotherapy right away prior to surgery. So, my whole quilting timeline has been drastically moved up! I'm fairly close to my brother's and daughters quilt tops being done. So I'm pushing forward with my youngest's Minecraft quilt and hoping to get much done before I don't feel so great. Here is the Villager block I completed. More to come next week:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Minecraft Monday TNT & Grass Cubes

2020-02-03T06:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome crafters! Today I am sharing the TNT & Grass blocks by Seriously, I Think it needs Stitches! Yes, I am sewing out of order. I have the benefit of seeing all of the blocks from the entire sew a long. Since these are fairly quick and easy, I make them in between some of my more complicated quilt blocks that I work on. These two were a little more challenging because of all of the matching seams. Not perfect, but once it's quilted and squished up on a 10 year old, you won't be able to tell:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Minecraft Monday #2 Creeper

2020-01-27T06:00:00.000-06:00

Today's Minecraft block is Creeper. I'm really having fun choosing colors and piecing these Minecraft blocks. It gives me a break from another quilt I'm working on which has a lot of half square triangles. Squares are a nice change. This is Kelli's 2nd block on her Minecraft quilt a long section. Hop over to her blog to see all of the Minecraft blocks Seriously, I think it needs stitches.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Minecraft Monday #1 Steve

2020-01-20T06:00:00.000-06:00

Yes, I'm a bit late to the party, but at least I'm here;-) I was recently introduced to a new quilt blog, Seriously, I think it needs stitches, by Kelli Fannin. I was originally intrigued by her Harry Potter quilt (which I have the fabric for waiting in the wings) and noticed she had done a Minecraft quilt pattern a few years back. Since this quilt looked like just a few pieces per block, I thought I'd start with the Minecraft quilt first. I will be doing most of the blocks out of order since I'm able to pick and choose my favorites now that the official sew along is done.

For my own personal "Minecraft Monday" sew a long I decided to start with the classics. This is my Steve block. It went together nice and quick. Next week I'll work on the Creeper block. My goal is to finish it by next January (front and back) in order to be quilted for my youngest's 5th grade graduation next spring. #Minecraft Monday

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Eight Carat Quilt Along Part 1 Finished!

2019-09-07T21:02:00.001-05:00

It was so easy making this part of the Eight Carat quilt along. I used the 4 inch finished Triangles on a Roll from the Fat Quarter Shop. It makes my half-square triangles perfect! I chose the P&B Basically Hugs light gray for my background and Cotton & Steel fabrics for the blues. There isn't much sunshine here today, so hopefully there will be more sun when I show the finished top. #eightcaratquiltalong

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Eight Carat Quilt Along

2019-09-05T21:24:00.001-05:00

I've taken on yet another project this week. I've joined in on the Fat Quarter Shop's Eight Carat Quilt Along. I have yet to perfect my half-square triangle piecing so, I decided this would be a great opportunity to practice. Here are the fabrics I picked out purchased from Stitch Supply. I'm excited to see how it comes together. #eightcaratquiltalong

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Echinacea Sew A Long

2019-07-08T08:07:00.000-05:00

Yes, I'm doing another summer sew a long called Echinacea Field. This pattern is by Kristin of Woolly Petals. It seems I'm getting more sewing done when I have to be accountable for my progress;-). Last week we had to pick our project and fabrics. I decided to do a runner/wall hanging for my sewing room which consists of 3 blocks. Here are some of my fabric pulls.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Tall Tales Quilt Along

2019-07-07T11:47:00.000-05:00

I have been working on more book blocks the last few weeks. To catch you up, here are some of the blocks I've finished. I've been more diligent at posting on instagram. You may want to view more on my account @thepurplemuse . #talltales #tallertales #summerbookclubqal

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Summer Quilt A Long week 2

2019-06-10T10:28:00.000-05:00

I am having so much fun with Kate's summer quilt a long! These are a few of my first blocks I made. The "spooky mystery" block is one I threw in to remind Gabby of me. She knows I love those murder mystery novels. This week's prize is from Christopher Thompson, a designer at Riley Blake! How cool is that!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Back to Blogging

2019-06-03T20:58:00.001-05:00

Now that I have caught up with life somewhat, I am excited to be sharing my projects once again. This week I've dived into a new adventure with Quilt A Longs (QAL). This summer I will be participating in quilt designer Kate Basti's Summer Reading Club QAL. #summerbookclubqal #talltales

This week we are working on choosing fabrics and finding our inspiration. This is what I've picked out so far. Luckily I have all week to hunt for more fabric:-)

Thanks for stopping by:-) Have a creative day!

Dream

2018-01-06T11:29:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year crafty friends! Today I'd like to share a card I made for a few blog challenges. I used the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas and the color combination from Color Throwdown challenge. I thought the patterned card, ink, stamps, and dies from Reverse Confetti worked perfectly for these challenges. I'm also using it for Cute Card Thursday and Crafty Hazelnut paper challenges.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Jingle All The Way

2017-12-18T20:24:00.000-06:00

Hello crafty friends! I was able to do another Christmas card while the kiddos were in school. I think I have enough for all of the teachers and helpers finally:-) This card was inspired by Just Add Ink's sketch. I'm not sure if it qualifies because the only "ink" I used was Wink of Stella on the snowflake dies, but I thought I would give it a go anyway. I'm also linking the card up to CAS-ual Fridays, My Time To Craft, and CAS on Friday challenge blogs. The dies and patterned card are from Reverse Confetti.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Vintage Christmas

2017-12-14T09:43:00.001-06:00

G'day crafty friends! Thought I'd be a little Aussie today. Sure do miss it now that I'm in WI in Decemberrrrrr;-)

Loving all of these holiday challenges. Helps me get my Christmas cards done. I've used Freshly Made Sketches and Merry Monday challenges for my inspiration for todays card. The vintage ornament stamp and dies are from Reverse Confetti. The snowflake embossing folder is from Darice. I'm also linking this up to the Cute Card Thursday challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Happy Holidays

2017-12-10T19:35:00.002-06:00

Welcome friends! Today I am sharing a card I made for Clean and Simple on Friday, Freshly Made Sketches challenges. I'm also submitting it to Cute Card Thursday since it's Anything Goes this week:-) The patterned cardstock, stamps and dies are from Reverse Confetti. the dry embossing on the ornament is done with the Doodle Borders folder from The Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Making Spirits Bright!

2017-12-08T16:21:00.003-06:00

Brrrr! Trying to get used to the cold and snow again. So as I try and warm up I decided to make a card for a couple of challenges today. This one is for the Sunday Stamps color challenge and anything goes at the Merry Christmas Challenge. I used stamps, ink and dies from Reverse Confetti. The cardstock is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

O' Christmas Tree

2017-12-05T14:10:00.003-06:00

Welcome crafty friends! Today I would like to share with you a card I made for a few awesome challenge blogs. I started with inspiration from Inspired by all the Little Things blog. I used the sketch from Reverse Confetti blog along with CAS-ual Fridays, Cut It Up, Just Add Ink, and Craftyhazelnut challenges. The patterned card is from Reverse Confetti Warm Heart stack. The stamps and dies are from Reverse Confetti Christmas Bear stamp and die set. I used yellow and purple Wink of Stella for the star and ornaments for a touch of sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Happy Halloween

2017-10-06T08:30:00.000-05:00

Hello crafty friends! Today I would like to show you the card I made for Reverse Confetti's sketch challenge. I just love when I can use their Happy die. This time I used it with the Whole Lotta Happy stamp set and card from the fright night stack. I also added a little sparkle to the ghost using clear Wink of Stella.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

College Care Box

2017-10-05T13:16:00.001-05:00

Happy Fall! Today I would like to share with you one of the care packages I put together. This one was for my daughter. I packed it with plenty of chocolate, Halloween decor, and other fun things and dorm must-haves.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Confetti Birthday

2017-09-22T10:52:00.002-05:00

Happy Autumn crafty friends! Today I made another card for the Reverse Confetti sketch challenge. I just had to use some of the new release products I bought. I just love the new Wonky Stripe Panel die and Every Little Bit pad. The different geometric patterns are so fun to play with:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)