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A Quilting Life...Quilts + Creative Living

Sherri from A Quilting Life shares about her quilting journey, fabrics and fabric design, quilt patterns, books and tutorials. You'll also find a mix of lifestyle, decorating, organizing and productivity inspiration and tips.

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Happy Easter and Notes from this Week

Hello Reader, First, I want to wish a very happy Easter to those of you who are celebrating this weekend and today! I am grateful for this season and the reminders it brings to me. Today I have links to posts and videos from earlier this week and some springtime content for the week ahead. Video tutorial for the charm pack tote will be available on Tuesday! Free PDF will be on the blog that day, too! Earlier this Week from A Quilting Life Below I have links to the blog posts and YouTube...

Hello Reader, I hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing weekend. I'm stopping in today with posts and videos from earlier this week (including the April Block of the Month information) and more sewing and quilting resources you won't want to miss. Plus, I have a fun announcement about an exciting 2026 event. I've been making Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks with our Delightfully Yours collection--more on the project I'll be using these in very soon! Earlier this Week on the Blog + Our...

Hello Reader, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and that you are getting some quilting/sewing in! I've been working on Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks this week and hope to be able to show some finished flowers to you soon! I'm sewing with our Delightfully Yours fabrics and love the fun combinations I'm getting with this collection. Keep reading for the $5 pattern for April, posts and videos from the week, and what's coming soon. $5 for April is Tulip & Vine $5 for April Tulip &...

Delightfully Yours fabrics by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda

Hello Reader, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and have been able to get some sewing and quilting done! I finished up a major project earlier this week and am anxiously awaiting it back from the quilter so I can bind it. I'll be able to share it with you at the end of May--so not too long to wait! I'm also planning on working on some works in progress soon and starting another English Paper-Pieced Grandmother's Flower Garden project. I do love sewing those! Chelsi snapped this photo...

Hello Reader, I hope your weekend is going wonderfully. Spring has arrived, and I'm loving the gentle weather and temperatures--I try to appreciate the good weather while we have it for a couple of months before the summer heat sets in. I've got some fun new Delightfully Yours quilts to share today along with the usual re-cap of posts and videos from the week. Enjoy! Flower Shoppe in Delightfully Yours Fabrics pieced by my friend Nancy Lane--adding the red houndstooth binding this weekend!...

Hello Reader, It's the middle of March, and it is starting to feel like spring here in the desert southwest. This is actually a wonderful time of year for us with cool evenings and lovely days. Hopefully some rain will come our way soon, too! I just got home yesterday from a wonderful work trip where I got to do something a little different--present a lecture and class to 100 Home and Family Science Education teachers. It was really a fun opportunity for me, and it was good to see that our...

Hello Reader, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Today I'm sharing all of the recent happenings here at A Quilting Life. I've got links to the posts and videos from earlier this week plus details you won't want to miss. And I also have a little look ahead for you at what is coming next week. My Village Quilt is finally finished--seven years in the making! Most Recent Finish... My Village quilt is home from the quilter and is also bound. I used a citrine print from Raspberry Summer for...

Hello Reader, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and getting to sew or quilt! This week was an exciting one here because on Friday we were able to share our 21st fabric collection with Moda Fabrics--Delightfully Yours. This group is a sister collection to our Simply Delightful basics group from a few years ago--but with the addition of the most amazing florals in a variety of sizes. We are also super excited to have (among other fun designs) a small houndstooth print that is beyond...

Hello Reader, Today I'm sharing some end of February notes with some very exciting news! But first, I want to thank you for reading and hope that you are having a wonderful weekend. I've got all of the regular weekend newsletter details today plus information on Raspberry Summer and...something new coming Friday! Aurifil Threads that coordinate with our Raspberry Summer collection Earlier This Week Below you'll find a list of posts from earlier this week on the blog. Be sure to check out the...

Hello Reader, I can't believe we are already in mid-February, but here it is! I just returned home from a fun teaching trip where I got to teach Dresdens and English Paper Pieced Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks to lovely quilters! I arrived home to happily find my Raspberry Summer Precuts had arrived. You can find them in the shop now. (Yardage hasn't yet shipped, though). Shop Raspberry Summer Precuts and Half-Yard Low-Volume Bundles More Raspberry Summer: Kits The Moda Boxed kits to make...