It has been cold and snowy here in Denver this winter, but I have been taking advantage of all the skiing. And of course, winter is also the best time to be sewing! It has been a few months since I made a quilt, but last week I have finished my first quilt of the… Continue reading First Creations of 2023
Category: quilts
More Log Cabin Quilts and Halloween
I hope everyone is having a fantastic spooky season! I wanted to share a couple more log cabin quilts I have made. This log cabin quilt below, I finished back in July. It is Fall/Halloween themed, and was mostly made from scraps of Batik fabrics. I decided to do a little photoshoot with this quilt,… Continue reading More Log Cabin Quilts and Halloween
A Quilt for Ukraine
About a month ago I finished a new quilt, and this quilt was specifically made to be sent to Ukrainian refugees. Ever since the war began in Ukraine, I have been feeling sad for everyone who is being affected by this awful war and I've been feeling helpless as well. A few months ago, I… Continue reading A Quilt for Ukraine
New Log Cabin Quilt
Happy Summer!! It has been a busy quilting year so far...and I just completed two more of them in the past couple months. In this blog, I am sharing the log cabin quilt I completed at the end of May. I absolutely love this quilt. I have so many sugar skull fabric scraps left over,… Continue reading New Log Cabin Quilt
New Patchwork Quilt
Happy April!! I wanted to share my new quilt that I finished a few weeks ago. I am so excited for this one...It is all patchwork from my favorite scraps of fabric! There are lots of colors, animals and floral patterns. I also included some of my fabric designs from my Spoonflower profile. I am… Continue reading New Patchwork Quilt
New Baby Quilt
Happy Spring!! I cannot believe it is almost April! Before I share my newly made quilt, I wanted to share an article that features me! I interviewed for "Shoutout Colorado" which is a Magazine that interviews local businesses and artists in Colorado, so check out my interview in the link below! https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-julie-swift-artist-quilter/ Now I am… Continue reading New Baby Quilt
My First Creations of 2022
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I wanted to share my first two creations from this month, so this will be a short entry. While we were in Taos, New Mexico for Christmas, I stopped in a little quilt shop in the town and bought some cute Aztec theme fabric. And… Continue reading My First Creations of 2022
New Handmade Quilt
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving, and the holidays are now upon us! In this entry, I wanted to share my newly made and sustainable quilt that I finished about a couple weeks ago. As I have mentioned in previous blog entries, I try to use as much scraps/sustainable fabric that I already own,… Continue reading New Handmade Quilt
New Sewing Table and T-shirt Quilt
Happy October!! Back in July, I decided to rearrange my sew/crafting room. Previously, my craft room was a bit cramped and my sewing table was too small, so I upgraded to a fancier sewing table and I absolutely love it! The table includes more drawers and storage space, and the table also extends for my… Continue reading New Sewing Table and T-shirt Quilt
Another Scrappy Quilt
Happy Summer!! Denver has reached almost 100 degrees in the past few days!! However, This blog entry is not about the weather, it is about the newest scrappy quilt I have finally finished. I started this quilt in March and just finished a couple weeks ago. I made this quilt a little differently then from… Continue reading Another Scrappy Quilt
