creations, 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

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Paper Piecing and Hand quilting

I cannot believe summer is already coming to an end! I am looking forward to some cooler weather soon. This summer, while I have still been working on some quilts, I have also been working on smaller projects. I wanted to spruce up the home decor in my house so I decided to make a… Continue reading Paper Piecing and Hand quilting

creations, quilts

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Holiday Season in Colorado

I cannot believe it is almost the end of another roller coaster year. I wanted to share my last two creations of 2021...which are Christmas mini quilts, and are hanging up in my cubicle at work. The snowman and Christmas Trees were made from paper piecing patterns credited by Center Street Quilts. December is the… Continue reading The Holiday Season in Colorado

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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

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Fall and Halloween 2021

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!! On this blog post I wanted to share some photos from our hikes this fall in the Colorado wilderness and from Halloween! I cannot get enough of the fall leaves here in Colorado. In September and October, we took a few hikes, a back packing trip, and a… Continue reading Fall and Halloween 2021