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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Happy October!! I am glad the weather is finally cooling down, and so excited Halloween is in a few weeks! I wanted to share my new Fall/Halloween creations. It is mostly handbags and pouches but I love the new fabric I got, especially the puppy sugar skulls. I also really love how the Halloween patchwork… Continue reading Fall 2021 Creations
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
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
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