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Month: November 2014

Black Friday
Quilt Community ► November 28, 2014

Black Friday

Do you go shopping on Black Friday? I must admit, I do not. Just the thought of the crowds and the pushing and shoving… Besides, in my old life when I worked as a nurse,...

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Scrappy Backs
Quilt Tutorials ► November 25, 2014

Scrappy Backs

Today is another scrappy post- a great way to use up chunks of your leftover fabrics is to make scrappy backs. I have always liked pieced backs- it seems like you get two quilts in...

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Quilting Giveaways ► November 22, 2014

Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Winners

Wow. Thank you to everyone who commented on our post yesterday. I loved reading about what you would make the block in- so many great ideas! And yes, I read every comment! Time for the...

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Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Issue 10 Blog Tour
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► November 21, 2014

Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Issue 10 Blog Tour

Hi everyone! Welcome to Seams like a Dream and the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour. Wow! 10 issues, 100 blocks each= 1000 blocks! We are so excited to be part of the fun.    ...

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Channeling Tim Gunn
Quilt Projects ► November 18, 2014

Channeling Tim Gunn

So this past weekend, I had a “make it work” moment. Do you watch Project Runway? If not, you may not know the phrase Tim Gunn made famous. I love that show and it is...

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Friday Finish
Quilt Community ► November 14, 2014

Friday Finish

Phew! It has been a busy week- how about for you? And a cold one- today it is warming up to a balmy 30 degrees- I’ll take it! And the sun is shining today so...

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Fun Scrap Idea
Quilt Projects ► November 11, 2014

Fun Scrap Idea

I have been very busy making new quilts. Which means I have been very busy creating new scraps. Yikes! Once this frenzy of quilt making is over, I want to use up a few scraps....

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Sparkles
Quilt Community ► November 8, 2014

Sparkles

At Quilt Market, one of our quilts, Sparkles was on display in the Fabric Editions booth.     They had made a sample using their new line of fabric called 3 Wishes.      ...

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This week
Quilt Community ► November 4, 2014

This week

Hi everyone! How was Halloween? It was pretty quiet for us. We did not get any trick-or-treaters again this year. We stayed home for a while and finally went out to dinner. Mexican food is...

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Dreaming In Color

Dreaming In Color

Hi, and welcome to my blog, Dreaming In Color.

There are posts with tips on making quilts, tutorials and information on my newest patterns and designs. Enjoy!

~Kate

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