Hidden Wells Quilt

Recently I’ve been learning new quilt block patterns and seeing what I can do with jelly rolls. They have been easier to acquire in this new post Joann Fabric and Craft Stores world. While scrolling online I stumbled upon a simple Hidden Wells quilt block tutorial and realized it was another one of those things that looks way harder than it actually is.

My first attempt at the pattern was with the Ruby Star Society Juicy by Melody Miller jelly roll. I was obsessed with every pattern that came in that pack, I knew it would look good no matter how it was laid out. I didn’t follow a pattern with the fabric, I just stuck to a similar color palette for each quilt block. I thought this would give some cohesion and pattern while still looking unplanned.

While on a fabric run in Lancaster, I took a risk on a light orange fabric for the front border and backing and to my surprise, it matched perfectly. Overall, I am really please with how this quilt turned out and inspired to use more jelly rolls.

The second Hidden Wells quilt I made gives off a completely different vibe. While the first one feels a bit more chaotic, this one has a sense of order even with the various fabrics that are used. Each block has a different fabric pairing but still feels like it follows the same pattern with the contrast of the shapes.

It was fun using jelly rolls for the first time and creating two very different quilts following the same quilt block pattern. Both of these quilts are on the smaller size around 42x42 inches and function best as wall hangings, lap quilts or draped over the back of a chair.

T-Shirt Quilt

Am I good at updating my blog? No. Am I trying to be better? Yes. I recently read The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, so i’m trying to do my best everyday. Bear with me.

The first completed quilt of 2025 was made out of t-shirts for a friend of mine. He handed my a trash bag full of old band shirts and said “use as much as you can.” Was I excited? Yes. Was I scared? Also yes. Do you understand how much people hold their band shirts near and dear to their hearts? I knew someone who chose to throw out old shirts instead of donating them because they couldn’t stomach the thought of someone else wearing them. That may be extreme, but you get the point.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you think you’re alive…wait that’s not right, my BMTH days are showing. Basically, t-shirt quilts are hard. They are time consuming and require extra steps. But boy are they rewarding. Finally seeing it done and laid out is such a weight off my shoulders. It’s even more rewarding to send it off to its home, knowing it’s getting a second life and won’t be ending up in a landfill any time soon.

I created this quilt as a trade. Quilt for tattoo. Now, this trade was originally made when I was living in MA. So it would have been a quicker, easier trade. But now I am in Delaware, and ya girl is not big on travel. I’m creature of habit and routine and breaking that is a difficult task. I sent this quilt off to its forever home and though I was offered payment, I said “no way.” I will eventually make it back up to MA to complete the trade, even if it takes me years.

Halloween quilt

“How long does it take me to finish a quilt?!?” She asked herself as she stared at this quilt for months until she finally finished it…

Look, it’s not entirely my fault that this quilt took me so long. Okay, okay, there is literally no one else involved in making this so it is entirely me, but hear me out. I started this September 2022, but we were packing and planning to move into a new apartment by November. Between unpacking in the new place AND the holidays, there was just no time to quilt. But I eventually got my sewing station set up and finished this bad boy by March 2023. I swear it typically doesn’t take me so long, this was a special circumstance.

I originally made this quilt with the plan to sell, but it’s been in my life for so long at this point, I’m not sure if I can actually part ways. I don’t know…we’ll see.