Deanna's Distractions

I've been keeping an eye out for some fast and easy gift ideas for Christmas. There's a blog post on Craftsy - a tutorial to make q...

Well, I did it. I bought more fabric when I promised myself I wouldn't. I could tell you it's because these charm packs were on sale...

I posted a link to my free pattern about this time last year, and thought I'd repost so others could find it easily. The pattern is on ...

I've just signed up for a couple new Craftsy classes [as if I had all the free time in the world] : Quilt-as-you-go Patchwork Bags wh...

Today we're celebrating our Christmas since we worked the holiday. Sometimes it's nice to have an extra couple days to get things do...

I just finshed the last two blocks for the Craftsy Block of the Month course. These blocks taught us how to paper piece (I've also been...

It took me some time to get started on the September's blocks for the Craftsy Block-of-the-Month course, as I had to order a Drunkard...

I'm having the hardest time settling on a quilt design for my granddaughter Fiona's birthday quilt. As a brand new quilter, I just d...

 Just finished Crafty's August's blocks. Both went pretty fast. This one is called the Ohio Star block.  The second block was t...

Yesterday I worked on and finished the July blocks for the Craftsy  Block-of-the-Month class. Left is a traditional Dresden, and right is ...

June's blocks have been posted on the Craftsy website. Left is the Greek Cross and right is the Octagon block. Both are 9-patch bloc...

I just finished the May set of blocks for Amy Gibson's free Block of the Month class on the  Craftsy  website.  They went pretty fast. T...

Just finished the April set of blocks for Amy Gibson's free Block of the Month class on the  Craftsy  website. This month we learned Eng...

I've sewn a little more on my fencerail quilt this week, adding borders and backing. I think I might actually finish this project! The s...

I've just finished the next set of quilt blocks, taught by Amy Gibson's free Block of the Month class on the  Craftsy  website. The ...

Not only did I resolve to NOT buy any new fabric, I think I've been bitten by the quilting bug. New fabric and quilting seem to go han...

I've just finished a set of quilt blocks, taught by Amy Gibson on the Craftsy site for the free Block of the Month class. I've b...

Earlier this month, I signed up for a free Block of the Month class at Craftsy.com . The asterix is on the left, and the wonky pound sign ...

I'm very excited to have just finished my first quilting attempt - a table runner for my mother-in-law for Christmas, made from one ch...