My faux-chenille pillow brought home first place in the Great Summer Orphan Quilt Block Challenge! He and his coaster companions are quite excited to be so honored. Thank you to Hummingbird Highway Quilt Designs and Patterns for sponsoring the contest. Fun!
Category: quilt
learning experiences
As my quilt block of the month adventure continues, I’ve definitely found that I have some fabrics that just don’t work for me. I don’t really know if the color choices were just wrong to begin with or if the quilter is lacking in vision. But I do know that I’ve made some blocks that… Continue reading learning experiences
early bird gets the quilt …
As someone who grew up sewing clothing and accessories, the world of quilting has always seemed like a foreign country. The precision, the rules, those quarter inch seams?! But the color play did look like fun … and I could use a little work on my sewing precision … So, I joined a block of… Continue reading early bird gets the quilt …
wasn’t she just in kindergarten?
high school graduation musings
Congratulations Graduate! My daughter is graduating from high school this year and my sewing machine is thinking graduation gifts. In recent years, my standard gift for girls has been a weekend travel tote. A nicely sized bag for packing a few things to visit mom & dad for the weekend … not enough room for… Continue reading wasn’t she just in kindergarten?
high school graduation musings
for your warmth and comfort
A friend was recently diagnosed with cancer and facing a round of chemotherapy. What could my sewing machine and I do to help her through the process? In browsing the interwebs, I had seen a number of postings about making quilts for chemotherapy patients; a body gets cold sitting for hours during infusions of below… Continue reading for your warmth and comfort
table aprons, aka coasters …
Aprons for your table?! Definitely. Looking at our old plastic coasters, I realized we were overdue for an upgrade. Time to add some style to the coffee table and protect it as well. I had some gorgeous jewel-tone cottons with gold accents in my stash that just called out to be quilted into a small… Continue reading table aprons, aka coasters …
mom jeans …
Uh oh, I was informed that I’ve got “Mom jeans.” How did that ever happen?! Fortunately, we have ways of dealing with this type of fashion misstep. Armed with a rotary cutter, 6″ ruler, thread, an old towel and a flannel sheet I made quick work of those jeans (and a couple other old pairs… Continue reading mom jeans …