Since this is the second week in a row that I have done no sewing–because of hockey weekend tournaments–I thought I’d give you a quick glimpse of hotel carpet! Whenever we are in a hotel that has a well-designed carpet pattern, I get a pic, thinking I’ll use it for quilt inspiration. I haven’t done… Continue reading Carpet Inspiration
There is a reason that the scrap baskets and drawers and boxes are always so full around here. You just never know when you are going to find the perfect bit for whatever it is you are working on. This project got to this point and I knew that I wanted something more in the… Continue reading Saving scraps
Had some sewing time today and what I worked on is totally my cousin Patty’s fault…..not that fault is really the best word to use. Her comment on my pile of UFO’s simply got me thinking about how I wanted to use this flower one. It was sitting on the raw edge woven strips and… Continue reading My cousin Patty’s fault
In prepping for my guild lecture last week, I unearthed a few UFO’s that I had completely forgotten about. I grabbed a few of them today to see if I want to get them finished up. Yep–I think I want to finish them ALL. None of them are awful and they are all close to… Continue reading Yep–UFO time
There is so much to do and so little time to do it. I bet you’ve heard that a time or two! Ordinarily I would be going crazy trying to get all my spring yardwork done, ready to plant some annuals (so the deer have plenty of dessert), but this year it’s been a bit… Continue reading Busy and not busy
There is no doubt for me that what I often call laziness is actually self-care relaxation. There are times when we need to kick back, off load all the stress and simply enjoy some quiet serenity. That’s where I’m at today and I recognize that I go through these periods regularly. I used to berate… Continue reading Relaxing or laziness?
Today was one of the most enjoyable days I’ve had in a long time. I taught one of my favorite classes, Faces That Tell a Tale. It’s a class for making fantasy, funny, whimsical and imaginative faces, and each face has a story. I instruct, advise, push and prod until everyone comes up with a… Continue reading Favorites and fun!
Been busy but nothing to show for it! I had to sort through so many shelves and piles of things to put together a lecture and class for this week that I didn’t have time to actually sew anything. I worked a bit on the last two baby quilts that I made but didn’t finish… Continue reading A short break…
Little of this, little of that…I have a lecture and workshop next week and I haven’t really gotten myself organized. That was my goal for today, but I didn’t make tons of progress. As usual, I got distracted as I pulled things off the shelves. I still had my original drawing of that last map… Continue reading Putzing around
At least it’s new to me….I almost always use 80/20 batting in my project. I like the weight and ‘snuggly’ factor for quilts and polyester batts have not pleased me for a bunch of years. I’m hoping this will give me a good ‘feel’ without the extra weight. I’m used to buying my batting by… Continue reading New product test
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