Well I once again pushed hard to finish another mini quilt (still one more to go!). I have been busily hand appliquéing this little quilt with 42 petals. I’ll admit that all that hand sewing has taken me a little bit longer to do than I expected, but I’m not always the best judge of […]
Joseph’s coat charming mini quilt – or – Starfish in the sand Read More »
Well I’m happy to say that my blocks for the 3 x 6 bee are complete! They were a bit of work, that’s for sure, but each one has a style all its own due to the color requests from their future owners. You might recall that I found this block in EQ7 and was
Crossroads Complete! Read More »
Well if you’ve been reading along with me, you might remember that I have a new bee, the 3 x 6 bee that is currently going on. In this bee, you are in a group with 6 other people and you make each of them the same block pattern but use the colors that they
What to do when quilting doesn’t work… Read More »
Well it’s a thankfully slightly lazy Saturday morning and I’m sitting here watching my incredibly adorable daughter try to get to her laundry that needs to be folded. It’s taunting me over there with my laundry. Oh and wouldn’t you know it…just as I write this, my darling husband picked up my basket to fold
I finally got to a little sewing. I’ve been so busy with life…agh…that I haven’t been able to sew much yet. But I was able to make one block today. It doesn’t look like too much but it’s always surprising how much time even a simple block like this takes. This block is another house
Well life has been crazy lately and we’re finally back home…to more crazy life. Today is my husband and mine’s 8th wedding anniversary. Someone told me that 8 years is a new beginning and I love that. We’ve had some crazy life the last few years and a new beginning is an interesting idea. But
Well today I got some serious work done on my doll quilt. I don’t know how I did it because I had visitors and watched the girl all day and went to dinner at someone’s house…but I did. I think it’s because I posted a progress picture in the middle of the day on flickr
More doll quilt progress! Read More »
I’ve been working on some of my projects that are coming up…I got an email today saying that we’re half way through the doll quilt swap already. Agh! Now I’m feeling the pressure. Ironically I was already working on the quilt when I got the email, but it still spurred me on. I feel like
Progress here and progress there Read More »
I’ve been working hard to get ready for my Pretty in Pink bee and the Ravishing in Red bee. August is my month for pretty in pink and September is my month for Ravishing in Red. I’m going out of town next week and I needed to get the Pretty in Pink fabric out for
Working hard to get ready for upcoming bees! Read More »
Well I have my sewing room back and it’s all nice and tidy…for now! I’m making an effort to keep it that way and not get out all the projects that I have at one time. As soon as I got it back in order, I set to work on some blocks for two of
I have my sewing room back! Read More »
