This week I have a quilt that I have been trying to finish for a year. The WIP Wednesday post has encouraged me to get moving on it. I blogged about the inspiration for this quilt on February 11th. Monday I squared up the quilt and chose the fabric for the binding. Tuesday I made the binding and… Read More
I forgot to mention in my post yesterday that my Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy fabric arrived yesterday from Quilthome.com. I love it! I got ½ yard cuts of each. I can’t wait to make a quilt with these. Although, I still have lots of WIPs to finish first. My mission for this year – finish… Read More
So you thought it was St. Patrick’s Day, did ya? Don’t be fooled by the date of the post, it is still St. Patty’s Day by my clock. Well today was also National Quilt Day. Saturday morning, I celebrated by going to a program offered by the Tree City Quilt Guild in Gainesville, Florida. The… Read More
I wanted some motivation to get moving on some unfinished projects. I found WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced blog, so I decided to participate. My WIP (work in progress) this week is a new pin cushion design. I found a charm pack of Peas & Carrots by American Jane Patterns, Sandy Klop for Moda in my stash a few… Read More
First, I want to thank those that have “liked” my posts and entered an email address to “follow me.” I suspect some of you know how hard it is to get a readership and I sure appreciate your thoughtfulness. You know who you are! If you will recall, I mentioned earlier that I had been working on… Read More
I attended the Gainesville Modern Quilt Guild meeting last night. This is a great group! We had a nice time visiting, sharing and learning. We are so lucky to have Vanessa Wilson of Crafty Gemini as our organizer. She is so enthusiastic and it is infectious. The hour and a half went by so quickly. … Read More
I haven’t shared with you the recent additions to my stash. I am really into retro fabrics at the moment. Boy, how my tastes change! While at JoAnn’s getting twill tape for my ironing board cover I decided to see if I could find the Denyse Schmidt fabric that I was hearing so much about. As you can see,… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Lily is sporting a new collar made from the Moda Always and Forever fabric line by Deb Strain. She is the official client greeter at our office and she will be wearing it to the office today to impress all her friends and clients. I bet she gets lots of extra treats… Read More
Did I tell you that I was a CPA and it is tax season – yikes! We have been super busy at the office, in addition, I have had my sewing machine in the shop again for the defunct embroidery unit, so there hasn’t been as much crafting as I had hoped this week. Turns… Read More
For me, quilting is all about the texture that the quilting process adds to the quilt top. It is not a quilt until it is quilted. The quilting adds another layer of design to the quilt. I finally finished binding the “Card Tricks” quilt. After washing and drying the quilt, it has a beautiful texture. … Read More