Well it has been a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. As I mentioned before, I have been designing and making entries for the Moda Bake Shop Sliced Competition. All entries were due last night at midnight (CST). I made four entries for the contest: a bookmark/page holder, a luggage/computer bag tag, a magnetic card/pencil holder and a… Read More
Well it was a busy crafting weekend for me. Have you been following the submissions for the Slice Contest from Moda Bake Shop? For the longest time I had the only submission, then all of a sudden, there was a ton of submissions. After seeing a couple of submissions from one person, I went back and re-read… 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
It was quiet on the home front for the Super Bowl Weekend. I came down with a cold and pretty much puttered around the house. I did manage to get out Sunday to the office and grocery store for a few hours. However, I did get some projects done. It was slow going, but I am pleased with the results. … Read More
So what else have I been working on? Photograpy, and I feel so incompetent. I used to take my quilts to a professional photographer and I may resort to that again, but I wanted to try it myself. Maybe I need a new camera, but I am afraid to invest in a new expensive camera and… 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
I spent 2011 creating a new studio space. As I was sorting through fabric and supplies I came upon some old quilt tops that dated back to the 1980’s. I was reluctant to finish them, but could not bear to part with them either. So off they went to my fabulous long-arm quilter, Joan Gamble of… Read More
As I continue to build my website I will be posting pictures of projects as I locate them. Just when I think I am done, I remember something else that I have made. Alot of what I make I have gifted or sold, so I don’t have pictures of many projects, however digging through the pictures brings back lots… Read More
Need inspiration? Check out the Quilt Gallery page for some of the quilts that I have made. This one was made for one of my granddaughters when she was born.