I’m a Southerner, and we often speak in idioms or with phrases that have special meaning. You know something more is being said without vocalizing it when someone says “Bless his/her heart,” or “Oh, honey, it’s so sad”. That last one is usually followed by an awful story about someone else which should be a […]
To Market, To Market
Spring his sprung, Grass has riz, Where this year’s Spring Market is. I’m off to Market tomorrow (eeeeaaaaarrrly–but then I’ll have a car which is a nice thing to have to go to things like museums! and museums! did I tell you about the museums?) I probably won’t post, per se, since other folk do […]
Playing catchup
Did that winter seem to never end or what? I still half expect there to be one more snow thing that happens or something, and I find myself staring out the window from the corner of my eye waiting for it to fall. How messed up is that? Anyhoo, it’s been a busy few weeks! […]
Techniques (or tips), bullet point edition
Not sure if the edge of your new piece is going to end up where you want it after you iron it? Line it up where you think it goes, and put a pin or two along the seam where the stitches would go. Fold it back as if you were ironing it to see if it […]
Fashion inspiration for quilting, or quilting inspiration for fashion?
Did you see Anna Wintour’s dress for the Met Gala this year? It’s kind of a chicken/egg thing, for me. Which comes first, the dress that inspires the quilt, or the quilt that inspired the dress?
Quilters, for real
Over the last 12 years or so, I have watched the “modern” quilting thing burble up from the morass of the internet and become A Thing. Lately, though, I’ve been exasperated by how it’s become more rigid and controlling it is. Can’t we all just make quilts already, and support each other without having to […]
Addicting game playing
And also? If, like me, you get the giggles over internet memes, then go play this game, which will give you the skillz you need to play the version which uses Benedict Cumberbatch, and otters instead of numbers. You’re welcome.
“Homecoming” Embroidery project, the sketch phase
Before I commit to the final version, I wanted to test out my embroidery skills, first. To say I don’t usually embroider is an understatement, but faint heart ne’er won much of anything. Right? Right. Here’s the light table, with a rotary cutter for scale. It’s get LED backlights, and pretty much looks like a […]
Dream Made Manifest: the “Homecoming” Project
I woke up one night last year in a sweat, with a clear memory of seeing a ship on the waves, plowing through difficult seas as a man seeks to return to his home after years of war. I confess it, I’m a little obsessed with the Odyssey and all its complexities of returning home, changed by […]
Quiet thoughts
The last few days I’ve been having a hard time getting motivated. My cousin’s little boy, who’s three, has had his third open heart surgery this week. We live on the other side of the country, so I’ve been checking in frequently and trying not to be a pest with texts and IMs. Owen is […]
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