If I’m making a quilt for a friend, I will write a label out and sew it on with a little note, but what do you do for a quilt I sell? I’ve made a few on my embroidery machine (which needs a big-time service, yikes), but I’ve been looking at alternatives that woudl also […]
Sweet little aprons
I’ve been making little aprons for friends and family for a while now, and was always dissatisfied with the whole apron-tie-and-toddler bit. I had gotten a bunch of KAM snaps for other projects, and realized I could use them to fasten at the waist and neck rather than the traditional ties: I used snaps all […]
Naomi Watts at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival–quilt inspiration
Love this dress. Of course, it’s also a McQueen, which helps. Love that design house. Shoes? Meh. This is a good photo to use for inspiration for clothing when thinking about some of those big bold prints that are out there. The symmetry with a line of smaller print in the middle breaks it up […]
“Make It Right” Challenge! Finished!
I had posted earlier that I was working on a fabric challenge for Angela Walters, and now you can, too, with the Make It Right Challenge (hurry, there’s a giveaway for the fabric on her blog!) Well, today I finished up my project. It’s a version of the free kimono robe pattern by Susan Terpin over on […]
My love-hate applique dreams
I love applique. I have not had enough time to practice it, so I hate it, too, because it never turns out exactly the way I have it in my head. Just came across this video an applique with freezer paper by Rose Hughes (“fast piece applique” via Martingale) on youtube and think it might […]
I’m counting this as a technique
I’d planned to work on a technique were I made nice long curves in fabric, but I think it will have to wait until next week, since my little girl has a high fever. Next week, I hope, I iwll have it ready to go. While she’s listless and watching TV next to me, though, […]
You know that one post? About Ann Shirley?
Well, not really about Anne Shirley, but more about Rachel Lynde and her knitted quilts. And actually, this post is more about a weird convergence of alot of things. Anyway. Bear with me. A few weeks back I wrote about how I wondered what the tobacco leaf quilts that Rachel Lynde knitted would look like, […]
My current project with Angela Walters’ Textures
While I was at QuiltCon, I had the great good fortune of taking a class with Angela Walters. I had been practicing some of the designs from her book, and was looking forward to asking her if she had a few pointers on how to get one right that I was having trouble with. At […]
my grumblegrumble#&%$ technique of the week
For those times when you leave blood on something, whether from stabbing yourself with a pin or slicing into your finger on accident with a seam ripper, the best way to get the blood out is to spit on it. Yeah, it’s been one of *those* days, complete with cursing and pouting and no sleep […]
Preparations for not sewing
I’ve promised not to take a sewing machine with me on a family trip (it’s supposed to be a “vacation” and the sewing and quilting is my job, right?), but I didn’t make any promises about hand sewing projects! I picked up some Art Gallery fabric to try my hand at broderie perse and applique, […]
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