I actually wanted to post on a quilt that was in progress, oh, last year? But I was in the middle of getting a tax ID and was swamped and this just sat in my drafts. It has curves! Heather Ross’s “Mendocino”! A sad story! A worthy recipient! Could it get any better? Finishing off […]
Just a quick peek
I have had my first quilt published in the winter edition of Modern Quilts Unlimited! I think I’ve posted this big guy before, but I’m waiting for my camera to be back so I can post pictures of the finished piece, but here’s a picture of the top: I’m a new longarm quilter, which is […]
Pondering origins
So I’ve booted the kids out of the playroom with windows and moved my sewing room up from the basement (without windows). This has been most definitely an improvement. In the process, I have also been working through my stash, folding it using the comic board technique, and generally just reminding myself what I have. […]
Intersections
What better way to get around to the New Year than with a new quilt pattern? I have been thinking about this quilt for a while now, ever since I saw a picture of a window that had this design in it. For weeks I tried to work out easy math solutions to all the […]
Something new in the works
I’ve had very little to share in the last few months, because I’ve signed a contract saying I can’t! Where’s the fun in having a blog if you can’t write about the fun stuff you’re working on? My next few projects, I’ve decided, are going to be ones I can share so that I can, […]
An almost finished QuiltCon quilt
I’ve been working on this quilt for a while now. It’s the quilt that inspired my first submission to Modern Quilts Unlimited (the pattern will be in their second issue!), and which gave me a real boost. It’s also the only quilt I think I have ever named on purpose: “Perseverance”. I have been working […]
Supporting the girls in our lives, and my new quilt
Lately, I have been spending every spare minute working on a number of different things. 10 minutes while Lucy reads? Sew a belt. Two hours for nap? Quilt something. It’s been really rewarding to feel like I am growing in my creative life, and maybe moving ahead. What was also really nice was to be […]
You ever have that feeling?
You know, the one where you have so many things in your mind for next projects, but there are so many they kind of want to slither and slide away before you can really get them together? It feels a little like herding snakes, all slippy and slidey. I am half-considering some kind of audio […]
Lost Days
Ugh. The stomach virus we avoided with Elder Child sure didn’t miss us the second time around with Younger Child. My husband and I both were wiped out on Friday, pretty much leaving our toddler and 5 year old to fend for themselves since we were incapacitated. We joked about leaving a box of cheerios […]
things I’ve been working on
So I’ve been collecting fabric for almost a decade now, and I am not sure if I have shown remarkable restraint or if I need to look for more. One of the nice things about the projects I am working on right now (my fabric belts, cut to fit), is that they showcase some of […]
