Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday once again! Look at the view out that window. You can actually see the ground at the base of the stockade fence. Just a couple weeks ago snow was nearly up to the top. Today finds me working…
Happy first What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday of 2015! Today’s desk shows a baby quilt I’m working on for an upcoming shower. The pattern is Baby Bow Ties from Sweet and Simple Baby Quilts. I love this book because all the patterns are indeed, sweet…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday all! This week I’m working on something different, it’s a memory quilt for a friend’s son who will be graduating this year. It’s more than just a t-shirt quilt, although there are plenty of those included….
With Christmas coming and folks looking for gifts ideas (or just us crafters, looking for something new for US, hehe) here is a list of my favorite quilting books for your consideration. Put them on your own wish list or pick up…
A friend came to me with a quilt her mother had made. Her mom has since passed and the quilt is precious. She’d like to display it in her home. Sadly, though, the quilt is full of rips and tears like this…
It was quite a few years ago that Bethany Reynolds came to our quilt guild and showed us the cool techniques in her book Magic Stack-n-Whack Quilts. Of course I had to give it a try; I’m a sucker for any cool new…
All the projects currently on my desk are gifts for folks who likely read this blog, so instead of showing my workdesk today, I’m showing you a few quilts I’ve recently completed. My oldest son’s birthday was last weekend and I made…
You know, I’ve always been just a bit suspicious of those blue water-erase marking pens. They seem almost too good and too easy to be true, and I wondered about the long-term results. Now I’m thinking I was right to wonder. About…
Since I’ve only found the time to sew once in the past week, my workdesk today looks much the same as last Wednesday. (The bound buttonholes are coming along nicely, I’ll show you the results soon.) Instead of boring you with a…
Right now I’m working on a commission, a t-shirt quilt that includes what must be most every t-shirt this gal has ever owned. 🙂 It’s rather an interesting challenge, trying to get them all into a reasonably sized quilt. We’re skipping any…
