This Father’s Day was my son’s first. Since he’s so far away, and hasn’t been able to see his little one very much, I made him this special album as a gift. I hope he has as much fun looking at it…
I may have mentioned it before, but I love cool techniques! So when I stumbled across Tim Holtz and his videos, books, online tutorials and his blog, I flipped. If you’re at all familiar with him then you know what I mean. He’s…
Last week the kit to make this set arrived in the mail. I loved the colors and just HAD to keep it. It wasn’t like I needed any more decor, or yet another project . . . This worked up so quickly,…
This frame was TOO much fun to make. I made a similar one for my mom, shoulda taken a picture, I know. You’ll never guess what was used. Alcohol inks and foil tape! (You know, the stuff for wrapping pipes.) The raised…
What else is a new grandma to do for her granddaughter’s first Christmas except make her a dolly? Traditionally Raggedy Ann has red hair, red & white striped socks, black shoes and a red or blue calico dress, but I love these non-traditional…
Occasionally I teach sewing classes at a local fabric store. This was a fun pattern we made one Saturday. The bias trim and metal rings add just the right touch. If you’d like to give it a try, the pattern and directions for…
Have you ever made a bottle block? They’re so easy: Take a rectangle of fabric, add black triangles to each corner, add a lid and, there you go, a bottle. Now take lots of bright, happy bug fabrics and you have the…
This one was made for my son Dan’s 18th birthday. The block couldn’t be much more simple, it’s basically the first round of a log cabin. Make up a bunch of them and set with plain squares on point. In these colors,…
This pattern is called “Crack the Whip” and, like the Palm Branch quilt I mentioned yesterday, is also paper-pieced. However, I made it myself and didn’t annoy or frustrate anyone else with the project. I finished this little wallhanging in January of…
