Category Archives: Sewing/Quilting

What I most enjoy doing with my time!

Another project finished: Sister’s Choice

My second oldest UFO. Finally finished this year. This quilt was thought up about 15 years ago, and initially was supposed to be a gift.

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Hey Birdie!

What to do when there is no space available any more for wall hanging, and you’re wanting to work on a small quilt? I recently noted I haven’t ever made quilted cushions, so that’s were my focus for small projects has turned now.

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A ton of online classes!

I grew up and continue to live in Ecuador, a country rich in handicrafts, from weaving to wood carvings to ceramics, and just about anything and everything you could imagine in between. Except for quilting. My knowledge of quilts was reduced to photos from magazines and glimpses provided sometimes in movies. Not enough information to […]

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My Dream House

It’s back! The CD version of this collection, published initially by The Electric Quilt Company, was discontinued a couple of years ago. As I keep receiving requests for it, I finally got around to putting a  downloadable version together, which is now available through our online shop!

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Experimenting with natural dyes

Something else I did do throughout June was experiment with a little fabric dyeing, using natural products.

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A few little lizards

Once again, time has slipped away from me and I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. Ooops! All I can say in my defense is that this time of year is particularly intense for me, with all the patterns we offer as part of our traditional Christmas in July series.

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Flower Portraits

Another little project finished…. Moving along here! 🙂

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A little art quilt

I have a new love!

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Floral Collage

Another finished project. Once again, started while still living in Quito. Just needed to be quilted and binding added.

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At long last: a finished project!

Little by little I am moving forward with unfinished projects left on the back burner way too long.

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Catching up: the Bedroom, the Porch, and the Garage

There hasn’t been a lot of sewing around here, but I have been working diligently on my Dollhouse BOM blocks, and a few other projects I am still finishing up.

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The Nursery and Bathroom

Working on the 2018 Dollhouse BOM is certainly providing me with an opportunity to try out different techniques.

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Done, done, DONE!

And this is the last I hope (ever) to write about this. It’s embarrassing that it’s taken me so long. So much so, I actually had lost track of when I began it.

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