This post is part of the Bloggers Quilt Festival, sponsored by Amy’s Creative Side. Click on the image to the left to see the other participating blogs. I took up quilting as a “serious” hobby in 1995, and since then have made many, many quilts. So many, I’ve lost count. As I work on a […]
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My favorite quilt
Posted in Blogger’s Quilt Festival, Giveaways, Sewing/Quilting, Wall hangings
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Watermelon Slices!
If you haven’t stopped by yet, this is the latest pattern posted on our website! Just in time for summer!
Posted in This and that
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More on banana cake
A couple of weeks ago I shared (here) on some banana cake my mom made one day for my sewing circle. Since then she has corrected me: I had stated one of the ingredients was flour, and she has pointed out there is no flour (or sugar) in this recipe. So I tried it myself […]
Posted in In the kitchen
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Help with fraying in your appliqué project?
Every time someone comes down to Quito for a visit I take advantage and have them bring down what I consider are my essential notions and supplies. This time my brother was kind enough to pack a little bag of goodies for me I had ordered and had sent to him. For someone who doesn’t […]
Posted in Applique, Machines, Supplies, & Notions
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Little 3-D Sunflower Wall Hanging
As part of our Dimensional Flowers series I put together a little tutorial this month for 3-D sunflowers. Instead of filing the samples away, I decided instead to put this little wall hanging together.
Posted in Sewing/Quilting
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Back to blogging!
As you can see, we have my new blog up! I hope this will be a friendlier setup, not only easier for you to get around but also to interact with me and other quilting friends! Leave your comment any time you like. And if you have a blog, don’t forget to include the url […]
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A framed quilt
About three years ago I lent a quilt to the U.S. Embassy here in Quito for a travelling exhibit on U.S. culture. It went north and south and even to the beach! It seems this particular quilt has seen more of the country than I have!
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Too much fabric?
In my last post I was feeling pretty good about myself, thinking I was pretty much done with all my fabric organizing. If you recall, I was just trying to figure out how to store a *small* stack of fabric samples given to me by my friend Sari.
Posted in Organizing, Yummy fabrics
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Cold, cold, cold day and some sneak peeks
Between a little sewing, a little drawing, some paperwork and some housekeeping, I have managed to organize nearly my entire fabric stash. Not ready to post about it yet, though, because I need to resolve the issue of some containers for one of the shelves.
Posted in Designing/EQ, Organizing
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Can this get any cuter?
I must say, it really is fun watching my friends’ progress as they work on a project together. Every week brings surprises, and I am always in awe of their magnificent appliqué skills. Today has been no exception. Just check these hooting owls!
Posted in Applique, Sewing circle
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More on crustless asparagus-quinoa quiche
A while back I posted a couple of recipes using my favorite grain/cereal: quinoa. Our friend Irene (who lives in Guatemala) went looking and was able to find quinoa at a local supermarket. Unfortunately, the price was also pretty steep, so she decided to go home without it.
Posted in In the kitchen
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Organizing my fabric stash: fat quarters
Since I do a lot of appliqué and EPP, my fat quarter collection is the part of my fabric stash that seems to have grown the most. For me, the most logical way to organize was by color families, plus my stacks of novelty prints, florals, and homespuns.
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Collecting Fabric… how much is too much and how to store it?
Quite obviously, my passion for quilting stems from my love of fabrics. There is such satisfaction in walking into a fabric store and touching different textures and enjoying the color play of stacked bolts of fabric. And they do call to us, you know… (“take me home, take me home!”).
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I love to dye my own fabrics, am a fanatic of free-motion quilting, and dabble with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life. 
