And that means that Christmas in July is quickly sneaking up on me. Which explains my relative silence here over the past few days… I am madly drawing and patterning. (Is that a word?) Read More
Mid-year is right around the corner!
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Pyramid Purse
My techie son Jared has been after me for quite a while to learn to make video tutorials. I kept putting it off, mainly because I thought the learning curve would be rather high and I would need to set a good chunk of time aside to learn. As usual, he was right, and I was wrong. Read More
Posted in Small quilted projects, Tutorials
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A graduation gift
I was given a reprieve on the gift-making front. One of the birthday celebrations was pushed back a week, and Jamie decided she wanted to wait to celebrate her friend’s graduation one-on-one, sometime this week. So I had a couple more days to ponder on what to make. Read More
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Lynn’s Handy Helper
I am lucky when it comes to visitors to my blog. You give me some great feedback, and more than once have helped out with ideas when I am stumped. Read More
Posted in Tutorials
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Searching for gift ideas
This is a week of birthdays and graduations. And –naturally– I would like my gifts to be handmade. Read More
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Vintage Keys
As you know, I draw a lot. I draw so much, there is no way I could sew all the quilts I design. I’ve been doing this long enough that I now just know when a pattern works, and when it needs tweaking before publishing it on our website. Read More
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Top 3 reasons for following a blog
I use Google Reader to organize and read all my RSS feeds. It’s so convenient. So much so, over time it seems it has become way too easy to subscribe to far too many blogs. It has come to over 1,000 feeds in a day, and that’s just too much for me. Read More
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How to make a silk thread knot
You’ve heard the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” If that is true, I’m wondering how many words a video is worth? Hmmm…. Read More
Enough with the sweets!
I finally finished a new block library for EQ users. I had drawn quite a few “sweet” blocks last year, but not near enough to build a library. Read More
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Baby Booties
I am not really that much into baby projects. I don’t really like the *typical* soft pastels used traditionally for baby quilts and other projects, and the few baby quilts I have made in the past have always been bold and bright. Read More
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Itty Bitty Blanket Stitch
I am a really, really lucky person. Take my quilting friends, for example. As you know, I have a small sewing circle that meets every week. The women in this group were once my students, but after learning the basics they just sort of attached themselves to me (and I to them) and we developed a friendship now six years old. As my own skills continue to grow and develop, so have I been able to see the growth of each one of these wonderful gals. Read More
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Playing with Fabric Paints
The good thing about using paints over dyes is that you can experiment A LOT on small amounts of fabric. Take my recent results, from playing around a little yesterday afternoon. Read More
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How to reduce your waistband in under 5 minutes
Now don’t go getting all excited on me, thinking I’ve got a great miracle diet going on here. I said waistband, not waistline! 🙂 Read More
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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. 
