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
Itty Bitty Blanket Stitch
Posted in Applique, Sewing circle
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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
Posted in Yummy fabrics
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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
Posted in This and that, Tutorials
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My Dream House Giveaway over at SewCalGal’s!
My pal Darlene, aka as SewCalGal, is helping me celebrate the opening of my new online shop by hosting a giveaway! Read More
Posted in Giveaways
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Calorie free treats
Cooking is not my number one favorite thing to do. I would rather bake, but even that seems to happen only around Christmas time. Yet for the last couple of days I’ve been doing my own version of baking. And I’ve just pulled out some yummy cupcakes and cakes from my oven. 🙂 Read More
Posted in Applique, Designing/EQ
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In a drawing frenzy
There are periods where it seems all I do – day and night – is draw, draw, draw. Ideas come to me, and I feel compelled to get them all drawn before I forget them. This is one of those weeks. Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ
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Open for business!
Thanks to my amazing techie (son Jared), our new pattern shop has gone live… two weeks earlier than planned! He has been amazingly patient in setting this up and helping me to learn a new system. So we’re ready to go! Read More
Posted in Applique, Designing/EQ, Sewing/Quilting
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My Dream House
This is my entry for the Spring 2011 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival, sponsored by Amy’s Creative Side. Click on the button in the sidebar to see other participating blogs. Read More
Posted in Applique, Blogger’s Quilt Festival, Wall hangings
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1135
Rather an odd number, I know. And no, it isn’t my house number. Neither does it belong to my P.O. box. It isn’t a pin number or a password. In fact, until now I hadn’t associated it with anything in particular, so it is a number I could easily forget. That is, until my techie son Jared pointed it out to me. Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, This and that
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Mother’s Day Every Day?
I hope you had a lovely, lovely day with your kids. From the comments some of you left yesterday, it seems you did. 🙂 And if everyone had a day like mine, I’m sure you’re wishing it was like this everyday! Read More
Posted in Family, In the kitchen
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Yet another election
Despite criticism and opposition from different sectors (and my own doubts on several political issues), I do have to say I live in an exceptionally democratic country. That is, if you use elections as one of the indicators for democracy. Read More
Posted in Life in Ecuador
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Learning a new platform
We get a lot of requests for individual patterns. So in addition to our website membership Jared and I decided we really needed to open an online pattern shop this year. Read More
Posted in This and that
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Yo-yos and beading
And a few sequins to boot. The last few days have been taken up by pretty mundane tasks. (And a girl has to work, after all!) So my little quilt was moved to the back burner for the time being. Read More
Posted in Wall hangings
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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 am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling 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.