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
My Dream House
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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Trying to get back to normal
As usual, things rarely go as planned. The good news: Jamie’s recovery has gone better than expected. Within two days she was almost back to normal, getting around on her own and requiring little help. Read More
Posted in Family, Sewing circle
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Easter Break
Jamie underwent eye surgery late Wednesday afternoon. The up side: once the healing completes, her vision should pretty much be perfect. Which is great news for someone as young as she is. Read More
Posted in Family
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April Showers
Yep. It’s raining. Again. More like flooding. And I have to go out in a little bit. Not a happy thought. Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, Life in Ecuador
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Brrr… it’s cold!
It seems like the last three months around here it’s done nothing but rain. A couple of weeks ago we got high hopes that warmer weather was on its way, but no such thing. Day in and day out it just pours. Over the weekend there was such a downpour that several parts of the city flooded. Let me tell you… it’s wet. Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, Life in Ecuador
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More hooting owls
My friend Luchita has also finished her owl quilt. This sure turned out to be a popular pattern, didn’t it? Read More
Posted in Wall hangings
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Ulu quilt
I’ve finished my little Hawaiian quilt (only 15 inches). I decided to go with a very simple version of the traditional breadfruit design. I had to know if I enjoyed the technique before committing to something larger. Read More
Posted in Wall hangings
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Playing with Thread
Today I decided to try something new: making fabric out of thread. Using a water soluble stabilizer. I had already done something similar before, but in the form of thread painting to make some pieces to appliqué onto a background. This time I wanted to see how it would work to make a larger piece I could actually use as fabric. Read More
Posted in Small quilted projects
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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. 
