I decided it was time to start dipping into those fabric samples and make something fun. The truth is, I am still ironing the last ones and realized I wouldn’t be able to get the lid shut on the plastic storage box. I am certainly not going to try to find another place for them… it is time to use them up! Read More
Quilt-as-you-go placemats
Posted in Table toppers, Tutorials
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Book quilt and a Jamie countdown
After completing her two terms away at a college exchange program, my “baby” Jamie will be coming home a week from tomorrow! Yay! And she will be bringing Alexia and Julian back with her for their two-month summer vacation. Double yay! Read More
Posted in Bed quilts, Family, Sewing/Quilting
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Thread storage and an idea for zippers
Time to focus again on my low-cost “studio makeover.” By this I simply mean reorganizing my sewing supplies without a large investing $$$ in new furniture and cabinets, using what I have on hand but re-thinking the way I’ve been working. So this week I decided I really needed to address my thread issues. Read More
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Spring 2010 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Give-Away!
I’d like to thank all of you who visited during the BQF and left comments on my post about My Brother’s Garden quilt. We have drawn five names from all of those who left comments, who have won my tutorial for Dimensional Sweet Peas (PDF format) and my Two Peas in a Pod pattern. Read More
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Quilters’ Acronyms
Do you get confused with all the acronyms and short-had terms used in quilters’ forums and chat rooms? Want to know what BRB, FWIW, SABLE, and OBW mean within the quilting context? Read More
Posted in Sewing/Quilting
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Fabric all organized
This actually happened a while back, and I did take photos, but with other things happening have just not blogged about this. So, to end the chapter on fabric organization… Nothing has changed with regard to my shelving system. Read More
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Ballerina craze
Ok, so something you should know about me is that it’s a little dangerous to ask me for a “special” design. Why? Because I get carried away and don’t always know when to STOP!
One of our members asked me for a ballerina design a few weeks ago. I have just now gotten around to drawing some designs, and will write up the instructions and post one of these patterns this week. The question is… which one? Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, This and that
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More hooting owls
I’d almost forgotten to share these from our sewing circle last Thursday. This is the latest on my friends’ owl projects… aren’t they cute? They sure are moving along with this project! Read More
Posted in Applique, Sewing circle
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My favorite quilt
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 quilt, it becomes my favorite one at that moment. Yet if I take a step back to look at my entire body of work, there is no doubt as to which is my most treasured quilt. Read More
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! Read More
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 (only 1/4 of the recipe) and it turned out great. Read More
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 sew/quilt, I guess some of these supplies appear rather odd. Read More
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. 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. 
