The percentage of how many designs I actually sew as compared to what I draw is very small. Which is why I live vicariously through others. It’s fun when someone sends me a photo of their finished project based on one of my patterns. Read More
Fun appliqué sewing
Posted in Applique, Sewing circle
Comments closed
Last week for soap making
I squeezed in some time yesterday for another batch of soap. This could very well be the last for this year, although I’m still tempted to make more. It’s so much fun! Read More
Posted in Soapmaking
Comments closed
In love with organza!
Probably one of the most fun sewing experiences for me this year have been those involving fabric collage using organza. Over the last few months I have purchased a few yards in different colors to use in some of my projects. Quite fun! Read More
Posted in Yummy fabrics
Comments closed
Rain and a Second Try
My youngest brother, who lives in Omaha, writes to me today that they had snow yesterday and today and it’s cold, cold, cold. Coincidentally, it has been raining here in Quito yesterday and today, which is typical for what we know as “winter weather.” Read More
Posted in Knitting/Crochet, This and that
Comments closed
Challenging week and some pretty weird knitting
I am one of those people who get very impatient with illness. I come from a family that does not tolerate headaches or minor ailments. Which means when someone gets sick it’s serious. For colds and other minor conditions, you’re pretty much on your own and have to grin and bear it. (I think this is because since we do not often get sick, when we do we’re terrible patients!) Read More
Posted in Knitting/Crochet
Comments closed
Putzing Around
Weekends around our house are pretty quiet, and a time for relaxing, watching movies, maybe cooking together. What isn’t usual is for me to find myself completely alone in this big rambling house. Read More
Posted in Organizing, Soapmaking, This and that
Comments closed
Gift Closet
This is something I’ve thought about for a long time but never gotten around to doing. And then I find that slowly but surely I have a small pile of handmade items I have separated for those moments when I might need a quick last-minute gift. What I hadn’t realized is that they are stashed in different places, and it’s really time to organize. Read More
Posted in Organizing
Comments closed
Small Project Sneak Peek
So I’ve been busy trying to catch up here and am working on some of the small projects I plan to bring to you in October. Curious about what they will be? Well, just take a look! Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, Small quilted projects
Comments closed
On Friendship and Making Soap
How often have you heard that phrase: “You can choose your friends, but not your family.” I don’t know, however, if that statement is really true. Sometimes people actually turn their back on family, but that’s not my point here. Read More
Posted in Friends, Soapmaking
Comments closed
Change of plans
I am what you could call a “structured” person. I feel most comfortable planning ahead, setting goals, working with timetables… Then life has the most unusual way of throwing little challenges my way – perhaps precisely to help me loosen up a bit and consider other possibilities. Read More
Posted in This and that
Comments closed
Sewing with friends
Two of our friends are traveling at the moment. Mariangela is back in Italy for a few months, and Bachita has traveled to the U.S. for the birth of a grandson. So our sewing circle was quieter this week… although still very productive. Read More
Posted in Sewing circle
Comments closed
Mega Kywi
Unless you’ve lived in a Third World country, this post might be a little difficult to understand. But try to imagine growing up in a place where shopping took place in open markets and fairs, and little shops scattered here and there. Read More
Posted in Life in Ecuador
Comments closed
A week of “radio silence”
No, I haven’t fallen off the planet. Nor have I gone over the edge with the planned-for-but-in-reality-deep-felt absence of Jamie and the kids. Although I have to admit this first couple of days since their departure I felt a little lost. I mean.. it’s so QUIET around here! Read More
Posted in Sewing/Quilting, This and that
Comments closed
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. 
