Every January we offer a couple of member-only and one free block-of-the-month project. And a free Christmas BOM starting in July. We post the dates in which blocks are published on each BOM page, and send out a newsletter with reminders. In December we actually send out 3 reminders for visitors to download the blocks by December 28, at which time we take the projects down as we prepare to post the new BOMs come January 1st. Read More
Be Kind
Posted in Inspiration
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Experimenting with natural dyes
Something else I did do throughout June was experiment with a little fabric dyeing, using natural products. Read More
Posted in Fabric dyeing, Yummy fabrics
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A few little lizards
Once again, time has slipped away from me and I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. Ooops! All I can say in my defense is that this time of year is particularly intense for me, with all the patterns we offer as part of our traditional Christmas in July series. Read More
Posted in This and that, Tutorials, Wall hangings
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Flower Portraits
Another little project finished…. Moving along here! 🙂
Posted in Applique, Machine Quilting, Wall hangings
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A little art quilt
I have a new love! Read More
Posted in Applique, Art Quilts / Mixed Media
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Floral Collage
Another finished project. Once again, started while still living in Quito. Just needed to be quilted and binding added. Read More
Posted in Applique, Embellishments, Fabric dyeing, This and that
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At long last: a finished project!
Little by little I am moving forward with unfinished projects left on the back burner way too long. Read More
Posted in Applique, Embellishments, Paper Piecing, Wall hangings
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Catching up: the Bedroom, the Porch, and the Garage
There hasn’t been a lot of sewing around here, but I have been working diligently on my Dollhouse BOM blocks, and a few other projects I am still finishing up. Read More
The Nursery and Bathroom
Working on the 2018 Dollhouse BOM is certainly providing me with an opportunity to try out different techniques. Read More
Enough is enough
I learned to crochet at my grandmother’s knee when I was five years old. Quilting is quite certainly my true passion… but I always seem to have some crochet project going on. In part because of that strong connection with my grandmother, in part because it is easy enough to pick up at any moment, and in part because it is a break from working and sewing, particularly in the evening, while watching the news or a movie. Read More
Posted in Knitting/Crochet
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Done, done, DONE!
And this is the last I hope (ever) to write about this. It’s embarrassing that it’s taken me so long. So much so, I actually had lost track of when I began it. Read More
Posted in Bed quilts, Hand Quilting
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My Weekend Project
Quite a while time ago I was gifted several patterns that I never sewed, thinking I never have enough time for my own designs, much less for someone else’s. Boy, was I wrong. Read More
Posted in Small quilted projects, This and that
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An Art Studio and a Sewing Room
The first two blocks of our 2018 Dollhouse BOM have been posted, and here are my finished blocks!
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.