Quite a few years ago, we built our own house. Hands on built. During that time we learned a very important life lesson. If you think it will take an hour, it will take a day. If you think it will take a day, it will take a week. If you think it will take…
Tag: Quilting
Eat Your Frog!
“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” Mark Twain This little stone frog lives on my windowsill above the kitchen sink. He lives there because that sink…
Fusible Web Test Project
I just finished doing a test of three brands of fusible web to determine what works best for the laser cut fusible appliques that I will be selling. I wanted to be sure that my kits were high quality and would hold up whatever finishing touches were used. I purchased each of these at the…
Color Palette Inspiration from Nature for Quilting
Why look to nature for color palette inspiration? Heaven is declaring God’s glory; the sky is proclaiming his handiwork. Psalms 19: 1 When I first started quilting, most of the quilting fabrics were “calicos” and solids. There were few “quilt” shops (I don’t think I saw a single one until I was well into quilting…
The Journey Does Indeed Begin!
He refreshes my soul. He guides me along paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 Retirement… A time to step back, relax, take life easy. That is what we like to think the definition is, but is it? Or is it a clean slate to start doing that which you have been building within your…
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