. To Sew or Not to Sew? This is one of my most frequently asked questions! A customer recently contacted me and asked this about the snowflakes. I was happy to reply, but after doing so thought that I should address the need to sew over Steam a Seam 2 here as well. The answer…
Tag: Quilts
Piecing a Quilt is Like Living a Life
While I work, I love to listen to podcasts or audio books. Recently I have been listening to Frances O’Roark Dowell read the book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky” on her Quiltfiction podcast. This book was written in 1898 by Eliza Calvert Hall and is available to read for free on Project Gutenberg. Frances is an…
Taking Care of Business
I have to admit, this virus thing kind of made me feel emotionally off kilter for a couple of days. I already work from home, so what is the big deal?
Minding My Beeswax
se pellOn the trip I was working on an English Paper Piecing project using the 1″ Side Mylar Pieces for English Paper Piecing from our products. I go in spurts when it comes to hand sewing projects, and started this project a couple of months ago. It was the perfect project to take on a…
Eureka!
This day found us stopping at many quilt shops along the way, as well as Eureka Springs, AR!
Welcome Spring!
This year, I am so happy to put winter behind us, and move forward to spring! It seems like most of my family and many of my friends have had bugs of one kind or another off and on all winter, including myself. But spring is here, and I welcome it with open arms! To…
Life Lessons from a Mystery Quilt
The “Good Fortune” Mystery is finished! Well, kind of… Except for that one little square that I need to rip out… now that it is sewn into the quilt. That I didn’t even see until I took this picture. And now that I have seen it, I can’t unsee it. (Big sigh.) And of course…
The Design Progresses… Slowly
My new design is still that… a design. But progress IS being made! I did make the prototype cut… a fancy way of saying that I have cut it out of poster board! My designs fit together like a puzzle, and I am very picky about them fitting together perfectly. When I first started making…
Comparing Ourselves to Others
As I am assembling my “Good Fortune” blocks into rows and ultimately a quilt top, I am learning many things about quilting. I listed some of those in my last post. However, I have to admit that I am learning even more about myself. In the posting of these blogs, and in the viewing the…
“Good Fortune” is Revealed!
I hope 2019 is getting off to a good start for you and your loved ones! It is so hard to believe that time is marching by this quickly! I remember when 2007 sounded so far off. 2019!!! This week not only was the beginning of the New Year, but the reveal of Bonnie Hunter’s…
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