Winter storms have lingered into spring, and I pottered about in my sewing room while it rained. I made some more flowering snowball blocks, so I now have 64 blocks, enough for a 96-inch square quilt. I need to sew them together, … Continue reading
Last weekend, I was on a four-day workshop at Handcrafters House with David Taylor, which was loads of fun, and I will tell you all about it later when I have done some more of my homework. This week, however, I … Continue reading
From making my big blue quilt, I still had a pile of blue scraps, even after making a knitting bag from them. So, back in January, I set myself the task of making something else to use them up. Hours of … Continue reading
In December, I was flicking through Creative Stash and Scrap Quilts, published by Universal Magazines, and I realised that I could make one of the pretty patterns from stash, so I did. When I started, I had no other goal than … Continue reading
When in doubt, quilt big, loopy swirls all over it. I have been allowing myself to get distracted and flit from project to project as the whim takes me. I have been starting lots and not finishing much, but when … Continue reading
At our sewing group’s end-of-year Christmas party, I was lucky enough to receive two rulers in the Kris Kringle gift swap. (That is the short version of events. The long version is that I saw a plant on the gift … Continue reading
Jennifer over at Quarter Inch from the Edge has set herself a goal of focusing on sewing from her stash this year. She has even written a manifesto and provided tips on how to set yourself realistic and personalised stash-busting goals. … Continue reading
Next month, my sewing group is going on a retreat, and one member has generously offered to run a workshop during the retreat to make Mondo bags. Initially, I thought I would not make a bag as I needed to focus … Continue reading
My husband’s niece is pregnant, and I planned to make her baby a quilt as soon as I heard the good news. When I saw her at my stepdaughter’s wedding in June, she had a dainty little baby bump. When we … Continue reading
I love the scrap-busting methods of Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts and wanted to join in her scrap vortex quilt-along, but I do not have a very big scrap box. My scrap box is only the size of a large shoebox. … Continue reading
