I was all ready to get into making new quilty projects with lovely autumnal colors….. And it snowed! With 50 mph wind gusts and 25 degrees! Really killed the Fall buzz! While I’m originally from Western Pennsylvania where we had lots of cold weather, I have lived in the hot humid south for the last 42 years! It’s going to … ….oh there’s more
Just a wee complaint. It seems that the anticipation of Thanksgiving gets skipped right over every year. Halloween….Christmas….New Years….and then….cold and depressing. What happened to “over the river and through the woods……”? Not that we still don’t cook like crazy and eat ourselves into oblivion…. Anyhow… While I had fully intended to make some autumnal projects, I was out of … ….oh there’s more
This is a furniture DIY on Quilty Thursday because this is my Quilty Table. For quilting. For cutting. For piecing. For basting. Or any other project that needs a large flat surface! Very excited about this table. Although I know I have lots of stuff to be excited about in this life. On this day. I’m really excited about. THIS. … ….oh there’s more
I’m posting on Tuesday because Thursday is Halloween! And that might be too late if you would like to make this week’s project! I’m still using up scraps and hexies and I made these treat bags for the grandchildren with some of those bits and pieces. I finished them just in time to give to three of the kids this … ….oh there’s more
FPP — Foundation Paper Piecing. We have a love/hate relationship. I love it because the finished works are so accurate. It’s a puzzle. It can be fun. And it is a challenge to do it correctly. I usually like a challenge! I hate it because it is messy. Wastes fabric. Is time-consuming. And it’s a challenge to do it correctly. … ….oh there’s more
The above pic is of the SECOND table runner for Halloween 2024. And I’m not keeping the first runner or the second! Here is the first runnner. Lauri, my daughter-in-law, liked the first spooky runner. So I gave it to her. (Of course!) Then I decided that I probably needed to make one for my daughter. They aren’t identical. The … ….oh there’s more
I have been wanting to get back into making totes. And also wanting to use up my Halloween stash. And part of that stash was skeleton panels. This is Mr. Chillingsworth. I made pillowcases from these several years ago. I still have the pillowcases which was a pleasant surprise since I left most of my Halloween/Autumn decor behind in Florida … ….oh there’s more
Since I didn’t have enough time to complete my Halloween projects this week, (still moving things around in the sewing studio!) I thought I’d share some of my spooky finishes from years past. Just follow the links to get to the posts. First off, this adorable trick or treat bag that I made for the younger grandkids in 2022. These … ….oh there’s more
Where we started in May: And after many many hours of cleaning and painting…. And the new flooring! This is “Luxury Vinyl Plank.” We put the same product in the Old Homosassa Learning Center several years ago with really good results. We held a lot of community group meetings and exercise classes in there with no wear or tear on … ….oh there’s more
Very excited to have my Halloween quilt for 2024 finished! I LOVE all the fun fabrics that come out just for spooky season. And I only let myself buy them if I have a project. I think a new Halloween quilt every year takes care of that requirement! I have challenged myself to use ALL of my Halloween fabric this … ….oh there’s more
