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
I wanted a quilty finish this week and decided to go with the hexie table runner because it was half done. Plus I still didn’t have the backing for the Spooky Mabel quilt. Easy decision! Here is my hexie spooky runner story. This is the Halloween quilt I made in 2023 which is made up of Hexies. Check out this … ….oh there’s more
It’s the middle of September! One of the many people I follow on Instagram said that she was so grateful to be entering the “ber” months…. September, October, November, and here in North Dakota….. DecemBRRRRR We are not planning on being in ND for the snowy times but we do want to spend Thanksgiving with the ND family and then … ….oh there’s more
Last week I was looking for my Fall decor. Once upon a time, I had a pillowcover. I had pumpkins. I had a squirrel. I had a quilt. I found the pillow cover. The only boxes I hadn’t gone through were the ones still taped up and marked Christmas. I ripped into them and found the quilt. (I have no … ….oh there’s more
I have finished another quilt top! Last week I mentioned that I would give you some details on this quilt. First, I washed and dried all the fabric then starched and pressed it. This quilt top was finished in a short time because I did “strip piecing”. I cut several strips of the background fabric on the 44” side at … ….oh there’s more
