I try to make a special Christmas project every year. It’s been stockings, stuffed quilty birds, santa hats in many sizes, tea towels, aprons potholders……it goes on and on. This year it’s Christmas tree softies! You can find a lot of examples out on Pinterest and Instagram. I used the free tutorial from the Sewing Directory. It’s basically just a … ….oh there’s more
I had planned on “revealing” the 2021 Christmas quilt top today but it’s not quite ready.”Not quite” is an understatement. I started on a different project and went down that rabbit hole and never went back to the quilt. Oh well. Maybe next week! This is not that project–it’s not ready either! While I was unpacking my thousand boxes of … ….oh there’s more
Saw this quote on Instagram…. Such a nice saying so I thought I’d recreate it for my home. While she used a regular straight stitch on her sewing machine, I have an embroidery machine to make my own little version. Gotta admit that I’m not much of a machine-embroidery expert. I’m about as good with that as I am with … ….oh there’s more
Went on a road trip and did NO SEWING FOR NINE DAYS! But I spent lots of time on Instagram checking out what all the quilters are doing. Am I the only sewist that hasn’t decorated for Christmas yet? I did put all the fall decor away yesterday and pulled out my Christmas quilts. But that’s it. Then I started … ….oh there’s more
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Terry and I visited Daughter Jes and her husband Andrew in DC. By the way, that is not my cat in the above pic, that is Whiskey. Miss Kitty went to Pawville for a well deserved vacation. A two day drive was not a good idea for our sweet kitten. I know she looks … ….oh there’s more
Every year I plan to make an Autumn quilt. And every year I never find the time. This season is an incredibly busy time for me because of all the planning and set up for the Homosassa Arts, Crafts, and Seafood Festival. It’s a huge event that the Homosassa Civic Club holds every November–well, covid shut us down last year. … ….oh there’s more
First, I wanted to apologize to anyone that tried to get to Martha Stewart’s Apple-cider Doughnut Cake and was unsuccessful. I tested the link before publishing and it worked. If not for one of the blog readers, I would not have known it was not working. I have since fixed it. Not the first time that my links have been … ….oh there’s more
I love to bake–especially when it’s cold. It warms up the kitchen and the house smells wonderful and it just feels……homey. Is that a word? Anyhow…. Having said that, I don’t bake a lot. First, because I live in Florida and it’s only a bit chilly November through February. And I also love to eat my homemade baked goods. So … ….oh there’s more
One year ago today. I could not walk without help. I smashed my knee on July 4th, 2020. The highlight of an especially terrible year. Had to have surgery to put all those pieces back together. Because as the surgeon said “ we have to fix your knee so when you have to have a knee replacement there will be … ….oh there’s more
I was really excited to get back to some UFOs (unfinished objects) after completing the costume challenges from last week. So happy to get back to quilting and the first one I started working on was the “Tell Me a Story” quilt–Daytime Version. I’ve been working on the Nighttime Version for over four years. Seriously. The longest WIP (work in … ….oh there’s more
