National Geographic’s 5-week-long SharkFest kicked off Sunday! Woo Hoo! And in honor of this annual event, I’m re-posting my Shark Softie Tutorial. Just in case you need to make a shark and forgot that i have a free and easy tutorial! Here’s the PDF for the tutorial: Softie Shark Tutorial and this is the PDF for the pattern: Shark Pattern So check it … ….oh there’s more
Hey! I’m alive! Totally helpless and completely dependent on the kindness of others….but alive! Surgery went well. My leg was double triple quadruple wrapped since the surgery but the doctor finally removed it yesterday. He says the surgery was a great success but I can’t put any weight on that leg for many many many weeks. I see cabin fever … ….oh there’s more
I had big plans for this year. Bet you did too. All for naught. “Man Plans, God laughs.“ I’ve seen that phrase used many times in our new reality. Yep. I had plans for Tuesday’s post. And today’s post which was supposed to be all about my Finished Norah Quilt. and Norah was just about done. but I fell🙁 Yikes. … ….oh there’s more
Went on a road trip in June for a week. Visited my daughter, her husband, and his sister in DC. Oh. There was a dog, too. Since we were driving, I wanted to take along a project for all those hours of being captive in the car. Hand-quilting the Norah quilt was my first thought but the car was FULL! … ….oh there’s more
Another two blocks finished! Yay! And I really love these two! I usually wait a few days after the release of each new block to check out what the other quilters have created on FB. When Block 21 came out, Hugs and Kisses from Lissa Alexander, I looked at it and said, “Oh, That’s cute!” And figured I’d check out … ….oh there’s more
It’s hot. And humid. And the rains have just started. Pleasant gardening is just about over! Thought I’d share how pretty the garden is now. If you read my other blog (all five of you) you may have seen some of these pics already. But most are new. Front Door Garden Gardens for butterflies and other creatures More lovelies Plumeria … ….oh there’s more
I haven’t made much quilting progress over the last week. While I am still hand-quilting the Norah quilt, this might take me the rest of 2020. Not complaining–it’s nice to have my hands busy while watching stuff on TV and I’m still spending just as much time in the sewing room. I have about six rows left to quilt all … ….oh there’s more
I started out with Block 19 from Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic. This block is paper-pieced which is one of my favorite patchwork methods. And I also usually like pink and orange together. But I really didn’t care much for my version. I thought it looked like a radiation sign. “Warning. Warning. Danger. Danger!” Okay, maybe I have an overactive … ….oh there’s more
The last time I posted about my Norah Quilt I had just finished basting and was waiting for new toys…NO new tools..not toys…TOOLS! The hoop arrived in just a few days as did the really cool thimble and needles. Sad face that I bought all from Amazon. But. Where else do I turn? Really peeps. Don’t judge me. I live … ….oh there’s more
The Moda Spotted Fabric I ordered finally arrived. Yeah! And I quickly made the next three Moda Blockhead 3 blocks. I almost made the block that came out yesterday but just ran out of time. (I know, what else do I have to do???) I’m mixing the sizes of my blocks up a little. The ones I think might be … ….oh there’s more
