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
Yesterday morning I got up and cringed when I saw my sewing room/dining room. This is why I only want to have one sewing project going at one time. Or subtitled, Why I need to have a dedicated sewing space–with a door. Lucy is still hanging on the wall–waiting for fabric to finish. A new quilting project on the table. … ….oh there’s more
Let’s talk about reading… And books. As soon as I could learn to read I did. I remember sitting on my dad’s lap and really wanting to know what was in that newspaper. (My dad was not a cuddly person so I don’t know how I managed to sit in his lap!) My grandfather was a former teacher and while … ….oh there’s more
Okay quilty friends, I have a finished quilt top! Last week I left you with the 12 Star blocks that I had completed. I finally put up a temporary design wall in my future sewing space which I’m now referring to as the “third bay of the shop”. Gotta say, I have put up my design walls over the years … ….oh there’s more
I wanted to give an update on my future sewing space but it is very wet which has impeded progress. I thought I had the water issues resolved but last week we had a torrential rainstorm. A typical Florida summer deluge but this is North Dakota. Not so normal for this area. Wet again. I am now doing some research. … ….oh there’s more
I’m so happy I got my quilty mojo back! It feels so good to be back cutting up fabric and sewing it back together, I have already started planning my next project and even ordered the fabric! I might even start it before I’m finished with this one. That’s not typical of me. I like to finish a quilt before … ….oh there’s more
Went to DC for a week to visit my daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Here we are going for a hike fit for a two-year-old. I love to travel–so much adventure and places to see. But I’m losing my enthusiasm for flying. Now the planes are packed. The seats are small. Customer service is awful. And the planes never arrive on … ….oh there’s more
Stitched up some stars this week, starting with green…. Moved on to yellow….. And finished with blue….. Also playing around with different layout ideas…I posted this design last week. And changed it up a little for this week…. I’ll probably play around with the design a bit more before I come up with the final layout. Really depends on how … ….oh there’s more
And just in case you were wondering how it’s going, here’s an update! Just a reminder of what it looked like when we moved here in May…. Kind of dark and dreary. (Although I understand my son painted it black and red for the Tampa Bay Bucs! My team but I don’t want to live in those colors!) I wouldn’t … ….oh there’s more
