I’ve been volunteering at the Old Homosassa Learning Center for the after-school program 3 days a week since the beginning of January. I worked there last year occasionally and never expected to make such a time and energy commitment but the Learning Center needed a new program and I took it on. There’s a different “leader” each day and mine is … ….oh there’s more
This will be a short and sweet post! Cause I didn’t get a whole lot done on the Splendid Sampler and the few photos I snapped aren’t all that great! This is what I like to call the “week of meetings’. For some crazy unknown reason, every group I belong to has their monthly meeting this week. (And I belong to … ….oh there’s more
It’s been crazy warm here. Sunshine everyday. A very early spring. Even for Florida. I sew early in the morning and then head out to work in the yard. Love it! Here’s an African Iris. I have a yellow variety and this white version. The yellow bloom all year but these seem to only have flowers in the late winter … ….oh there’s more
My sewing time has mostly been dedicated to the Splendid Sampler but after Christmas and I had taken all the prettiness down and stored it away, I thought I needed some brightness in my life. I’ve been wanting to make something with hexies and came across several table runners on pinterest that I liked. Also, because of the many many … ….oh there’s more
Now that all the blocks are finished, it’s time to put them together. While I still haven’t decided exactly what the final look will be, I do have a few ideas in mind. Since the blocks are so “busy”, I wanted to put a wide border around each with a neutral fabric. White around the darker blocks, navy blue around … ….oh there’s more
Blocks 99, 100 and Two Bonus Blocks I love love love block 99, Four Corner Spinwheel by Kimberly Einmo. Spinwheels are just a bunch of flying geese which are pretty easy. And I think the colors I picked work well together. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty! And I really like Block 100, Centered by Kate Spain. (mine is a bit off-centered) I … ….oh there’s more
Blocks 97, 98, and Two Bonus Blocks The two blocks released this week were easy-peasy. Block 97, First Purse by De Mill, was just piecing. I don’t think it looks much like a purse, though. But it was easy so that’s okay. And then, while I was looking for two matching red buttons, I realized that two of the corners were … ….oh there’s more
Blocks 95, 96 and 3 Bonus Blocks I was able to pull most of my fabric for block 95, Sunshine by Kim Niedzwiecki, out of my scrap basket. I never thought I’d like working with all these little bits, but I’ve grown to enjoy sewing them together. This one was easy. My lines were a little off on one seam … ….oh there’s more
Continuing with getting my office organized, thought I’d give you a little info on this handy little shelf that I showed a few weeks ago. Like the bulletin boards, I have several. This one is in my sewing corner. So is this one. Then there is one in the master bath. And another at my son and daughter-in-law’s guest suite … ….oh there’s more
Blocks 93, 94 and 3 Bonus Blocks. Since I really want to get the Splendid Sampler finished, quilted, and on the bed, I made three bonus blocks this week along with the two blocks that were released. First up was Block 93 from April Rosenthal, Tiny Miracles. A paper-pieced block with a million tiny bits. The instructions are not detailed but … ….oh there’s more
