Not too long ago, I showed you some fabrics that are to be in my next quilt. Yesterday I began making the blocks and continued today. I’m pretty happy with the way they’re turning out, though there’s one at the lower left in the photo that looks pretty wonky. However, […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
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When I recently began using the embroidery module on my Bernina to create labels, I had no intention at all of using it for other embroidered projects. Yup. So much for that idea! 😉 Since then, I’ve done a few small free-standing lace embroideries, and I did those little gift […]
Sunday was Mother’s Day, as many here know. We have two daughters with five grandchildren between them, and we all spent the afternoon and evening together. The grandchildren all had a wonderful time swimming, and then we had dinner. Daughter #1 prepared a gorgeous salad and a delicious and light […]
What do you think of these fabrics? I love them! I bought them about a year ago to make a pattern I’d had in mind, but — as so often happens — I was sidetracked with other projects. Now, though, I’m going to prewash these and get busy cutting them […]
I liked yesterday’s Ditty Bag enough that I decided to make a second one. This one is from a Hoffman Challenge print (2002, I think!) and a companion print inside. I trimmed it in purple and did all of the top stitching in yellow.
I’ve made other bags designed by Annie Unrein, but this is the most recent, finished just this evening. This pattern has three different sizes, and I made the medium one. I’m planning to use this to keep all of the accessories for my electronic devices handy when I travel — […]