Yearly Archives: 2021

25 posts

beginning of quilt layout

Ribbon Weave Quilt

I started another quilt (of course!), this one called Ribbon Weave, by Basic Grey. The original pattern shows the quilt in a sort of subdued Christmas color way, but I decided to do it in purples and turquoises. I finished constructing all of the various blocks — four different kinds, […]

towels with Christmas tree of dogs

Fun towel embroidery

I ran across an adorable embroidery motif, and it was on sale; what was I to do? 😉 I decided to put it onto a couple of kitchen towels, perfect for the season. I don’t know about you, but I think they’re really cute! On top of that, this gave […]

Open view of gear bag

Double Zip Gear Bag

I really like my Martelli rotary cutters; I have a 45mm version as well as a 60mm version. The thing that makes them so comfortable for me to use is that they have offset handles — which is what makes them awkward to take anywhere, given that they aren’t flat. […]

Feathered Star quilt top

The top is finished!

Just yesterday, this is what my latest quilt top looked like: As you can probably see, the center square was complete, but I hadn’t yet attached the borders. Those border sections to surround the outer triangles, which are just pinned in place, weren’t even cut out, as I was still […]