Sandy

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I'm a retired high school French teacher from Arizona, now living in the Las Vegas area. I loved teaching French, but I love retirement even more! I'm a quilter, and most of what you see here will be about quilting, though I've also taken up knitting, and I love to bake. :)
Espresso-themed towel

A little update

It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? Sorry about that! We’ve been dealing with some serious health issues concerning our dog these days. She’s 14.5 years old now, so I guess she’s entitled to a few glitches. Still, she seems to be holding her own at the moment, so that’s […]

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. […]