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. :)
supplies for cushion

My new project

A couple of months ago or so, I bought a book/pattern that caught my attention. It’s called Glamorous Clams, by Deborah Louie, an Australian quilter. Now that some of our quilt shops are sort of open again, I went in a few days ago and purchased fabric to make a […]

clamshells

More class samples

As I’ve explained before, I’m taking an online series of classes — fantastically wonderful classes — that are issued monthly. The class I did in August was a different “take” on paper piecing from what I’ve typically done in the past. The samples I made from this were fun to […]

Purse monogram back

Embroidered purse

Some time ago I saw a little purse advertised online and thought it would be fun to make for my granddaughter. I ordered the design, the threads, and a frame to close it. Unfortunately, I ran into a problem right away when the design was only available as a download […]