Sandy

729 posts
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. :)

Travel Jewelry Case

I’m very tired of dealing with tangled necklaces and rummaging through little bags to find my earrings when I travel. I’m guessing that some of you know just what I mean. 😉 Some time ago I’d bought a finishing kit, with all of the necessary zippers and other notions that […]

Sewing Machine Carpets

Have you ever heard of a rug/carpet for a sewing machine? It’s a handy contraption that sits under the machine and has one or more pockets that dangle in front for keeping tools and paraphernalia handy. I’ve had one with open-topped pockets for years, though I don’t use it at […]

Back from Houston

What a week! Last Wednesday — early in the morning — I flew to Houston with my quilt buddy from Phoenix. We had an amazing five days at Quilt Festival there: lots of quilts, lots of vendors. This was, I think, the twelfth time I’ve been there, and it was […]

Cookies

Yes, I know that my last post was about food, but this one will be, too. Two of my grandsons are spending quite a bit of time with me lately while their mother is out of town on business. Everyone knows that grandsons need snacks after school, so I’ve been […]

Out to dinner

DH and I like to go out to dinner about once a week, and guess what we had last night! Yum! I love sushi, and this was just one of the varieties we chose this time — crab, avocado, spicy tuna (not too spicy, of course), with wasabe and ginger. […]

Finished Jacket

You may recall this post (with the misspelled jacket name). I’ve been working on the Elecktra (correct spelling for the pattern) jacket with the hope of finishing it in time to wear for the cooler weather. The instructor for the project, Maria, has been so helpful! I’d been unable to […]