I was at a friend’s house today, working on projects with her and another friend. One of these all-day “things” always ends with dinner with our husbands, and it was my turn to provide dessert. I saw this recipe on the Williams-Sonoma site and had to try it — and […]
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about another Drunkard’s Path quilt I was planning to finish after letting it languish for over a year. I’ve now put all of the blocks together and decided that borders on this one just don’t add anything to the effect I want. So […]
Over a year ago, I took a class at a retreat. I wasn’t very happy with the class, so I simply put the pieces away until recently, when I decided to finish the quilt on general principle. 😉 I’ve finished piecing the two-part wedges into the “bow tie” sections and […]
Okay, I showed you some yarn I’d wound on my lovely new swift, but I didn’t wind it just on a whim. I’m making a knitted jacket called Elektra, designed by Twisted Sisters. The pattern shows four different yarns, but our local knit shop, Sin City Knit Shop, is having […]
You may remember that my very generous brother-in-law has made me a yarn swift to make winding skeins of yarn into balls so much easier. Prior to having this, I had to drape the skein around the end of my ironing board and manually unwind it — very slowly and carefully! […]
Our final stop in Norway was in Stavanger. We visited a museum detailing how the oil industry works, another museum that showed the sardine canning process, and the old part of town with its wooden houses. This was part of the shopping area — really pretty! The following day was […]