Sunday was Mother’s Day, as many here know. We have two daughters with five grandchildren between them, and we all spent the afternoon and evening together. The grandchildren all had a wonderful time swimming, and then we had dinner. Daughter #1 prepared a gorgeous salad and a delicious and light […]
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What do you think of these fabrics? I love them! I bought them about a year ago to make a pattern I’d had in mind, but — as so often happens — I was sidetracked with other projects. Now, though, I’m going to prewash these and get busy cutting them […]
I liked yesterday’s Ditty Bag enough that I decided to make a second one. This one is from a Hoffman Challenge print (2002, I think!) and a companion print inside. I trimmed it in purple and did all of the top stitching in yellow.
I’ve made other bags designed by Annie Unrein, but this is the most recent, finished just this evening. This pattern has three different sizes, and I made the medium one. I’m planning to use this to keep all of the accessories for my electronic devices handy when I travel — […]
Bisou has never shown any interest in a bed of her own. After all, she’s allowed on the furniture and sleeps on the bed with us, so why did she need a bed? I did give her a little quilt to curl up on behind the chair where she likes […]
Bisou makes me smile almost all of the time! She usually keeps me company in the mornings as I’m getting dressed or making the bed, etc. Like many dogs, she also likes to have certain “caves” to lie in, and this is one of them. Yup, that’s one of her […]