I’ve begun the free-motion work on the plumeria quilt I began some time ago, and one of the motifs I used just isn’t cutting it. I’m going to have to take it out, which isn’t good news, since the lines have been stitched over several times. Ugh. But it has […]
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I can hardly believe it’s been a month since my last post! But I’ve been busy, and time has slipped away. After finishing the shawl I posted about last month, I decided to teach myself to knit in the continental style, so I researched lots of videos on YouTube (what […]
Some time ago, I made this shawl as a project for a Craftsy class. I love the shawl, but it’s really too small to be useful to me. Sad, isn’t it? Anyway, I had some of the yarn left and decided to make it again in a larger size. I […]
Last summer my husband and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands to celebrate our anniversary. While there, I bought a special batik that is only sold in one shop in the world. I decided to use it in a small quilt as a memento of our trip. Fast […]
I found a recipe on the Weight Watchers site for some goodies to make for Valentine’s Day, and I thought perhaps my husband might enjoy them. My goodness, but were they ever easy to prepare! They use one of my favorite combinations — chocolate and raspberry — but I don’t […]
Some time ago, I made a beaded shawl called Accola as part of a Craftsy class. It was really pretty, but I made the small size and realized that it would be much more useful for my purposes if I’d made it larger. Tearing the original one apart was going […]