I’ve said before that I have a Mac computer. I’ve had Macs almost from the time they were introduced, and I haven’t done a clean installation of a new operating system in at least ten years. As a result, there’s lots of extra “stuff” hiding in various places on my […]
Quilting
Gosh! It’s been a month since I’ve written a post — time really does fly sometimes. I returned home last night from a wonderful trip to the Houston Quilt Festival, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary. I know there are photos all over the web of the glorious quilts; I […]
Yesterday I finished the hand work I was doing the other day when I posted. 🙂 Remember these blocks, begun during a visit from my quilting buddy? The quilt is now finished, though it ended up being too wide (23″ x 37″) for the wall I’d hoped to hang it on. […]
Gosh, I hadn’t realized how much time had slipped by since my last post! I’ve had a few distractions to keep me busy, though, the most important of which was getting ready for my husband’s surgery to mend his torn meniscus. Ouch! But he’s doing well at this point, thank […]
A young couple we know has just had a first baby, an adorable little boy. 🙂 I needed to whip up a quick baby gift, and Craftsy published this cute pattern for a bib. It was quite easy to make, though I did make one modification: I put a layer […]
I’ve been reading Amy’s Free Motion Adventures for a while now. She has some wonderful tutorials for free motion quilting, but she also has a wonderful foot for her sewing machine. It’s just like the ones you see on long arm machines, but it fits her domestic machine and makes […]