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 […]
Quilting
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m taking a short break from travel photos today, but I’ll get back to them next time. 🙂 A few days ago, I posted about the swift my brother-in-law made for me. I’m so happy to have it, but I was worried about it possibly being damaged if I didn’t […]