Above is the logo of our local quilt show, set to open on Friday, April 26! I must say that our show is always a very good one; we have over 300 quilts on display, and there’s a good number of vendors, too. Something for everyone! The show takes a […]
Quilting
My local quilt circle met last week, and one of our members — a good friend — showed us how to make a bargello quilt that looks like a US flag. I’d made a small flag quilt a few years ago, but I hung it on our front door, facing due west, […]
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 […]
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 […]
This little quilt was an unexpected bonus from my quilting buddy. She purchased a Hawaiian-themed two-block kit from Stacy Michell, but she didn’t feel like doing both blocks. She did one and gave me the “negative image” version of the one she’d finished. Hers has pink where mine has yellow/blue/green […]