… the buttons? Last week I showed you part of a tea cozy I was working on. Now I’ve finished it, except for the specialty buttons I need to add to make this look like a traditional gingerbread house. But finding those buttons is proving to be a real challenge; […]
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I’ve been working on a new project for the past couple of days. It’s actually something I’ve been meaning to make for several months, but it was sort of on the back burner for one reason or another. I saw the most adorable pattern for a tea cozy and just […]
Not too long ago, I made a Winding Ways quilt for our bed. That quilt is pretty big, so laundering it will be a major undertaking. That wouldn’t be a huge consideration, except that Bisou really does like to sleep at the foot of the bed, and I have to […]
Not too long ago I made a MiPad Case. The pattern was designed by Annie Unrein, and I liked it so much that I bought another of her patterns. This time I made a name tag bag; this is to replace one I wasn’t entirely happy with, and I think […]
… broken your threads in the middle of a line of machine quilting? Or run out of bobbin? If so, you know how frustrating it is to try to get the thread ends knotted off so you can get back to the quilting. Here’s how I do it, with very […]
Like many groups (and individuals), my local group is making blocks for our armed forces. We’re participating in the Just One Star challenge sponsored by Moda. The blocks are due by May 1, which gives everyone less than two more weeks to get a block made and mailed. I’m hoping […]