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Espresso-themed towel

A little update

It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? Sorry about that! We’ve been dealing with some serious health issues concerning our dog these days. She’s 14.5 years old now, so I guess she’s entitled to a few glitches. Still, she seems to be holding her own at the moment, so that’s […]

dinnerware bonanza

Never say never …

I’ve been known to tell people that I never win anything. That’s not quite true, of course, as I’ve won a few things over the years, including a nice gift certificate to my local quilt shop recently. However, about a week ago I began to get shipping notices from Williams-Sonoma […]

Elephants holding each other by tail and trunk

Group Hug

I’m not wild about the title I ended up with for this quilt, but I couldn’t think of anything better and wanted to get the label done. 🙂 The quilt began when I saw a pattern called “Elephants” from Laundry Basket Quilts. I do like elephants, so it caught my […]

elephants on their background

More elephants

I really admire elephants and their strong dedication to each other. I saw this pattern at my local quilt shop, and just couldn’t resist. I’m limiting myself to just nine elephants, rather than the two dozen shown in the design, and I’ve changed how I’m laying them out so that they […]

Bernina 790+ with skin

Dressed up Bernina

Some years ago, I found a way to have a custom-made skin put onto my Bernina 630. I loved it, and you may be able to see why. Unfortunately, when I bought my 790+ with all of its fantastic features, two things happened. First, the 790+ couldn’t have a similar […]

supplies for cushion

My new project

A couple of months ago or so, I bought a book/pattern that caught my attention. It’s called Glamorous Clams, by Deborah Louie, an Australian quilter. Now that some of our quilt shops are sort of open again, I went in a few days ago and purchased fabric to make a […]