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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 […]

My little tenant

Last spring I decided to hang a hummingbird feeder in the tree outside the window in my sewing room. All summer long I’ve had visitors, and one of them has become quite brave. He (she?) drinks a bit, then rests in the tree and grooms a bit, then drinks some […]

Echoes

Progress on two fronts

I’m still working on the same quilt I showed you a couple of weeks ago. There’s progress, but it’s been slowed because of another project I had to get done — and it has a deadline. This project isn’t a quilt, but it’s related. You see, about twenty-five years ago […]

Christmas ornaments

When my husband and I were newlyweds, decorating our first Christmas tree was a problem, since we didn’t have any ornaments. When our daughters came along, I began buying them an ornament each year so that they’d have a collection when the time came for them to have their own […]