Purple & white quilt top showing crosshatched quilting.

Dresden Plates progress

I’ve completed my three planned Dresden Plates and attached them to the quilt sandwich. In Susan Cleveland’s technique, they are attached to the entire quilt sandwich at this point, rather than just to the quilt top. Now I’m beginning the quilting! So far, I’m not quite sure what I’m going […]

30° wedges in purples laid out in a Dresden Plate design.

Dresden Plates

Several years ago, I made a Dresden Plate quilt, and I’ve always intended to make another one — they’re fun! I especially like Susan Cleveland’s method of making them without the center appliquéd circle. 😉 Anyway, I’ve finally begun another one! It’s a little different, as Susan’s technique has evolved […]

Quilt in teals and gold on black background.

Home from Paducah

No, not me! 😉 But my quilt is home! It was such a thrill to have this quilt accepted to such a special show. I didn’t expect to earn a ribbon, so I’m not disappointed there, but a couple of very kind people did send me photos of the quilt […]

Small quilt showing a sewing machine with thread spools and pin cushion.

Adding to the set and a small finished quilt

Last month I posted a couple of little bags I’d made to make taking my Bernina Kaffe475 to various sewing events. After finishing those, I decided it would be a good idea to add to the set by making a project bag for fabrics, partial pieces, and patterns. So now […]

Quilt top showing a pieced sewing machine with a small pin cushion and spools of thread

New wall hanging

I saw an adorable little quilt at my LQS a few weeks ago and — of course — bought the pattern. 😉 It’s called Stitched with Love, by Camille Roskelley. I thought it would be a cute addition to my small sewing room. To make it even better, our local […]

Three framed embroidered projects with a compass rose on each and GPS coordinates for specific locations.

Compass Rose signs

I use Embrilliance embroidery software, which works beautifully on my Mac; unfortunately, the Bernina software isn’t Mac-friendly — and it’s lots more expensive. A few days ago, Lisa Shaw, who is an expert at digitizing (something I’m definitely not) shared a project and instructions on how to personalize it for […]