Yesterday our local quilt guild had a bus trip to the wonderful Road to California show — over and back all in one day. We all had a great time, with lots of laughter and chatter all the way. We had done a similar thing ten years ago, when I […]
And here’s the third of the four blocks that San Francisco Stitch Co. is issuing as a free download for the winter! This “marquis” is a curious little ermine who pokes his head up in search of whatever he can see in the neighborhood. He was inspired by a real […]
Chouchou is popping in here to help me wish everyone a happy holiday, no matter which one(s) you celebrate!
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an embroidered block that was the beginning of a short series put out by San Francisco Stitch Company. Today the second block was released, the Snow Baron, a snowy owl at night. Given the state of my back at the moment, I wasn’t […]
Every year I make a special Christmas bread that my family loves. It’s basically a riff on stollen that began years ago when we did a Christmas dinner from a different country every year. Since then, the kids have grown up and added our grandchildren to the mix, but we […]
I’ve posted before about designs from San Francisco Stitch Co. As they’ve done in several times in the past, they’re providing a free set of designs, one block at a time over the course of several weeks. This time, the 6″ blocks are called Winter Twist, and each block will […]