The fourth block of the Winter Twist Sew-a-Long was posted this morning — yay! This is the last block in the free series from San Francisco Stitch Co., though the setting designs are still to come. I’m delighted with these blocks, which is not unusual, since this company always does […]
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 […]