A couple of weeks ago, I posted about beginning a pumpkin quilt. I’ve made some good progress on it, and I’m happy to say that all of the embroidered appliqué is now finished! Yay! Soon I’ll layer it and begin quilting — fun! I had decided to use a gradated […]
The International Quilt Festival was this past week, and I was lucky enough to get to go again. I love going to that show! It’s especially great because I get to spend time with my very good friend, as well as with others I don’t see at any other time. […]
Okay, maybe just part of a pumpkin at this point. 😉 I’ve begun my next quilt, which is an embroidered project designed by Claudia Dinnell. This one will be a Halloween quilt, but it certainly won’t be finished for this Halloween. LOL! Still, there’s always next year. I don’t actually […]
My birthday was last summer, but one of the gifts I was given was to attend a two-day workshop at Quiltique, which is quite near my home. The workshop was called Bernina Academy and was to give tips and hints on how to deal with different types of fabrics. I’m […]
I’m between actual projects at the moment and awaiting inspiration for my next one. However, I decided to take advantage of the down time to practice my free-motion quilting a bit. It’s rather nice to do this, not only to try to improve, but also because there’s no stress involved, […]
I can’t even remember when I began knitting this cardigan, but I finished it a week or so ago. It’s actually the same design as this one, which is a Custom Fit design, tailored to my measurements. However, this time I switched out the design on the front for a different […]