Outer bag This is a pattern I’ve been meaning to make for some time, but I kept procrastinating. Then my LQS advertised a class to make the very same bag, so I signed up in order to force myself to make it. LOL! The class lasted six hours, and it’s […]
Some time ago I looked around for a yarn shop and couldn’t find one all that conveniently located for my area. The only one I did find was disappointingly unfriendly. 🙁 However, last week I had a very happy surprise when the local newspaper wrote an article profiling a yarn […]
Not too long ago, I showed you some fabrics that are to be in my next quilt. Yesterday I began making the blocks and continued today. I’m pretty happy with the way they’re turning out, though there’s one at the lower left in the photo that looks pretty wonky. However, […]
When I recently began using the embroidery module on my Bernina to create labels, I had no intention at all of using it for other embroidered projects. Yup. So much for that idea! 😉 Since then, I’ve done a few small free-standing lace embroideries, and I did those little gift […]
Sunday was Mother’s Day, as many here know. We have two daughters with five grandchildren between them, and we all spent the afternoon and evening together. The grandchildren all had a wonderful time swimming, and then we had dinner. Daughter #1 prepared a gorgeous salad and a delicious and light […]
What do you think of these fabrics? I love them! I bought them about a year ago to make a pattern I’d had in mind, but — as so often happens — I was sidetracked with other projects. Now, though, I’m going to prewash these and get busy cutting them […]