Another cover

I’m making good progress on the top of my Sakura quilt, but in the meantime I took the first of three classes on how to use the embroidery module of my Bernina. That was Wednesday, and I learned how to place a piece of fabric accurately into the hoop in […]

Sakura

Gorgeous fabrics About six months ago, I saw a gorgeous sample quilt at my LQS. I don’t normally find kits interesting, but this time I was so tempted by that beautiful sample! To add to the temptation, I had a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket, so I bought […]

A couple of updates — part 2: quilting

Here is part two of my update. 😉 I’ve finished (all but one step, which I’ll explain in a minute) my Coneflower quilt! 🙂 This one measures 26″ x 21″ and is machine appliquéd (after fusing) and machine quilted. As I explained in a previous post, I took a class […]

A couple of updates — part 1: knitting

I’ve been working on a couple of things, so I’m going to split them up into separate posts to keep things easier. 😉 First of all, I’m still playing around with a Craftsy class on knitting lace sweaters. I really like knitting lace! This is another cardigan; it was supposed […]

Another cheesecake

This is a very busy time of year for our family. One adult daughter has a birthday in late April, the other adult daughter has a birthday in mid-May, and my husband has his birthday in late May. I’d add my mother-in-law’s birthday (also mid-May) to the list, but she […]

Happy Mother’s Day!

I hope everyone is having a relaxing day with their loved ones. 🙂 I know I am. And yesterday one of our daughters came over with her SO to give me her gifts, since she has to work today. The gift that’s easiest to show you is this gorgeous orchid […]