Current projects

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I haven’t made a lot of noticeable progress on anything lately, but I do have a couple of projects going. The first is the quilting on my basket quilt. The lines of thread you can see in the photo are just the basting, which I’m clipping as I cross it […]

Shawl

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I haven’t had much to blog about lately, but I did finish a couple of projects. One is a gift I can’t post here, just in case the intended recipient happens upon my blog, but it’s a little pin cushion for an exchange with an online group of quilters. 🙂 […]

Revisiting my youth

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When I was much younger, I did a bit of knitting. I really enjoyed it, but I didn’t pursue it very far, since I was young and pretty broke most of the time. 😉 Lately, though, I’ve been seeing more and more knitting online, and it’s been very tempting to begin […]

Sad day

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I’ve been using Macs for for almost 30 years now. I added iPods, an iPhone, and an iPad to the mix over the years. I simply can’t imagine what the modern computing world would look like today if Steve Jobs hadn’t had his vision. My condolences go to his family, […]

Time flies …

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… even when you’re not having so much fun. 😉 My poor little dog injured her back seven weeks ago and has been on enforced rest (and a couple of meds) since then. She and I both are about to go stir crazy, since I feel so bad for her […]

Yet more wool appliqué

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The pattern I’ve been working on has three parts to it, and I’ve just finished the last of the three, a heart-shaped pin cushion that will be donated to a project for our quilt circle. I like this one a lot and am thinking about making it again, but adapting […]