I’ve had four of my five grandchildren over to work on quilty projects at one time or another, but the youngest boy somehow never made it. There were several reasons, but they’re not important now, since he and I finally found a mutually agreeable time this past Sunday! Yay! Most […]
Bernina
A few years ago I bought a tool and a pattern at Susan Cleveland’s booth at the Houston show. As happens all too often, both ended up in a drawer with a promise of using them “someday”. Then last year I came across a little bundle of linen rectangles, each a […]
I’m almost finished with the quilting on my quail project! There will be a slight delay, though, while my Bernina 780 has a bit of an adjustment. I don’t want to switch to my 630, as I’m afraid the quilting will be noticeably different at this late stage. Luckily for me, the […]
That’s the name of my latest finished quilt! It came from a pattern by Elisa’s Backporch, and it’s yet another Drunkard’s Path layout. I began this ages ago, finished the top, and then let it languish while I decided how I wanted to quilt it. […]
I’m still working on the quilt I showed you last week. I’m doing the border now, and it’s taking a lot longer than I’d foreseen. That’s mainly because the curved cross hatching I’d decided to do there is more time consuming than I’d thought. For one thing, I probably should […]
In my last post, I showed you my new Bernina 780 — new to me, that is, though it was a demo model and so had been used a little. I’ve spent the weekend “playing” with this amazing machine, though I’ve yet to try the embroidery module and its functions. I’ve been exploring […]