Friday I was lucky enough to have been able to take a free-motion quilting class from Cindy Needham. She’s most famous for her quilts made from old linens, and we saw lots of those at Thursday evening’s guild meeting — they’re drop-dead gorgeous! But linens aren’t something I have hanging […]
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I’ve mentioned before that I’ve taken a couple of knitting classes from Craftsy, and I’ve just finished another one. This one is called The Perfect Fit Seamless Crazy Lace Cardigan. LOL! That’s a real mouthful, isn’t it? But it involved “playing” with different lace knitting motifs and incorporating them into […]
No, not that kind of camping. 😉 I’m just home from attending the new Celebrate! Quilt Camp in Flagstaff, AZ. Summers there are so pleasant, since it’s up in pine country. This camp is a new one, since the one I used to attend each year fizzled, and the lady […]
At the retreat I mentioned recently, I took a second class. I won’t say too much about it, as it wasn’t my favorite for several reasons. However, I’ve now finished the top begun there (it’s fused appliqué), though I am still debating whether or not to add borders. That would […]
I actually have two finishes to show today! 🙂 First, I promised a photo of the finished top from yesterday’s post. Before I show you that, though, here is a photo of a couple of the 6-inch “macaroni” blocks we learned to make in class. Do you see the piping […]
I’ve just spent a few days at a retreat I’d never before attended, and it was great! It was a smallish retreat (compared to some), with only about four classes each day, but it was so well organized that I was really impressed. Our rooms were very nice, and breakfast […]