Category: Quilting

Now that Daylight Savings time has begun again, the Vernal Equinox is just a couple of weeks away, don't you just want to ditch the turtlenecks and boots and get out your cropped pants and tee shirts?  Wear bright springy colors?  Change into that cute straw summer hand bag?  Use some self tanner and get […]

I had such a great time participating in the OP Sew Along that Pat Sloan hosted this weekend!  My version of orange was a bit toned down I suppose, but it worked for me.  While I was working on the challenge quilt, a little bell tinkled in the back of my mind.  I vaguely recalled […]

Isn't this just the happiest little quilt?  The colors just sing out to me and the quilt is telling me it needs to go to a child.  Wouldn't it be a sunny addition to a child's bedroom?  The feeling is not specifically juvenile, but young and cheerful all the same.  Yup, it needs to be […]

After yesterday's nonsense, I decided to get myself in gear today and finish up a couple of things on my To Do list.  I got the borders on two quilt tops!  The one above is from a pattern called Spice Cake by Mary's Cottage Quilts.  The fabric is Charisma by Chez Moi for Moda.  The […]

  I have been stitching away on these super easy, fun blocks for the past couple of days.  This fabric line is so darn cute.  I chose the pattern Cafe Au' Laite from Heather Mulder Petersen's book Let the Good Times Roll.  Heather's pattern calls for one jelly roll and a couple of charm packs.  […]

  I read an amusing news article today about a group of University of Oxford researchers who have listed the top ten most annoying phrases in the English language.  I agree with most of them, and have a few of my own I could add. Here is the list: 1 – At the end of the day2 – Fairly […]

  Hey there, I am back from the retreat and have lots to share, but work is getting in the way of me taking the necessary time this morning to tell you all about it.  I will say we had a fabulous time, and I promise to share all the details! The picture above is […]

  On Sunday I went up to Palo Alto to see my father and stopped in at Eddie's Quilting Bee, where my sister Kate and some other friends were sewing together.  The shop had changed out all the display quilts and had a lot of new class samples up on the walls.  I took a […]

  My daughter Sara came down for the weekend and we planned to spend our time sewing together.  She brought the most adorable fabric for a new project.  It is Mendocino by Heather Ross for Free Spirit.  It is so whimsical and fresh vintagey looking in shades of brown, aqua, pink, and rust.    Don't […]