Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I am not doing well on using up fabric. I seem to be buying a lot more than I am using at the moment, but I am continuing to sew, so I am not complaining. Finished 2021 Quilt Projects Pink Kaffe Quilt – finished March 2021 Red Scribbles – finished January 2021 Finished 2021 Small … Continue reading “26 Projects 2021 #4”
No joke,I have finished a few more projects. Finished 2021 Quilt Projects Pink Kaffe Quilt – finished March 2021 Red Scribbles – finished January 2021 Finished 2021 Small and Non-Quilt Projects This category covers bags, toys, aprons and knitting as well as other non-quilt projects. Altoid Tin Sewing Kits Bias Tape block Drawstring Bags Eye … Continue reading “26 Projects 2021 #3”
After Alison quilted Blue Strips #2, I updated the Color Strips and Chunks donation quilt page. I also updated the Ends Donation Quilt page. Finished 2021 Quilt Projects Red Scribbles – finished January 2021 Finished 2021 Small and Non-Quilt Projects This category covers bags, toys, aprons and knitting as well as other non-quilt projects. Altoid … Continue reading “26 Projects 2021 #2”
I originally wrote this to support Bay Area Modern‘s various swaps and activities. Once their new website was live, the blog was discontinued. I think this is a useful post (and not just because I wrote it!), so I decided to rewrite it, update it and post it here. Please note: I haven’t tried all … Continue reading “Small Gift Ideas”
Here we are with an almost clean slate. I hope 2021 is going well for you so far. I decided that I was not going to work specifically on my UFO list this year. I decided I was going to make projects that I have been wanting to make. Some of these I wasn’t making … Continue reading “26 Projects 2021 #1”
In Austria the traditional greeting for the New Year is ‘Gute Rutsch’, which means good slide into the new year. I hope your slide out of 2020 and into 2021 was pleasant and happy. Thanks for reading. I look forward to another year of you reading my thoughts and posts about my projects. Articles, Media, … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2021 #1”
Media Barbara Brackman has a wonderful quilt she has been puzzling over with a friend. She is calling it Friendship Knot, but I get the impression they don’t know where the quilt design/pattern came from. Check out the block! It is so interesting the way this pattern is put together. I might want to make … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2020 #3”
I went to a quilt show! The Pacific International Quilt Festival was held, as usual, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I went on Friday with Friend Julie and had a good time. The big change was that there was fewer of everything. Fewer quilts, fewer vendors, fewer exhibits, fewer items to buy, fewer people. … Continue reading “Thoughts on PIQF 2022”
I started this list as reminder of everything I had started or wanted to make, but also to show how much I had a accomplished. I need to remind myself of this fact as I embark on another finishing jag. I may have a lot to do, but I have also accomplished a lot. Finishing … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #7”
The two latest donation tops/backs put me back in the black for fabric used this year. Yay! I am going to have some time off soon, so I plan to finish some of my UFOs in order to get even further into the black. La Pass Month 12 is coming so I need to finish … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #6”
Quilts from the House of Tula Pink: 20 Fabric Projects to Make, Use and Love by Tula Pink I had to read this in my browser to write this review as I kept falling asleep as I read it at night. I didn’t fall asleep because it was boring; I fell asleep because I was … Continue reading “Book Review: Quilts from the House of Tula Pink”
Events, Articles, Exhibitions and Shows Bonnie Hunter reminded me that the Quilters Take a Moment virtual event is coming up on September 17-18. Quilters Take a Moment is a virtual fundraising event for the nonprofit Quilt Alliance, featuring captivating speakers, deep-dive interviews, joyful conversations, a quilt exhibition and moments of community for quilt lovers everywhere. … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2021 #10”
Admin I have created page that contains all the supplies I like and use. Yes, I have included links and most of them are affiliate links which help support this blog. Right now it is just a list, but I intend to add photos and more commentary as time goes on. Fabric, Notions, Supplies, Books … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2020 #11”
Welcome to week 5 million of S-i-P and working from home, playing at home, staring at the same people, staying home. I am joking. We are fine and it could be much worse for us. Thank heaven for sewing! Projects Join the Toledo Art Museum’s COVID-19 Virtual Quilting Bee by submitting a block of your … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2020 #8”
Not long ago I received another (yes, I had one!) That Purple Thang** in my Modern Handmade subscription box. I can always add extra tools to my Go Bag, but this was a tool that I never used – or didn’t remember using. I put it in my notions tub, right next to my sewing … Continue reading “Useful Notion: Purple Thang”