Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I finished another Boxy Clear Pouch right before Christmas. This one is for Tim and I gave it to him when we had an after Christmas Sew Day. It is the same pattern as the ones I made for my students. The difference is that I used fabric that will coordinate with the Sew Together … Continue reading “Gift #7: Boxy Clear Pouch #2”
Now that the giant puzzle is put away, I have moved my EPP work back to the living room for after dinner stitching. I am making much more progress. Of course, the living room looks a little messy, but not as bad as it did. I have all of my pieces laid out on the … Continue reading “Workspace for EPP”
Projects, Classes, Patterns & Tutorials My friend Marty showed me Kohatu Patterns website. She was making a pumpkin tablerunner. I decided I want to make a pumpkin tablerunner for my buffet after seeing her blocks. I was interested in the patterns, but not as much as the blog, which has some very interesting tips and … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2021 #12”
Admin Anyone whose email is on my Feedburner list has been moved to the WordPress feed. If you have not verified your email, then you won’t get any emails. I have deactivated the Feedburner feed, so if you weren’t able to make the change up until now, you will no longer be hearing from me. … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2021 #9”
I borrowed this book from the library in Kindle format. I kept it for a long time and then it was yanked from my digital bookshelf by the tyrant that is the app? Stitch ‘n Swap: 25 Handmade Projects to Sew, Give & Receive by Jake Finch This book is described as a guide on … Continue reading “Book Review: Stitch ‘n Swap”
Sew Stow: 31 Fun Sewing Projects to Carry, Hold, and Organize Your Stuff, Your Home, and Yourself! by Betty Oppenheimer I borrowed this book from SFPL and it sat around a long time before I read it thoroughly. It is geared towards people who sew and are looking to organize rather than quiltmakers and bagmakers. … Continue reading “Book Review: Sew & Stow”
LillyElla designer, Nicole, has a new project out, Butterfly Effect. LillyElla is the designer of the Mini Maker Case and also the Undercover Maker Mat. I do like her projects. Pink Door has fabric packs, papers, and acrylic templates. I need another EPP Project (or any project???) like I need another hole in my head, … Continue reading “Butterfly Effect”
I bought Doug Leko’s Folded Corners Ruler** awhile ago but didn’t have a reason to use it until Saturday. I started working on the X Quilt last week. I was really struggling with the way the pattern was written. After reading a Bonnie Hunter post about Valentine’s Day where she mentioned this ruler**, I dug … Continue reading “Simple Folded Corners Ruler”
I finally finished Red Scribbles about two weeks ago. It is has been go-go-go here, so I didn’t post until now. I only had to finish the binding, which shouldn’t have taken very long except that I am not getting a lot of handwork done since we are working on the giant puzzle. I also … Continue reading “Red Scribbles Finished”
My birthday was last week and I received A LOT of gifts. It was so nice of everyone to think of me again. I also got to go and use a gift card I received in December at Modern Handmade. I haven’t been to a quilt shop in ages and that one is definitely a … Continue reading “Birthday Extravaganza”
Happy birthday to my YM! He’s 24 (OMG!!) today! Other Artists Bonnie Hunter had to move her FB page. Find the new one and the sad, FB tale of woe on the new page. She did finally get the problems with the old one worked out, so now there are two pages! More bang for … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2020 #16”
We had a guild meeting on Saturday. Our speaker was Christina Cameli. She is a machine quilter and I wasn’t that excited, but I really loved the presentation and her. She had the guild send photos of several people’s quilts. People sent quilts where they needed help with the quilting. I was amazed and impressed … Continue reading “Machine Quilting on Zoom”
Administration I have updated a couple of the pages, which you may not always look at. I updated the Ends donation quilt page and the Glossary. The Ends page shows all the Ends quilts I have made so far. I was amazed that I am up to 9! I hope people like them. Fabric, Notions, … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2020 #12”
I had high hopes for the foot when I started to work on the covers for our dining room table leaves. I bought this foot when it came out new for my MC 9000. Based on my reading, I thought this foot would help me put the binding on the covers evenly. I have never … Continue reading “Rotary Even Foot :(“
Tim has done great work again. He was inspired by Cyndi, another guildmate, so they are making Range Backpacks in tandem. Tim has made three so far and I am very impressed with his work. The Range Backpack is a Noodlehead pattern. Tim likes it very much and says it is concisely and clearly written. … Continue reading “Tim’s Bag”