When I began this clamshell project, I was clueless on the construction of clamshell quilts. I checked a few of my quilting books for guidance, but found little. There were templates ...
As many of you know, I work and teach classes at the best little fabric shoppe in the world....Or at least in Ohio...Yesterday we took a team photo....left to right....Janelle, Me, Sara, Anita, ...
Ive been tinkering with a few different ways to put together these delightful little clamshells...So today is just a{nother} little sneak peek.... Soon....I will share with you some strategies a...
Thanks to friend and fellow blogger, Susan of PatchworknPlay, I was alerted of a blog post about our little shoppe....Sew To Speak!It looks like Bonnie Hunter stopped by our shoppe!!! ...
Today I am channeling my inner Clare....of Selfsewn..... I need her guidance....I know she could calm my jittery nerves...she has Paper Pieced curves....she transformed my fl...
My daughter asked me why I was making little pillows....Pincushions....They are fun and easy to make....and who doesnt like a new pincushion?These will go to a few good homes :)Speaking of pillows......
I think this quilt began my latest triangle obsession. It began as an idea inspired by Anthropologie...I wanted to use shot cottons for my solids. Shot cottons, although a bit fiddly...
mary
I took a deep breath and cut into my Liberty stash....in all honesty, it didnt take that much arm twisting....For some reason it seems difficult to get the color of this Moda Crossweave correct...it ...
I did a little Moms Day shopping...for another project percolating in my brain....Liberty and a Moda Crossweave....Yum!Happy Mothers Day!PS....if you are in the Columbus area you can find Liberty at ...
I know I am most likely singing to the choir with this post....so please excuse me....Here is a little tip to get those pointy points every time!!!Once you have your HST strip all pieced together.......
In a recent post, I shared with you an easier way to create the colorful arrows in Denyse Schmidts new pattern, Point me....If you recall, I changed the construction after I had already cut...
Binding has been made.....and applied...all my loops have been properly looped....and my arrows aligned....This is, of course, Point Me....a new pattern by Denyse Schmidt. I used Kona Snow for...
I love attaching the in between bits to the Rose and Star. English Paper Piecing is so satisfying...This is the first time I have put a quilt together with English Paper Piecing....Very s...
Over the weekend I did a bit of basting....For years I only hand basted. But with machine quilting and the discovery of safety pins - I have converted from hand basting to pin basting {sort of}...
It has been a beautiful day here....crisp and sunny! My kind of day!today....I managed to line up all my arrows and get this quilt top together....On to the quilting....I think I will mach...
As I mentioned in my last post....I found a better way {for me} to piece the arrows in the Point Me quilt. Not to belabor the point, but I truly found this way of piecing so much easi...
Please, humor me if I am a bit wordy in this post.....I feel the need to explain {through the tears} a bit of the struggle of late.I dont like change. I know this about me. I&nb...
I have snapped a fe pics of patterns and colors from my moms house....a beautiful rug from my great Aunt....the rug is well over 100 yrs. old.corner of a quilt made by me {probably 20 yrs a...
A sweet little guy traveled from Australia to Ohio....just in time for Easter.He was lovingly stitched by my dear friend Susan at Patchwork n Play! I cant get over how perfect the emb...
As most of you know, my mom has been very seriously ill. Last week my sister and I brought her home to take care of her. We have moved into our mothers house....we have very understanding...
Last night we had our final SLEEP QUILT class. The final class was all about making binding, attaching the binding, and hand stitching the binding on the back for a nice finished look.&nb...
photos from The Ohio State University -The James Cancer Hospitalmary
I have managed another Rose and Star block!!! Yay!Rose and Star is the best for bedside stitching :)And I ordered a couple of books....only one has arrived so far. This is a new to me book.&nbs...
Not so long ago I was sent a selection of fabric swatches.....how exciting!!!This is Cosmic Burst by Mark Cesarik....for Freespirit.....This line is full of saturated color and movement! I can ...
I have had so many emails expressing well wishes for my mom and family....thank you so much. I appreciate your positive, prayerful thoughts. Big Hugs..... &nb sp;&nbs...
Hi Everyone! The glitch is fixed and you should not have any problem commenting on the Carolyns post for the book giveaway!http://www.carolynfor ster.co.uk/wordpress/ and scroll down to th...
You are no longer following . Undo?
English
Suomi
Svenska