My mom is a dear. She is a very sweet and generous person. She gets along with everyone and is generally awesome. So I wanted to make her something. I actually want to make her lots of things. But I only have so much time. 🙂 So, I made her a duffle bag to match my duffle bag. And against…
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A duffle for mom
Announcing: Girl Friday Sews Blog Hop
When my friend Heidi, of Fabric Mutt, contacted me about participating in the Girl Friday Sews Blog Hop, I had never heard of the term “girl friday”. I just knew I wanted to be part of her blog hop. So I said YES! Then I began to learn a bit more about what a “girl friday” really is. The cut…
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Much ado about pillows
Over the past month or so I’ve been squirreling away Anna Maria Horner Velveteen. I’ve mentioned several times wanting to recover nine pillows in my living room. For some reason, these pillow covers have been daunting. Case in point? I’ve started three different quilty pillow covers. But, none are finished. So it seemed obvious and easy (almost like cheating!) to just make…
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If you like this quilt
If you like this quilt, particularly the way I quilted it, then you will be happy to hear Janice of Better off Thread has posted a tutorial on how to do “Ultra-Wavy Quilting”. I am a fan of Janice’s blog and her quilts. So I was delighted she found inspiration from one of my favorite quilts. Here is a Janice’s “Geese…
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Look! Over there!
I’m over at the Houston Modern Quilt Guild’s blog sharing my thoughts on Anna Maria Horner’s lecture at QuiltCon. Super squue! Me with Anna Maria, Christa and Deirdre P.S. There is an awesome giveaway too! Anna Maria is giving away a whole bundle of FQ’s from my favorite line, “Field Study“. Please enter! And then win it! And then give…
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