And I still love it. I thought I could finish quilting it before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, that estimate was too optimistic. sigh. I wanted to have it finished for the Christmas season. Boo. I had some issues with the tension and the thread kept breaking. Also some of the seams are so bulky, that it confuses my foot and my machine…
Read More
Christmas Geese top finished
Christmas Geese Quilt is progressing
and I love it so far! Lots of pieces!
Process: Trimming dog ears
Today, I trimmed dog ears off on 174 flying geese blocks. Glad that’s over! I did have a cute little helper though. 🙂
Dresses for my dollies
I love making dresses for my girls. Mostly I think because they love to wear them and twirl. They are very girly girls. Cora’s dress was made following a pattern/tutorial found here. For Amalie’s dress I think I just made up it up as I went. It’s pretty straight forward: three gathered tiers a la Hanna Anderson sewn on to…
Read More
A new person to make things for!
He needs a formal introduction, no? Blog, meet Shepherd. He joined us September 11th. Shep is looking forward to being loved on and having things made for him. He already has made good use of this “I Spy” quilt my mom made for me before I had my first daughter. Love him!