Finally finished
The wall quilt that has taken a year and seen me through four homes. Finishing touches, then it is off to Florida.
Mail Sack Mayhem
Thanks to some encouragement from Shelly and Crissy and the willingness of the folks at Modern Domestic, I finally got to cross “Start teaching others to sew again” off my massive to-do list. With the help of Lupine and Crissy, I decided on pattern to use–The Mail Sack from Pink Chalk Studios. I made up
The view from here
My bed doubles as the couch, or vice versa. When I lie there, with my feet plopped up over the arm of the couch, this is my view. I find it highly annoying to see kitchen mess while I am trying to sleep, even if it’s only the leftover to-go box.
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A chill in the air
It’s starting to get colder, with frost on the bushes in the morning and a nip in the air. I will take it over rain any day.
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Settling
We moved into our new place on December 1 and this is what the main room was looking like: The aparment is tiny, less than 500 square feet. Add to the lack of floor space, the fact that there is only one closet , in my daughter’s room, and we’ve got a real quandary. Where
Stormy Weather
Life has been a bit like the weather lately. Mostly dark, stormy and not enjoyable in the least. Every once in a while I can see a little blue sky on the horizon and it reminds me that it won’t stay like this forever. There will be days, perhaps months from now, that I will
PMQG swap potholders
So back in November, at our Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting, we were asked to bring along some swatches of fabrics (no more than to fill a ziploc sandwich bag). Everyone dumped their baggie onto the table, then at the end of the night, everyone left with a different baggie full of fabric to make
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How To: Make A Coffee Cozy
Maybe you love the paper sleeves you get on your cup of joe (or cocoa or chai or whatever your beverage of choice is), but maybe you’re looking for a bit of pizzazz to throw on that boring ol’ cup. Something with some personality. I’ve made up some little kits to make your own, including
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How fabric is made…
From the team at Robert Kaufman Fabrics, comes this great peek into how fabric goes from idea to product.
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