A Quick and Practical Gift
Each year at our December meeting, the ladies in my quilt group bring little handmade treats for each other, things like credit card holders, key fobs, bowl cozies, handmade soap, etc. So I… Continue reading
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ScrapHappy November 2024 — A Quick and Easy Jewelry Display Project
I have quite a collection of old costume jewelry, and over the years I have seen some lovely ideas about displaying it. People will mount these old earrings and brooches in a shadow… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Spices
I am part of an online art quilt group that creates small pieces for quarterly themes. This time the theme was Spices. When we gathered up theme suggestions a few years ago, I… Continue reading
ScrapHappy October 2024 — A Quick and Easy Group Quilt Project
This past weekend our little town had a Quilt Walk, and I volunteered to run a table to create a group art quilt. In preparation, I fused very simple face shapes to background… Continue reading
A Passel of Kids’ Quilts and A Cautionary Tale
I have been on a roll and I have finished four baby/kid quilts in the past few weeks. Most of these materials were donated to me already cut up — the challenge is… Continue reading
Puppy Cuteness
In an ongoing effort to use up pre-cut fabrics I’ve been given, I pulled out all the puppy fabrics, intending to make a twin-size quilt. I found a quilt on Pinterest that I… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day: Vintage
It’s time for the reveal of the quarterly challenge of the online art quilt group, The Endeavourers. This time the theme was “Vintage”. I love using vintage textiles, and I have already done… Continue reading
A Finished Quilt and a Bucket List
Here is a string quilt I started in 2016, using pieces of old shirts from thrift stores. Back then, I had fun placing the fabrics to make the blocks, but later, I realized… Continue reading
Guest Post: Coverlet Magic
Today I am so honored to share a beautiful essay from Annie Brannon. Annie contacted me for information about an antique coverlet she had bought — I am no expert, but I know… Continue reading
It’s Been on the To-Do List for Ten Years
Last weekend I played with painting old linens. I followed the directions from a 2014 article called ” ‘Dyeing’ Vintage Linens with Paint”, by Cheryl Sleboda, (Feb/March 2014 Quilting Arts magazine). This process… Continue reading