Second in my series of Carol Doak seasonal blocks, here is SPRING! Spring has been shy in the Midwest this year so it is nice to have a reminder of it on my wall. The “before” post is 2018 Resolutions Part 1 And Winter is here Winter Summer will be on my list… Continue reading Spring
This quilt was originally made for a spare son’s high school graduation in 2005. It has seen much use since then and came to me for repairs Here is the repaired view: And here it is when it came in for repairs: The binding has been re-attached, some seams have been strengthened, a few pieces… Continue reading Repaired
These pods are fun to make, here are my four latest creations: For those keeping track, these are part of my commitment for the fourth quarter of Finish A Long as stated he 1512.75 And some of them are already gone, having been gifted to my Sit and Sew. I took all 10 I have… Continue reading Four New Pods
Several years ago (isn’t that a lazy way of saying I don’t want to look it up?) I made some monthly blocks designed by Carol Doak. My plan became to form them into seasonal wall hangings. It is now my pleasure to introduce you to Winter! It is my plan to work on each of… Continue reading Winter
Six Sweet Pea Pods, say that quickly more than once, are done and circling together on my table. Today’s completion is brought to you courtesy of Joan Hawley’s Craftsy class, Zippered Bags with a Twist. My technique was to watch a video segment then make that part of the project (x6), lather, rinse and repeat.… Continue reading Sweet!
Today’s finish is place mats. Each place mat has 3 shirts on it, from a pattern by Carolyn Friedlander. All the plaid and stripe fabrics are rescued from shirts at various resale shops in my area. Is it a concern that I found myself eyeballing men’s shirts at a recent event and thinking how… Continue reading Twelve Shirts!
Hooray! I finished this Mini Tiny Dancer. The colorful triangles come from the scraps of an earlier Mini Tiny Dancer. Here is the earlier one, for contrast AND this new one is done in time for the 3rd quarter of Finish A Long 2017. Here is my commitment blog… Continue reading A Tiny Finish
This cheerful table runner is done! I can’t imagine why I waited so long to finish it up. The hexies have been sewn for some time. They were started in a Mickey Depre workshop based on her Pieced Hexies books. So easy and fun to make. There was a brief time when I thought the… Continue reading A Completed Table Runner
There was a substitute yoga teacher today. I was more than a little apprehensive about this. I am so very new to yoga and did not want to be pushed (too much) past my comfort zone. It turned out fine. She had some familiar poses and some new ones for us to try. Some… Continue reading Changes
Another project completed! The flower pots came from an exchange on a Carol Doak list some years back. I took them to a Modern Quilt Workshop taught by Donna of Donnalee Design Studio. This is the result. It all started here: Spring Into Action And a shout out to Stephanie of Quilt Addicts Anonymous… Continue reading Modern Flower Pots
Pondering It All 