Spring has sprung! In the past couple of days it’s been really quite warm, up in the high 80’s. The jasmine vines suddenly have a gazillion buds: I was able to make 5 different proposals for Quilting Arts Gifts, hooray! (I haven’t even blogged them all yet). And my Easter Basket class didn’t have enough… Continue Reading
I had so much fun with the linen scarf I made the other day, that I decided to make a table runner with the same method. The only thing I did differently was add batting and quilt it. I was a little stumped on how to quilt it, so I posted a pic of the… Continue Reading
I’ve really liked working with the linen I’ve been dyeing. I decided I wanted to make a scarf, improvisationally piecing some trees at each end: I dyed a long piece of multicolor fabric for the lining/back. We had wonderful weather on Sunday, so I had fun taking lots of pictures outside: Continue Reading
Christmas in March, you say? Well, I’ve been meaning to make new Christmas stockings for a couple of years now, and I’ve never been able to get to them…until now (at least one)! Submissions for Quilting Arts Gifts are due next week, which gave me the impetus to actually draft the pattern and make one… Continue Reading
I made a baby layette for one of my best customers to take to a baby shower for a member of her family. The registry showed that the parents had selected lots of really pastel things, so she asked me to dye up a bunch of pastel onesies and socks, along with a hooded wrap,… Continue Reading
Another busy weekend is over! Saturday was the regional Destination Imagination (DI) regional tournament. If you’re not familiar with this organization (I wasn’t until last Fall), it’s an educational program where student teams solve open-ended Challenges and present their solutions at tournaments. In working to solve the Challenges, the teams learn important life skills like… Continue Reading
February, you are so short! You were so full of concerts and driving, driving, driving! February Goals Finish demo Easter baskets Feb 5 100% 25 Custom index card holders for Kathi Feb 15 100% Baby Layette for Lillian Feb 21 100% Blog Blitz post for Amy Feb 25 100% Teaser page for online classes Feb… Continue Reading