Wahoo! My Mid Century Modern House Pillows pattern is in print in the Spring 2015 issue of Interweave’s Modern Patchwork! You may remember my Mid Century Modern House Pillows that I made for my family room: I really love them! And when the call for this magazine came out, I thought they would be a… Continue Reading
My cousin Jess and her hubby Jim are expecting their first, and she’s a girl! (It’s amazing, she’s over seven months pregnant and it barely shows!) I dyed up a bunch of baby clothes and was able to bring them to the shower over the weekend: They were a big hit! I also made the… Continue Reading
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that my son Liam is a senior in high school and has been following his passion to play the trombone. He’s worked really hard, had all sorts of awesome successes, (along with a couple of disappointments), and auditioned all over the country… Continue Reading
Happy Earth Day! Last year the folks at Quilting Daily asked me to write up a post on how dyeing with Procion MX fiber reactive dyes can effect the earth and how we can minimize those effects. I am continuously inspired by the flora and fauna that surround me, so I am always trying to impact… Continue Reading
Here it is! By the time you read this, I’ll have already used my new bag, made with the Take Off Tote pattern by Erin Erickson, to easily travel to Chicago with Liam! The zippers across the top and for the front pocket keep everything secure. (If I’d had time to order zippers in a… Continue Reading
Although I love designing my own bags, I appreciate the work that goes into a well designed pattern and Erin Erickson’s Take Off Tote is perfect for my trip to Chicago with Liam this weekend because it has a really cool sleeve that will hold it on the handle of my rolling bag. I used… Continue Reading
Last week was crazy, but I uploaded my final grades of the semester yesterday and I am done with teaching until September!!! (Lots of committee work still be done, but still…) So today I started dyeing. I love my sink, but I need more shade, you can see the “triangle of doom”, where the sun… Continue Reading
Last week was not only the last week of classes at the UoR, but we had 4 different sets of leaks to deal with! It all started Easter morning. Yes, my boys are 17 and 13, and they still want to do Easter things! So Easter morning started with a spiderweb hunt for the basket:… Continue Reading