I wonder where my son got his love of color???? At 16, he had some very strong opinions about the colors in his room, and he also actually pitched in and did a lot of the work, which was wonderful. He really really wanted his computer to face out in the room “like an office”… Continue Reading
Earlier this year we spiffied up my laundry room: Since then it’s been such a joy to do laundry in there. Well, maybe saying laundry gives me joy is a stretch, but…it’s a much happier place to be! And with everything looking so spiffy, my old solution of sorting out delicates wasn’t cutting it. (A… Continue Reading
Here’s the finished quilt that I walked you through the process of yesterday: I absolutely love it!!! Although I worked on the design in my head a bit for almost a year, the piecing and quilting of it was pretty effortless! It fits perfectly above my fireplace mantle in the kitchen/family room: Here are some… Continue Reading
Way back in June I had two days to make a quilt to hang over my mantel in the family room. The size was already decided and not too daunting (30″ x 40″), and I already had the color palette and general idea of three wonky skeleton trees pieced like this: So it was possible… Continue Reading
One of my long time customers brought me a white shirt from “Oh My Gauze” to dye for her in my Autumn Splendor colors. I’ve never dyed anything from this maker before, and she knows that every once in a great while the clothing is made with optical brighteners and may not take the dye… Continue Reading
With under one week until I head to Nashville to help Liam move into his dorm etc… I wanted to take a look at how I’m doing on everything on the list! August Goals Get Caught Up on Blogging August 20 75% Gradation Article #2 July 24 100% Supply list for FMQ club July 25… Continue Reading
My Father passed away early Sunday morning as he wanted: at his home in Winter Harbor, ME. Although my relationship with him was difficult, I know that my ability to do anything I set my mind to was learned at his feet. I also have an abiding love for the coast of Maine because of… Continue Reading
Well, August started off with a bang for Logan! He had an absolutely fabulous time as a film student at the California State Summer School for the Arts, held on the campus of Cal Arts for most of July and the beginning of August. He (and hubby and I) were very apprehensive about this program… Continue Reading