This is my block! I can’t wait to see what all of my fellow bee’ers send me! I sent out the fabric last week to the other 11 participants. I made the block myself first in order to make sure that I could understand the directions and that they were clear enough for the other [...]
Mon, May 31 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I recently read this book by Michael Pollan and it really resonated with me. It has caused me to challenge so much of what I eat and what I considered healthy. I’ve dieted for so long and the goal was always to get a low fat, low carb, low calorie version of your favorite food. [...]
Thu, May 27 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
This block was a variation on a pineapple square. The things I learned were how to more effectively use my rulers, and to measure and remeasure when cutting. Thankfully, neither of these things were learned the hard way, it was just the nature of the difficulty of this square that really forced me to be [...]
Fri, May 21 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
I finished my first block for the quilting bee! Unfortunately, this block wasn’t without its frustrations. Firstly, it was made known to our fellow bee participants that there were several of us who had barely sewn before, let alone done any sort of quilting. So, I was under the impression that the blocks that would [...]
Mon, May 17 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
I went to my first quilting class on Saturday! I am SO happy I took the plunge and did this. It was held at The Creative Needle, and the instructor was so fantastic. We did a little discussion about machines first, and I was happy to learn that my machine is juuuuusssttt fine for quilting. [...]
Mon, May 17 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
I recently saw an ad for Kleenex hand towels and found myself wanting to jump inside the commercial and hurt someone for the insanity they are spreading. Here’s a snippet from their advertisement: Hand Drying Facts Careful hand washing is one defense against germs. But hands are only as clean as the towel used to [...]
Fri, May 14 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
Colorado is kooky. And that is a big part of why I love it here. On Mother’s Day, it was 70 degrees or so, sunny and warm with a lovely breeze. We even went for an 11 mile bike ride. Today we woke up to snow. Lily remembered the joys of snow and demanded to [...]
Wed, May 12 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
So, I set out to make this doll dress. I had received an American Doll catalog in the mail and decided that the matching doll/toddler sets were much too much money, and I also wasn’t wild about the fabrics. Besides, she says right there in her blog post, “…it’s ridiculously easy and fast to make.” [...]
Wed, May 12 2010 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
My niece, Laura, saw the bag I made and hinted that she would like to have one, and who am I to tell anyone no? I mean, if anyone thinks my stuff is pretty enough that they would actually like to carry it around, I’m definitely flattered and have to oblige! She said she liked [...]
Tue, May 11 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
My good friend is celebrating her birthday on Wednesday and she had mentioned she would like a bright, colorful bag to take her books to bible study in. So, I decided to go for it. I based the bag structure on this pattern: Because I had very little time to actually put the bag together, [...]
Tue, May 4 2010 » Uncategorized » 6 Comments
