I find it nearly hilarious that the minute the temperature starts to drop I get the itch to sew. I visited one of my favorite fabric shops in Fort Collins, Mama Said Sew, and I found this delightful fabric: I found myself so drawn to it that I bought a jelly roll of it and [...]
Mon, September 12 2011 » Quilting » 2 Comments
I recently became an aunt again, to little Julia Scarlett, my sister-in-law Karen’s first child. Well, of course I had to make her a quilt! I decided to use my Accuquilt Go cutter and use the large tumbler die and then use a variety of prints to give it a scrappy look: Here’s the back: [...]
Mon, May 23 2011 » Quilting » 1 Comment
Melissa was kind enough to take pics of the mug rug I made for her for the Front Range Modern Quilt Guild’s first swap. I really enjoyed making this. I got to practice quilting, machine binding and my applique skills! Our next swap is a sunglasses case that I haven’t started yet. Eeek! I had [...]
Sat, April 30 2011 » Quilting » 1 Comment
So, I’ve been sewing along on my Kenmore 385 just fine. And, really, it is JUST fine. But, I have been stalking an opportunity for an upgrade. Something that would be a little smoother to sew on, have some nifty features and so on. And then, an ad on Craigslist caught my eye for this [...]
Sat, March 12 2011 » Quilting » 1 Comment
Ah! You all thought I gave up on this! But, I didn’t! I’m just severely behind. I am intent on catching up this month if I can. I am shuddering a little at block #6, but I will persevere. Now, without further ado, here are blocks 4 and 5. Pretty cute! I wasn’t thrilled with [...]
Wed, March 9 2011 » Quilting » No Comments
More fun with the LCQA! This one wasn’t challenging in terms of construction, but it was hard for me to visualize color and contrast. The designer is Vickie Eapen. I’m not 100% sure I’m happy with it, but at the same time, it is hard to know without seeing all of the blocks together. Again, [...]
Tue, November 30 2010 » Quilting, Uncategorized » 2 Comments
My sewing group, Denver Sewing Collective had a meeting recently and we were hooked up with a cute little mug rug pattern from the one and only Ryan Walsh! I couldn’t find 7 different materials in my stash that were calling to me, so I picked a couple of Essence scraps and made this: I’m [...]
Sun, November 21 2010 » Quilting » 1 Comment
I have been long intimidated by the process of binding. I just couldn’t seem to wrap my head around it. But, today I am recovering from a nasty cold and felt like sewing. I decided to do a string block construction and then quilt them to make a little mug rug. I got it all [...]
Mon, November 8 2010 » Quilting » 2 Comments
I posted awhile ago about how my cloth diapering online community often sends “snacks” or little gifts to one another. Today, I was the blessed recipient of a snack!! My snacker was Amy of Midnight Quilt Mom. She sent me Elizabeth Hartman’s new book, “The Practical Guide to Patchwork. It was the perfect snack and [...]
Thu, November 4 2010 » Quilting, cloth diapering » 1 Comment
I think I stared at this blog post for much longer than can be normal. I’ve been left disappointed with the lack of commitment to the bee I was participating in and have been dying for a new project like this that has that sense of community. I opened and closed it and hemmed and [...]
