Onto the next project….
Fabrics for a Christmas quilt…. My family and I enjoyed a wonderful holiday together, and we’re still waiting on Lil’ Sis’ arrival. In the meantime, I’ve slapped another quilt top on the wall, and...
View ArticleWelcome to Miss Em
Hello baby! I have a new granddaughter! Formerly known as Lil’ Sis, Miss Em arrived on Thursday, much to her parents’ delight, as well as the rest of us. My daughter had been experiencing vision...
View ArticleBoxing Day Colours
An ivory tower flanks a variegated peony garden…. Ten years since we celebrated this holiday in the UK, it’s still Boxing Day within my immediate clan. However, the visiting with relatives element has...
View ArticleAnother Wedding Quilt
Wrapping up one last project before I go, and it’s a beauty. This quilt was originally meant for those who had lost their homes in the North Bay fires last autumn, but I sent two other quilts...
View Article200,000 plus….
Returning home from a week with my grandson, 200K popped up on my car’s odometer, sort of a parallel to my current life. I certainly felt like I had over two hundred thousand miles on me, considering...
View ArticlePerpetually Young at Heart
Growing up, I was the youngest of cousins on my mother’s side of the family, surrounded by elderly relatives on Dad’s side. While I’m the eldest of five siblings, I’ve often felt in deference to those...
View ArticleFit for a Starship Captain (in training, of course….)
Washed and ready to be drooled on, the sure mark of a successful comforter. Besides novels, other WIPs are wrapping up; I completed this baby quilt for Master Tiberius, and will deliver it perhaps...
View ArticleHexies, a nieta, and superheroes
The Hulk vs scrap triangles…. Little Miss spent the weekend with her abuelo and me, days full of new discoveries. At nearly three years old, my eldest grandgirl loves to play with stuffed animals,...
View ArticleA Duvet Cover Done and Dusted
Last week I finished Little Miss’ duvet cover, but proper photos never came about. Her mum loved fabric from Heather Givans’ Literary collection, of which I have several fat quarters stashed just for...
View ArticleSo Temporary
While entries have been few, I’ve been sewing up a storm; English paper piecing has become my go-to fave, while hand-quilting remains the evening distraction. Paper piecing truly lends itself to...
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