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just fyi …. 2 Apr 2013 | 03:48 pm
Hi Readers! On March 30, I got an email alerting me to the fact that my posts were appearing on another blog. If it had been another sewing or craft blog, that one be one story, but this blog is X-rat...
SWAP 2013 and secrets in a quilt 17 Mar 2013 | 05:22 pm
There has been a fabric substitution made. Remember the black and white fabric I started with? It is black and ivory. I prefer white with my black. oops. I cannot bring myself to put time into somethi...
a finished top for SWAP 2013 12 Mar 2013 | 04:33 am
This white top has been in progress for quite a while, so it sure felt good to finish! The pattern is the Robin Top by Style Arc and I used a white shirting fabric. To save it from being too plain, I ...
FMQ Foot on the mezzanine 6 Mar 2013 | 11:19 pm
ah ha, the proper pronunciation of the grippy quilting gloves is muh-sheen-gers. (Mash-ingers works OK for me, too, though, hee hee) My Pfaff 2042 Quiltstyle is performing really well as I explore pat...
stitching merrily along … 4 Mar 2013 | 08:26 am
So I have been watching a class on Craftsy called Free Motion Quilting a Sampler taught by Leah Day. I have been using a straight-stitch throat plate and the darning foot that came with my machine. On...
pivot and proceed 24 Feb 2013 | 08:49 pm
I spent several hours yesterday studying inspirational images in a wonderful book called The Art of Manipulating Fabric by Colette Wolf. Take a peak inside the book and be mesmerized. It covers techni...
Baby Quilt: Finished! 18 Feb 2013 | 02:52 am
How satisfying to show you this baby quilt I made for my co-worker Tina. She is the most laid back mother-to-be and when I asked about her plans for the nursery, she just giggled and said she had not ...
the most exciting thing 14 Feb 2013 | 08:18 pm
First things first, THANK YOU for all the lovely comments on my new little black jacket! Today’s topic is the most exciting thing in my world right now. It is not all that exciting, so sorry if you we...
Little Black Jacket road test 11 Feb 2013 | 06:12 am
I am starting to think I could use a whole wardrobe of black jackets – a tux jacket, a knit cardigan and maybe something trendy. Let’s call this the first of more to come – my little black jacket. I s...
Sewing with a plan SWAP 2013 6 Feb 2013 | 05:13 pm
In the sewing room we have a nearly finished baby quilt and a nearly finished jacket. I had in-progress photos of everything, oh yes I did. But the memory card from the camera was blank when I tried t...
