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Preparations 23 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
I am about to embark on a trip to the far side of the world. I'm not a particularly good traveler - I don't like to fly and I am by nature a homebody. I'm sure I'll enjoy myself once I get there, but...
EPP for the win! 17 Jun 2013 | 03:25 pm
Now for the winner of Jessica's book Quilting On the Go! I wish everyone could win, but the RNG picked #45. The winner is Deborah! Deborah, I'll be sending you an email with details soon - congratula...
Quilting On the Go blog tour and giveaway! 11 Jun 2013 | 04:55 pm
I am thrilled to be the one to kick off the blog tour for Jessica Alexandrakis' s book Quilting On the Go, published by Potter Craft in North America and Search Press elsewhere. This blog tour runs u...
Fab Little Quilt Swap completed 21 Apr 2013 | 10:17 pm
I got quite a bit of feedback on the different possibilities for backgrounds on this little mini, and of course the opinions varied as much as they possibly could. I think this is a good sign that my ...
Fab little quilt 15 Apr 2013 | 03:08 am
I've never made a mini quilt for myself, although I've been involved in quite a few swaps. It's a fun format to work in, it doesn't take too long and you get to do things that would be prohibitive in ...
Some things are worth waiting for 21 Mar 2013 | 06:53 pm
In the summer of 2010 (if I recall correctly), I was looking for a hand piecing project. I had never done any significant hand sewing but I wanted something I could work on while watching television i...
Best prize 20 Mar 2013 | 02:21 pm
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Just received this wonderful book as a giveaway prize by Krista at Poppyprint. It's a knockout! And look! It's autographed! I want to make just about every quilt in here...
Bloglovin' bandwagon! 19 Mar 2013 | 06:11 pm
What about Google Reader, eh? Like many of you, I was gobsmacked to hear it was going to disappear. It seems like many people are moving over to Bloglovin', so I've added a button the the sidebar of m...
The one where I broke up with AMH (A Monstrous Headache) 11 Dec 2012 | 09:40 pm
I present to you, dear readers, the most difficult thing I have ever made. It is a quilt with velveteen hexagons on the front, bamboo batting, and flannel on the back. It looks pretty, I grant, but i...
Pinqua star finished 4 Dec 2012 | 06:39 am
What is "pinqua", you ask? Clearly, it is pink + aqua! I'm so happy to have this baby quilt finished - it's 48" square, which is pretty big for a baby quilt, I guess. I quilted it with Aurifil 50 wt i...
