A week ago, my mom and I broke free from our mundane jobs as we participated in the Wasatch Front Shop Hop. This means we spent the whole day in quilt stores. A couple of years ago we went to all of the stores in the Shop Hop. It took 2 days. It was a lot of time in a car. This year we decide to be a little more pratical. We’d take one day [...]

At this moment, I’m rather pleased with myself. I’ve successfully finished my first pair of hand knitted socks. Things I like about them: I completed both socks. The socks match. I mean they are both the same size. I love the yarn, Lorna’s Laces Shepard Yarn Things I don’t like about them: The vargiated colors pooled. They are a little baggy in the instep. I plan on making more socks. Next time, I going to [...]

A couple of years ago, I discovered the Dear Jane Quilt. For some unknown reason I was attracted to this quilt. I wanted to make my own. I thought about it for a year before I did anything. In February 2004, I bought the Dear Jane software. I liked the idea of being able to print templates or foundation pieces. A few weeks later I bought 2 bolts of fabric. Why two bolts? I want [...]

Scrap quilts elude me. I should clarify. I’ve seen scrap quilts that amaze me. I just don’t have any idea how to make a masterpiece out of scraps. Why is this topic worth a blog entry? Despite not knowing what to do with scraps, I save them. My scrap collection grows and my ideas fail to develop. This behavior has to to stop. Two options: throw away scraps or use the scraps. I can’t stop [...]