Last week was a vacation at home for me. Which means, I stayed up late, slept in, sewed to my hearts content, and ignored as many responsibilities as possible. Consequently, I have plenty of things to share. Today, I’ll share a Christmas present in progress. Yeah, I can’t believe I’m really planning this far in advance. I’ve decided to make this quilt for someone special on my list. Last week, I accomplished this much: I [...]

I don’t write a lot of personal information on my blog. I’m not sure why. However, today I feel the need. About 2 1/2 weeks ago (Monday, July 10), I noticed that my cat Penelope looked really sick. Meet Penelope: Ross and I immediately made an appointment with the vet. The vet agreed. She had a fever and looked dehydrated. The vet ran blood work and took an x-ray. Diagnosis? Inconclusive. Her blood work was [...]

I’ve been working on a quilt that I started a while ago, at least 2 years ago. I finished the quilting and attached the binding. Now, its time to hand sew the binding down. I’m a little picky about my bindings. I use the double-binding method. On the front it is machined sewn. Then it is hand sewn on the back. I believe the end result is worth the time it takes to hand sew [...]

A completed project: my Hawaiian appliqué quilt. I’ve named it Hawaiian Summer I really like this project. I started the middle appliqué on a whim. The rest just came together. I wish all my projects came together this quickly. I must admit it helps to use big pieces like I did. The quilt is displayed in my living room upbove the fireplace. It look nice and festive. Now, I can cross this project off my [...]