I’ve worked in a quilt shop a lot of years and if I had a nickel for every time I’ve told a customer how important it is to audition borders, well…..you know. On this quilt, I sure wish I’d followed…
DWM: Birds in the Air
This is another UFO from the basket under my sewing table. It was a teaching sample from several years ago for the Birds in the Air block. It might have been MANY years ago—the fold lines may be permanent! The…
Just. Sew. Something
My mojo is missing. 🙁 For some reason I’ve been in a funk lately and can’t get motivated to get in the sewing room. I just made a long overdue trip to Kansas City to see my mom, sisters and…
Old UFO’s
The pile of UFO’s is not diminishing. I HAVE to get busy on them but many of them no longer interest me. Most of them have a sizeable investment of time and money so it’s irresponsible to not finish them. …
Design Wall Monday: Star Surround
This quilt, Star Surround, a Quilt Along by Melissa from Happy Quilting, came together quickly. I cut it out on Monday and finished the binding last night. Yesterday I really pushed to get it quilted so I could hand sew…
Playing Along with A List of 30
I love making lists and when I read Michael Wurm’s post today from Inspired by Charm I had to play along. It was fun to think about these things. Try it for yourself and read other people’s lists using the…