In almost any other circumstance I would welcome a rainy day like we had today. It’s nice to have an excuse to stay inside and sew. Unfortunately I didn’t have that option today. Jen came home from school this weekend…
Perfect for a Rainy Day
We finally got the precipitation we’d been praying for all summer—a day long strong, steady, soaking rain. Even though it came late in the season (and on a Saturday!) we weren’t complaining. All summer long we’d seen the billboard along…
Two more quilts finished
I’ve been putzing along on hemming the bindings on my most recent finishes. It’s just been too darn hot to sit with a quilt in my lap. Finally, though, two more are finished. Both are made from Villa Rosa patterns…
Time-saving cutting tip #2
In my last post I wrote about how much time I save using the Shape Cut ruler. The real time-saver comes when cutting strips into squares or rectangles. I stack strips on top of one another so I’m cutting four…
Cutting timesaver
At the quilt shop on Monday I was hard at work cutting Swoon blocks. Of course I was using the Shape Cut ruler to cut. A couple of veteran quilters were watching and asked for a demo of the ruler. …
No time to sew
This summer has just flown by. Bryan and Laura’s wedding seems like a long time ago and it hasn’t even been two months. I haven’t had nearly the time I thought I would for sewing. Jen stayed in Madison this…
