During a recent trip to the Twin Cities I saw a fun quilt hanging in a shop. It had the sentiment "She was a nice girl until she took up quilting." At the time I didn't think much about it, but then … [Read more...]
DWM: Project Sew A Jelly Roll
Saturday was National Sew A Jelly Roll Day and that’s exactly what I did. Currently, I am obsessed with the triangle in a square block (tri-recs). The idea for this quilt has been floating around in … [Read more...]
Summer Sewing Part 2: Wedding Quilts
It seems like summer is for weddings so that means wedding quilts. Two of our nephews got married this summer and I made wedding quilts for both of them. It was fun to pick fabrics and designs for … [Read more...]
Retreat!
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post, but it’s been a long time since I’ve done any sewing to speak of. Last weekend I was hoping to change that when my daughter Jen and I attended the … [Read more...]
2016 Week 30 Stash Report
Not much sewing going on here this past week, but a spur of the moment trip “up north” to Minocqua, WI to visit some friends gave me some binding time in the car so I finished a couple of … [Read more...]
DWM: Granny Squares
Recently, I’ve seen many pictures and tutorial of granny square quilts. It seemed like a good project for a jelly roll so I started on of my own. Ten years ago I never would have thought I … [Read more...]