The weakest area of my quilting game is machine quilting. Except for a handful of times, I have quilted all my quilts. That is thirty-plus years of steady practice and I’m still not good at it! I am still trying…
Practice Makes…Better
A couple of things that have held my interest in quilting after 30-plus years (besides new fabric, of course!) is there is always something new to learn and you can always get better. I am not a good machine quilter….
Monday Motivation: Make a List
I LOVE lists. It is so satisfying to see things written down in an orderly fashion and even better to check things off when they are completed. When I feel anxious and overwhelmed I make a list. I have lists…
Unteraegeri Log Cabin Quilt Finished!
My February OMG project, Unteraegeri Log Cabin, was a UFO for over 15 years but is now finished. Hooray for challenges that get things moving! It was the only thing I finished this month, but I’m happy for any progress….
July OMG: More Machine Quilting
We will be travelling quite a bit for the next three months so I debated whether or not to set an OMG (One Monthly Goal) for July. It’s great motivation though and I’m on a roll with machine quilting so…
May OMG: Other People’s Quilts
At some point in the last couple of months I thought I might be motivated to sew SOMETHING. That really hasn’t happened and now I find myself with a few quilt tops that need to be quilted. If they were…
Propeller Quilt September OMG Finished.
Once again, I finished my One Monthly Goal (OMG) right under the wire. Good thing I have that deadline or I might not finish anything. This Propeller Quilt was a UFO for only a few months but it’s still nice…
Friday Finish: Jen’s Walk About Quilt
The quilt my daughter Jen made at our November retreat is finished and ready to deliver to her tomorrow. There is no snow in the forecast and it is supposed to be unseasonably warm so Jim and I are driving…
Back to Quilting: Less is Better
It’s a cold day today (predicted high of 4 degrees F) and all I really want to do is crawl back into bed under the electric blanket, but there are quilts to be made! After a month’s hiatus, I finally…
2016 Week 29 Stash Report
Just one week left in July and I still haven’t finished either of my UFO’s for the month. One is on the frame right now and the quilting should be finished today. There isn’t much left to do on the…
Thread Dilemma Solved
In the little time I’ve had for sewing this month, my focus has been on quilting. My goal is to have lots of binding to hand stitch during the Olympics. The rainbow ribbon chevron top kept getting moved down the…
A Beautiful Wedding
This past weekend Jim and I drove to Kansas City for my niece Amanda’s wedding. She had always dreamed about getting married at her Grandma’s hobby farm and that dream became reality on Saturday. It was a picture perfect day and…