Endeavourers’ Reveal Day Two: Change/Transformation
I am part of an online art quilt group called The Endeavourers that started up late last year. Members suggest themes, one is picked at random, and then we have three months to… Continue reading
Category Archive: Quilting
27 Comments
Must…View…Color…
Last summer we took charge of the family archives, about 12 big cartons full of loose papers and photos. The last few days, I have been working steadily to digitize the family letters… Continue reading
Nature Quilt Finished!
I wonder how many of my posts follow this formula: “Plan A + Materials B = Progress to Point C. Suddenly, Difficulty D comes along and causes everything to go horribly awry, at… Continue reading
Custom-Designed Fabrics for a Nature Quilt
So my younger daughter is having a baby (YAY!) and she requested a quilt with a “Forest Friends” theme, something with cute owls and foxes and raccoons. She sent me about eight pictures… Continue reading
Scrappy Baby Quilt Tops
Months ago, I saw this baby quilt on KatyQuilts, and I just loved it. I loved the inclusion of gray and black into a baby quilt, and the way the colors sometimes moved… Continue reading
A Tiny Touch of Nature — the Endeavourers’ Reveal Day
So, after all my deliberating about what aspect of nature to portray for the Endeavourers Nature theme, what did I choose? It even surprised me. I thought I might draw from an antique… Continue reading
Word of the Year for 2018
As I sat down to plan for this coming year, my Word of the Year popped into my head unbidden, and it was “Quality.” When it comes to quilts, I have always loved… Continue reading
Wrapping Up 2017
My word of the year for 2017 was Focus, and I even turned it into a little acronym to help me to remember what to focus on. Essentially I wanted to use up… Continue reading
Souvenirs from Washington
On our way to the Maryhill Museum of Art, we had time to meander and stop at little towns and scenic overlooks. In the historic district of Ellensburg, we had a delicious breakfast,… Continue reading
Top Five Joys of Quilting
Number 5: The sound of a well-tuned sewing machine, stitching steadily as a train clacking over tracks. Number 4: The scent of Magic Sizing steaming up from under a hot iron. Number 3: … Continue reading