The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day: Patterns in Nature
It is time for the quarterly reveal day for the online art quilt group, The Endeavourers. This time our theme was “Patterns in Nature.” It took me a while to come up with… Continue reading
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Wrapping Up 2023 and Habit Tracking
I first heard of habit tracking in an online art retreat. The idea, as presented by the session leader, was simple — choose a habit you would like to build — for example, working… Continue reading
A Sewing Lesson Christmas Project
In late October, my sewing student W. asked if she could come back for some more lessons. Her grandmother had gotten a new rug, and she was inspired to make a Christmas tree skirt… Continue reading
ScrapHappy November 2023 — Scraps from Many Lives
Back in 2012, I sketched a plan for a way to use all the vintage handkerchiefs I had gathered up over the years, and this year I finally got around to making it.… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Circles and Squares
I am part of an online art quilt group that completes quarterly challenges. This time our theme was “Circles and Squares.” I spent about two months wondering what on earth I would make… Continue reading
A Colorious Quilt
I started this quilt eleven years ago!! And quickly ran into trouble. It has been on my To Finish list every year since then, and I am thrilled that it is finally done.… Continue reading
ScrapHappy: The Next Generation
Earlier this summer, the text string went something like this: Millennial Mom next door: Do you have any fabric scraps I could buy from you? Me: Your family gave me half my… Continue reading
ScrapHappy June 2023 — Scrappy Progress
Back in March, I treated myself to a long session of turning blue- and cream-colored scraps into big scrappy blocks for Sharon Tucker’s “String Theory” (from the April 2017 American Patchwork and Quilting). … Continue reading
ScrapHappy May 2023 — Double Dipping
I just wrote about this quilt two posts ago, but it really needed more work then, and it is made from scraps, so here it is again. This was made for an online… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Maps
Our online art quilt group, The Endeavourers, picked “maps” as this quarter’s theme. I love looking at maps and I had a lot of ideas for this one, but I finally settled on… Continue reading