Category Archive: Quilting

A Plethora of Leisurely Projects

I have been having a great summer with a lot of enjoyable projects – I make a little progress on three or four of them each day.  I’m not getting a whole lot… Continue reading

Reframing “Artistic Voice”

I have no problem making stuff.  My starting point might be a design I see, a new technique, the materials themselves, or a need I hear about.  Random inputs and ideas float through… Continue reading

These Stitches Are Driving Me Crazy!

You may recall that a few weeks ago,  I was working on a twin-size quilt, and I was happy to get all the blocks sewn to the batting and backing. Even though I… Continue reading

Semester Exam

You know how, when you have exams hanging over your head, you won’t let yourself do anything else until you’ve studied? I have been feeling that it was time for me to move… Continue reading

Animal Friends Festival Quilt

This is my first foray into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! It has been going on for five years at Amy’s Creative Side but I just found out about it on bekahdu handmade, where Bekah… Continue reading

It’s Not Too Late to Make Plans for Pillow Fight Day

I was sad to discover that I  have already missed Worldwide Quilting Day and Holi, the Color Festival, this year.  I looked on the web for a master list of textile-related celebrations so… Continue reading

March Materials Madness

It all started with the book, The Uncommon Quilter: Small Art Quilts Created with Paper, Plastic, Fiber, and Surface Design by Jeanne Williamson.   It’s a big title, but the quilts in the book… Continue reading

Finishing Up February

I only got two (count them, two) projects done in February. The first one was the blue and green log cabin lap quilt that was almost done by the end of January.  Here… Continue reading

Flurry of Fabulous Finds

My focus for February was supposed to be Finish It Up, but instead it has morphed into Find Fantastic Objects. I just had a lovely visit from my mom, sister, and 4-year-old great-nephew. … Continue reading

Scrap Wrap-up

Well , Use Up Your Scraps month has come to an end.  It was a valuable experience for me.  I was able to use up a lot of scraps, and to organize the… Continue reading