Costumes by Karinska
I am not sure what algorithm suggested the book Costumes by Karinska to me, but I am grateful I bought it! I knew absolutely nothing about this costume creator; in fact, I thought… Continue reading
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The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Mosaic
Every quarter, our online group, The Endeavourers, posts the small art quilts that resulted from the quarterly challenge, and today is the day! This time the theme was “Mosaic.” Initially, I thought this… Continue reading
The Perfect Waiting Room Book, and a Few More
At my age I spend a lot of time in waiting rooms, accompanying someone who is having radiation/knee surgery/CAT scan etc. I keep a Hospital Tote Bag ready to go, and it contains:… Continue reading
Wrapping Up 2024 and Phrase for 2025
This year I started off with a focus on weaving. Next, I finished hand-quilting on this vintage top. I tied this, the world’s heaviest quilt, that I had string-pieced from pieces of men’s… Continue reading
A Quick and Practical Gift
Each year at our December meeting, the ladies in my quilt group bring little handmade treats for each other, things like credit card holders, key fobs, bowl cozies, handmade soap, etc. So I… Continue reading
ScrapHappy November 2024 — A Quick and Easy Jewelry Display Project
I have quite a collection of old costume jewelry, and over the years I have seen some lovely ideas about displaying it. People will mount these old earrings and brooches in a shadow… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Spices
I am part of an online art quilt group that creates small pieces for quarterly themes. This time the theme was Spices. When we gathered up theme suggestions a few years ago, I… Continue reading
ScrapHappy October 2024 — A Quick and Easy Group Quilt Project
This past weekend our little town had a Quilt Walk, and I volunteered to run a table to create a group art quilt. In preparation, I fused very simple face shapes to background… Continue reading
A Passel of Kids’ Quilts and A Cautionary Tale
I have been on a roll and I have finished four baby/kid quilts in the past few weeks. Most of these materials were donated to me already cut up — the challenge is… Continue reading
Puppy Cuteness
In an ongoing effort to use up pre-cut fabrics I’ve been given, I pulled out all the puppy fabrics, intending to make a twin-size quilt. I found a quilt on Pinterest that I… Continue reading