ScrapHappy Day, January 2020
I have not participated in the monthly ScrapHappy Day since August of 2019! I would like to say that instead of using scraps, I have been making lots of things with brand new… Continue reading
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Super Scrappy Lap Quilt for ScrapHappy August
Well, if it weren’t for quarterly participation in The Endeavourers online art quilt group, and monthly posts for ScrapHappy Day on the 15th, it seems I wouldn’t be posting at all! Maybe someday… Continue reading
I Whistle a Happy Tune
I have been making some things this summer, but not exciting things. We have had a crew here off and on to replace the siding on our house — the noise and the… Continue reading
ScrapHappy February 2019
If each of us were assigned the task of designing a dog fabric, and we were told, “Include as many breeds as possible, and make them look fairly realistic,” our resulting fabrics would… Continue reading
The Bottomless Bin of Red Scraps
It’s been almost two years since I bought eight shoeboxes full of scraps (and a lot of big pieces, too) from my friend, Marilyn, who had to downsize. For this ScrapHappy project, I… 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
Checkmarks on the List
Although I have been lost in the news with everybody else, my personal life went nicely in January. Early in the month I had a dinner party for my husband’s birthday. He loves… Continue reading
A Different Kind of Cheater Cloth
One of the things I enjoy most about quilting is taking all kinds of unwanted supplies and turning them into something useful. You may be familiar with “cheater cloth”, a name for fabric… Continue reading
Trying Some FMQ Options
Thank you to everyone for input on ways to put the string quilt blocks together. In the comments, Choice 3, a straight grid of sashing was the clear winner, but in the voting,… Continue reading
A Productive Spell
It’s a crafter’s dilemma – should I finish each project before starting another? Or is it okay to have multiple projects going at once? I like to have multiple projects going, but I… Continue reading