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
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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
Decluttering – very, very, slowly
Last week we did a lot of projects, and the next one on my list is painting the walls of my studio. But before I can do that, I should declutter it! My… Continue reading