ScrapHappy January 2023
The spark for this baby quilt came from a big tub of donated fabrics. There were four Mickey Mouse 6-inch squares, two Dr. Seuss 6-inch squares, and a whole lot of Dr. Seuss… Continue reading
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ScrapHappy Adjacent, December 2022
These items are not made totally from scraps, but they could be! And in case you still need ideas for the up-coming holidays, I wanted to share them. Three years ago, I saw… Continue reading
ScrapHappy March 2022
Today I have two projects — one is finished and one is in progress. First up, I have the second chair with a seat repaired with paracord. As I wrote in an earlier… Continue reading
Two Finishes and a Disappointment
I have been getting some small quilts through to completion. For this first one, the fish print fabric was already cut up when I received it. I am happy to use donated fabric,… Continue reading
Tattered Treasures
As my mother-in-law continues to downsize, she is contributing to some sizeable up-sizing of our own household, and the treasures she is passing on to me came from a generation even further back,… Continue reading
Funky, Funkier, Funkiest
Here are some recent finds, and they are all a little bright and crazy. This first one has me utterly befuddled. I can’t find the exact pattern in Maggie Malone’s 5500 Quilt Block… Continue reading
A Fruitful Small Business Saturday
I talked my husband into going out to some local antique shops on Small Business Saturday, and I made some great purchases! Let’s start with this top. Nice, but not too special, you… Continue reading
Panel Play Mats
Two weeks ago I hit 24 quilt shops in an hour and a half! How did I manage that? Because someone had the genius idea to have the small scattered quilt shops of… Continue reading
Textile Treasures
A most generous reader, Ranger Elaine, has sent me some wonderful treasures from her collection. The star of the show is this tiny silk-covered accordion book with quilt scraps in it. Elaine thinks… Continue reading
Return to Routine
Our family celebrates the holidays in about the most laid-back, stress-free way possible, but still I am always glad to get back to ordinary life. All the posts I have read recently have… Continue reading