I alluded the other day when I worked on my tsunami tops I would tell you about my secret way to get a lot of different fabrics easily. They are all new lines… sometimes so new, that they are just available in the stores. I buy the 12 lb scrap boxes from The Fat Quarter… Continue Reading
to stimulate the economy and support the post office. Since I haven’t been sewing, I have been buying… and boy have I been buying! A king-sized batting for a specific quilt. Though I have a roll of batting, it is queen sized. So I had to order a king-sized batting. A new sewline pencil with… Continue Reading
Monday was my guild’s annual potluck dinner. In addition to that, there is always an auction of donated unwanted items from member’s sewing rooms. Here were my spoils from the evening. I spent maybe about $20. A kit to make a small wallhanging. A set of fabric – the floral is 1… Continue Reading
Yes. I did it. I started another project. I got my Frosted Windowpanes quilt kit in the mail yesterday and couldn’t even pause long enough to take a picture of the kit before I broke into it. I told myself I was just going to look at the pattern to see how difficult it was…. Continue Reading
A few months ago, my guild offered a class with a local Indigo Shibori teacher. I wanted to take the class, but it interfered with another previously scheduled event, so I resigned myself to never experience it. I loved the look of Indigo, and wanted some pieces – more so than the actual process (I don’t think… Continue Reading