Flat Alice is Coming! Flat Alice is Coming!

I can’t begin to share with you how excited I am that Flat Alice is coming! Why would I possibly be excited that she’s coming? What are we going to do together? All in good time, all in good time.
JB and I have been friends for a long time. We’re what [...]

A 2nd grade adventure or How I learned how to bake bread

Second grade. The teacher, can’t remember. The school, new to me. The kids, waaaaaaay, new to me. Library time, my favorite time of the week, we got to get books! One Friday afternoon as I perused the titles available I picked up a book titled “How to Bake a Loaf [...]

Learning something new every day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I’ve heard that since I was wee little and I tell you what, it’s true. A good breakfast will get me through the day like no other thing I know. . . even coffee. (Okay, that’s not exactly true, coffee goes a long [...]

Attaching binding to a tote

or quilt for that matter.
As I started the Title for this post I’m singing “Putting on the Ritz!” That’s what I always feel like I’m doing when I’m binding a tote bag or quilt. Just that little extra bit of flair that just completes the piece. Sometimes the binding fades into the [...]

More Bias binding directions

Dawn Marie reminded me that I have been neglectful in getting the rest of the bias binding directions complete.
I press the seam open (which I didn’t mention on the previous blog post). I do this for two reasons: 1) bulk is not a quilters friend and 2) the fabric will lay flat on the [...]

I’m so excited! Can you tell? In April I get to bake and decorate a cake. I’m about beside myself happy with the prospect. I really enjoy decorating cakes. It’s nearly as much fun as quilting. Baking and decorating cakes was just as much of a passion for me [...]

Baby Crackers - DONE

Baby Crackers has been delivered. Now I can show you a photo of the whole thing. I really love this quilt, it’s so sweet! The quilting on the white squares is similar to what Alex Anderson did in her book. I took a spool of thread and made an overlapping five [...]

of cleaning hazards and inspiration

So, yesterday I go to my dmils apartment to clean. A once a week or so ritual for the last five years or so. This day begins like so many others, clean the bathroom, vacuum the carpet, a bit of dusting and so it goes.
I needed a new sponge. Dmil keeps these [...]