Most often I start a project by sketching it out in EQ and this time is no exception. This was my general idea… If you want a PDF of the 4” pineapple block, click here I then started off with the layer cake from Island Batik which I had already washed and I only wanted …
I am done with the RSC16 Ohio star quilt! It measures 48” x 60” and was part of the rainbow block challenge in 2016 and I made 2 blocks of each color for 10 months and cut out the ohio star block pieces using the Accuquilt die. I did freemotion quilting on the main part …
Solveig was invited to a classmate’s birthday party last weekend and just like her, this girl is into the Warrior book series (it’s about clans of cats) so we came up with a portfolio for her, I appliqued a calico cat by Accuquilt and used embrilliance to applique it down and embroider her name too. …
I’ve been having a hoot making owl purses in the embroidery machine! A friend’s mom ordered one for a family member Then I had wanted to make a few more and Solveig got invited to a party and I made one for the birthday girl too the pattern is by embroidery garden here So while …
A lady at church walked up to me last Sunday and gave me a belated birthday gift and I didn’t open it until I got home. It was a pincushion!! – she knows me well Can’t figure out how she managed to do this braid, I see tiny hidden stitches, but that takes quite some …
Another challenge from Island Batik for this month was Kennel Quilts and it was very specific about size and how it’s made. It has to be 12” x 18” so it can fit inside the small travel kennel and then nothing loose on it or binding that might come off. I decided to try some …
When I got the schedule of Events for Island Batik ambassadors I thought this was a typo, but it’s NOT…. Have a look at this video. That each year lots of Singles feel lonely on Valentine’s because they don’t have a date so Galentine’s is for GAL pals to celebrate that they appreciate each other…. …
As you may know, I’m an Island Batik Ambassador AGAIN!! and on our FB group, people started getting their goodie boxes and I finally got mine too!! (it’s like Christmas, opening one of these and the WAITING!!) Here’s a video of me (and Sonja and Swiffer) opening it! -if you can’t view it here, just …
Our cat Swiffer is crazy!! He has jumped up like this this twice now and then is stuck.. I’ve been quilting and sewing a lot of secret things for Accuquilt all I can show is this yummy FQ bundle from Timeless treasures, which I’ve gotten to play with!! and you saw my pink and orange …
It’s finally my turn for the blog hop! Have you enjoyed the eye candy with awesome batiks so far? My interpretation of New Beginning was to take my FIRST published quilt and turn it into a pattern! (Picture from McCall’s) It’s a HOOTIE was published in Sept/Oct 2012 of McCall’s quilting magazine and I made …