I have owls and portfolios coming out of my ears!! I’ve had a lot of fun though! These two owls are gifts for friends, purple one for tomorrow. I bought a little wooden frame with mini markers in it, they fit perfectly in the mini pocket! I changed up the look of the covers this …
I think I’ve mentioned I got a teaching job at the local college. CCCC.edu. anyways, I’m teaching the yellow brick road pattern over 6 weeks. I bought these fabrics and hurried to finish up a sample for the college to display. Sure enough too yesterday I got their little booklet in the mail about summer …
Two weeks ago we went to VA to pick up a truck for my husband, a few days before I had gotten a fabric order from connectingthreads.com and I also bought a pattern/ kit with these cute little portfolios ( the kit wasn’t THESE fabrics) though these are all from Connecting threads also…. Anyways I …
Time for a new purse!! I bought this pattern online, can’t remember where right now, anyways I went to JoAnn’s and saw thise CUTE chocolate fabric and I was SOLD, I matched up 3 more fabrics and a zipper and made this in maybe 3 or 4 hrs… Nice and study and not too big …
I’m having a HOOT making these owls!! they are great little birthday gifts…. anyways, I figured I’d post a tutorial on them, they are pretty basic though 🙂 If you want more tutorials or step by step pics let me know, I know there are LOTS out there, so I don’t want to do it …
Uhh, lots of “wierd” and cool things have been happening. First I had this interview setup for WRAL ( our local TV station) for a lady from their BLOG dept. come and talk to me about being a mom that works from home etc. about my quilting, though she had to postpone it until next …
In January at my local guild meeting, I won these blocks!! they were a bit tricky to make and I only made mine last minute the night before PHEW~~ Now the “problem” was that everything was at an angle and all the blocks had to be trimmed down. After that I knew that the yellow …
Just came across this video, it is SO cool!! You know I LOVE quilting, but did you know my degree is in computer animation…. so this really hit home http://blog.nfb.ca/2011/02/17/quilt-fever/
Finally finished the one block wonder quilt. did an all over leaf quilt pattern. Can anyone comment? I think I changed the options now so you should be able to, didn’t know I had to. Can someone email me if you can’t?
Finally finished the quilt top using the Blazing star Go die. I love my machine, just haven’t played enough with it. Here I ordered the fabrics from fabric.com. I like the quilt top, but not enough contrast I think, I mean it’s still cute….. Don’t know who this one is for yet….