Betty’s Baby Quilt

As I import, I realize there are lots of Drafts that I never finished, so here’s one… I made this quilt for a friend’s first baby… I also made them a wedding quilt (perhaps pre-blog?), so this was made with all the scraps from their quilt. I did actually present this WITH the VERY late […]

Built like a ROCK.

Before Cleaning: Excitement! TADA!!!! Once I pieced the block (as a test of the motor/power supply), I sat down at the computer, and tried to find out when/who made this powerhouse of a machine. So far, my research shows (according to the label on the motor) that even though she is “badged” World’s Rotary,” she’s […]

Unedited.

Warning: feel free to skip the words and look at the pictures. Just prepare to be disappointed by my pictures. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I started this blog just to keep track (albeit in a public way) of my crafty adventures. I do not strive to earn money by blogging, nor do […]

Me and Roxie

This is Roxie: I have a post, just for her, coming soon. last night, she and I worked for about 8 hours on a quilt top using Jay McCarroll’s Habitat Fabric for an LAMQG challenge (sponsored by FreeSpirit, who makes the fabric)… Roxie is AWESOME (and powerful! and beautiful! and amazing, and EIGHTY YEARS OLD!) ok, […]

Green baby pants

with cargo pockets! ok, maybe they’re fake cargo pockets, but they’re SO cute!

Green baby pants

with cargo pockets! ok, maybe they’re fake cargo pockets, but they’re SO cute!

travel sewing kits

I have a “new” sewing machine, a 1931 White’s Rotary. I asked for naming help, and my friend Tess suggested Roxie. Perfect. As a thank you, (and, I admit, to test my pattern before I offer y’all a tutorial), I made her a little travel sewing kit thingy.  (is it a kit if it’s empty? […]

Physical toll.

252 petals have been traced onto “steam-a-seam 2 lite.” My hands are blue. I can’t wash the Sharpie off. But then I look at my quilt, with the kids played with today, and C snuggled under tonight, and radiator is now attacking, and blue hands are SO not a big deal.

Physical toll.

252 petals have been traced onto “steam-a-seam 2 lite.” My hands are blue. I can’t wash the Sharpie off. But then I look at my quilt, with the kids played with today, and C snuggled under tonight, and radiator is now attacking, and blue hands are SO not a big deal.