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Daily kitten fix, tute preview

Ok, so the cathedral windows quilt is by far the most difficult and therefore awesome thing I’ve ever made. Just looking at it makes me happy. Add in some fluffy orange goodness (times 2), and the happy-meter practically explodes. Case in point: also, after the kiddos go to sleep tonight, I’ll show you how I […]

Hand quilting demo?

I'm working on a big baby quilt right now, and I'm quilting inside each shape. I'm certainly no expert, but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in either product reviews (like "DON'T use the gold Fons and Porter thimble or your finger will turn green. Do use the cheap Dritz one on your […]

a “u” seam?

it’s sorta hard to see, but I love how well it came out….see the owls in the top left? it’s 2 pieces! I set the corner piece into the block, because the green and owl parts were too small… you can SORTA see it here on the back, but not really. I’m super proud of […]

math.

486 4″ blocks (18×27), each made from 9.5″ squares of Kona Espresso (that’s roughly 35 yards of Espresso) 11 spools of Guterman Silk thread, 1 skein of white sashiko cotton thread, 1 spool of white silk button hole twist, 12 seams per block= 5832 seams (all the white thread is hand stitching). 2 charm packs […]

WF Wednesday!

its Works FINISHED Wednesday! Aneela Hooey did this awesome QAL earlier this year, and I loved it. (she calls it pickledish, but here in the USA, it’s a double wedding ring, and a pickledish is a quilt with triangle-y pieced rings, so I never know what to call it)… Anyway, I made like 2 rings, […]

Eeeeek!

So, I’ve had this silver thimble for a while, it’s fine, CHEAP, and easily replaceable…. BUt I’ve been doing a lot of hand quilting lately, and so decided to buy a backup… I bought this Fons and Porter gold-colored (brass) one. Today, I used it all day, in lieu of the nice silver one…  LOOK […]

Spiderweb

Here's another one… (these things are SO addictive!!!)