After a year of being too tired or too busy to do much sewing, I’m so happy to be stitching again! This project had been percolating in the back of my mind since last winter. My friend Jera of Quilting in the Rain shared with me a few images of her upcoming fabric collection just a few weeks before my daughter Susie was born last … Continue reading Sunbonnet Susie Mini Quilt
Not too long ago, I was reading “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and was struck by her writing on the nature of ideas. She believes that ideas are alive and they they can jump from soul to soul in order to find the most efficient route to earth. Since I haven’t done much crafting since my son was born, and I haven’t found much inspiration … Continue reading When Fabric Meets Crochet
Yellow is a color that I don’t see used very often in quilting. It’s terribly bright and can easily become overwhelming. (At least to my unaccustomed Seattleite eyes.) As I’ve been working on Freddy’s hexagon quilt, I’ve had a love/hate relation with the yellows I included. When the quilt is bunched up on my lap, I love the pops of color. But when I lay … Continue reading Patches of Sunlight
Last Friday, Freddy and I drove up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival with my mother. We brought a picnic lunch and spent all of the late morning/early afternoon at RoozenGaarde. The sun came out as we walked out to the fields. There we rows upon rows of red, purple, and yellow tulips; and fields of daffodils, too. I brought home nearly five dozen tulips, … Continue reading Tulip Fever
One of my favorite parts of quilting is the gathering of fabric. Sometimes a quilt comes together quickly. I spot a collection or a fat quarter bundle that I love and a quilt idea is born. Other times the fabric comes together slowly, a fabric or two at a time. As as the collection grows, so does the plan for a quilt. This was the … Continue reading Hand-Pieced Hexagons
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving!! If you’re like me, you’re probably being bombarded right about now with wonderful holiday craft ideas from magazines, books, blogs, and (of course) Pinterest. This year, I’ve particularly admired the beautiful advent calendars with cute pockets decorated with applique and embroidery. But advent (and the new year) would be long gone before I could get one of those intricate projects close to … Continue reading Quilted Advent Calendar Tutorial
I finished the quilted table runner the night before Jason and I left for our anniversary vacation. I messed up the backing, as you can see, but the top turned out just lovely. Thanks to Selina and Monica at the West Seattle Fabric Compan for a great beginning quilting class! Continue reading First Quilting Project–Finishing Touches
The long cold spring is almost over! The sunshine this weekend prompted me to switch out our dark grey duvet with the bright sun bonnet girls quilt. My great grandma Susie made these squares for me long before I was born. Although I never got to meet her, I feel very close to her from the stories my mom and grandma tell. And we share … Continue reading Sunshine & Sun Bonnets
