Giveaway Day! Win sewing books, fabric and a rotary cutter
Giveaway closed and winners posted here. I’m very excited to be participating in Sew Mama Sew‘s Giveaway Day once again this spring. (I participated last fall, and it was a blast meeting so many of you!) I’m giving away some sewing books, 1.5 yards of fabric, a Fiskars rotary cutter and some scraps/selvages to one […]
Giveaway Day! Win sewing books, fabric and a rotary cutter
Giveaway closed and winners posted here. I’m very excited to be participating in Sew Mama Sew‘s Giveaway Day once again this spring. (I participated last fall, and it was a blast meeting so many of you!) I’m giving away some sewing books, 1.5 yards of fabric, a Fiskars rotary cutter and some scraps/selvages to one […]
Giveaway Day! Win sewing books, fabric and a rotary cutter
Giveaway closed and winners posted here. I’m very excited to be participating in Sew Mama Sew‘s Giveaway Day once again this spring. (I participated last fall, and it was a blast meeting so many of you!) I’m giving away some sewing books, 1.5 yards of fabric, a Fiskars rotary cutter and some scraps/selvages to one […]
Vintage sheets and a gathered clutch
Today was the sew-in with the Indy Modern Quilt Guild. I organized a vintage sheet fat quarter swap, and I’m pretty happy with my haul! I think the brown tones will end up in a project together, and the bright yellows and blues in another project, probably mixed with some solids (maybe aqua). I also […]
Featured and some giveaway news!
My Diamonds Mini Quilt is featured today on Modern Day Quilts! If you haven’t checked out this site, it’s pretty cool. One modern quilt a day. In fact, the lovely Jess was just featured there as well, for her scrappy rainbow quilt! In other news, are you participating in Sew Mama Sew’s May Giveaway Day? […]
W.i.P. Wednesday and some secret sewing
I have been sewing lately, but I’ve decided to keep a few projects under wraps! So for W.i.P. Wednesday, here are bits and pieces of what I’ve been working on. Fabric Buttons Denyse Schmidt Fabric covered buttons, in two sizes. Very fun and easy to make with the Dritz button cover kit! Goodie Bag Swap […]
Girl’s World: My interview with Jennifer Paganelli
Hop over to my interview with Jennifer Paganelli at Craft Buds today and read what the fabric designer is up to next! Is she going to be designing more for boys? What’s her best handmade business advice? Get a sneak peek of her new book Girl’s World while you’re there. I am most impressed by […]
A little fabric shopping with Mom
Visiting my parents this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. I dragged my mom to Sew to Speak and picked up some lovely Japanese fabric! (She got some Amy Butler and already has it hanging on the wall.) Echino, Ruby Star Rising and Eau de Mer. Cuts range from 1 yard to 1/4 yard. Could…not…resist. Also, congrats […]
Yellow and green quilt blocks and some fabric swaps
I finished two more blocks for my Bottled Rainbows quilt! Here are the yellow and grass green blocks. A big thanks to Marci for sending me some bright and beautiful scraps in the mail to finish my quilt. The night I got them, I started piecing together my blocks, and I had just the right […]
Dirty Morning and a Fancy Place for My Cat to Sit
Spent Saturday morning planting raspberry and gooseberry bushes for a community garden outside our church. I don’t know a thing about gardening, but was surrounded by people who do. Overall, the group planted more than 30 fruit or nut trees and about the same number of bushes, and the harvest will be open to anyone […]