Finished my second Christmas table runner displayed here as a festive wall hanging (easier to photograph that way).
Had some fun with this...tried out Aurifil Monofilament thread to do all the outlining and ditching for this one. Worked well, but I must say that I find Aurifil Monofilament thread slightly more finicky than the Superior Monopoly thread. It's just so fine and very hard to see. A couple of times I felt as if I was stitching literally completely blind.Looks very nice though as it is literally invisible.Finally finished my Christmas table runner listing for my Etsy shop.
New listing in my Etsy shop:
The story of this quilt began in September 2019.
Dancing Daylilies 70" by 90" |
It was the long weekend of Labor Day and I was playing with scraps... Moda Scrap Bag scraps, to be precise. The fabric is by Corey Yoder.
Scraps from Moda Scrap Bag |
Just piecing strips and making large blocks. I ended up with a flimsy of 50" square. Good enough for a large baby quilt. I set it aside and worked on quilts for the Socorro Foundation.
Almost Flimsy |
In October 2019, I traveled to India. I was tasked to convey a care package to Meetu ...
read moreThe Island Batik Challenge for July urged us to get an early start on Christmas and other end of the year holiday projects!
In my first Island Batik Ambassador Box, I had received a strip set of Holly Holiday fabric, designed by Kathy Engle. With deep red/dark green colors and reindeer/pine shaped trees it screams Christmas. Naturally I set it aside for the July challenge.
Holly Holiday Strips |
Selection |
I chose to make a tree skirt.
We have a small Christmas tree and some years we even put it up, when we are not traveling. If I make ...
read moreJust listed another handmade quilt in my Etsy shop. The pattern for this rather colourful and bold quilt is already up in the shop, however I now decided to let the quilt go. I rather like this quilt...it is so bold and cheerful and I think it would make an ideal playroom floor quilt or a 'drag along' comforter blanket for a baby or toddler.
This is going to be my new pattern...a quilt that you can literally construct in a day! While it looks simple it does require being able to work with partial seams, so hopefully I will be able to get my diagrams right so that people can follow this. Otherwise it is obviously super simple and quick to come together. It reminds me of the colourful wooden blocks that the kids used to play with.
Finally finished that little pastel quilt and put it up as a new listing in my Etsy shop.
The colouring of this quilt was an absolute bugger to photograph...spent hours on that!
Nearly forgot to show you my new listing for a handmade quilt. Besides patterns I do offer a few select quilts as I just have too many of them.
Happy New Year!
read moreIf you haven’t already, VOTE! Every single vote counts. So go vote. And if you’re like me, you’ll be taking a little bag with you filled with some fabric, lots of threads and a pair of scissors neatly protected in a hand stitched Scissor Case. Oh c’mon, you didn’t expect me NOT to link to… Continue reading Stitch, Vote, Stitch…
read moreLet’s kick things off with a new design, shall we?! What? Didn’t she just unveil a new design a couple of weeks ago, you might ask. Yes. Yes, I did. I’ve been very busy! This last one is a companion piece to the Glasses Case. It’s a scissor case! Which, if you’re like me, you… Continue reading A New Design, A Stroll & Mischief
read moreAnother video, thanks to my mother, which requires no introduction. Just watch. In other news, I slept in this morning. I know, probably not the groundbreaking information you were hoping for, but there you have it. I woke up as usual at 5:30am, looked at the clock, thought about all the things I need to… Continue reading The Importance of a To Do List
read moreI got carried away writing the colonial cross stitch sampler. So now I am charting the entire
I can't resist! It is so fun- I hope you like them too.
These are worked in 40 rows, suitable for a 4" frame, coaster or sachet door hanger. If you use a smaller Aida, you can set them in rows for a cross-stitch sampler quilt :)
And, I'm matching the DMC thread to the original Barn Block Alphabet colors, so your cross-stitch will match your Society6 Barn Blocks and Spoonflower fabrics.
RHQ cross-stitch charts are available as PDF ...
read moreI've been planning this all year.
I started by studying colonial samplers in museum catalogs, and sewing books like this one:
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I learned that historic samplers combined lots of embroidery styles. Whereas today, we focus on one at a time. I learned that hardanger is way cool, and a precursor to modern samplers. Sampler books of hardanger and lace were made as catalogs of a seamstress' talents for hire. It was the Colonial Era that turned samplers into lesson books for school ...
read moreMy father was born and raised in Paris. And though he was Swiss, his first language was French. When he moved to the United States, he brought with him his preference for all things Swiss, he claimed the products produced there were far superior, and his love of the French language. So he would have… Continue reading Memories of my Father & Designing
read moreOh yeah, Treasury!
Trying to finish my consignment cat pattern has sent me to Etsy for birthday shopping; because I won't have time to make gifts for the 3 upcoming birthdays in my family, not to mention Mother's Day and Graduation, Teacher Appreciation Week......arg!
But as usual, I have discovered far more treasures than I can ever buy, so I'm taking a moment to share the top ten here with you. And hopefully I will return soon to share an awesome cat quilt ... read more
Del~Lillian’s is one of those lessons in life that proves to me, what you think matters. It wasn’t quite the success that I had hoped for, but I don’t know how it could have been when a cloud of negative thinking was there from the ....
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read moreSometimes life takes a turn about, which puts you right back to where you started. It looks like you’ve just wandered around in one gigantic circle. And you’re left thinking you haven’t moved ahead. That’s one reason why, when the idea of reopening my Etsy ....
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