Completed project: T-shirt quilt
I finished a T-shirt quilt for a client’s grandson last night. It’s made up of his shirts from school, Dance Marathon, vacations with his grandparents and some of his favorite rock bands.
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A knitting affair
I’ve been having an affair with knitting. It’s all started when I got a copy of “All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin,” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. The book is a collection of essays about knitting, mothering, living in an old house with two closets and a big stash (knitters have stashes too) […]
Sewing room reno update
There is a small possibility I might meet my goal of shooting the May BOM tutorial in my new sewing studio. Last night my husband finally finished cutting the trim for the windows and baseboard and putting them up. I say finally, because this has been in progress for weeks. He’s not quite as motivated […]
Children’s quilts tell the stories of our lives
Quilts are important because they tell the stories of our lives, and that’s the message I’m trying to get across with the Children’s Quilts exhibit at the Quad-City Botanical Center which I curated for the Misssissippi Valley Quilters Guild. The quilt show features more than 20 quilts with a mix of modern, antique and not […]
A Quilted Christmas tree reveal
When I signed the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild up to create a tree for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa, my goal was to show the community that quilting is much more than a hobby for little old ladies. Quilting is beautiful and an art in its own right. So with textiles and thread […]
Giving knitting another go
I am an admittedly bad knitter. I can purl, knit and follow a pattern, but getting the project to turn out the right size is always a challenge. A few months ago I bought yarn to knit a sweater to go with Angela’s Easter dress that I made, and now I’m under the gun to […]
Sewing room to nursery: Coming together
I’m not ready for a full reveal, but the nursery now has no resemblance to the sewing room that once occupied its space. Last week was a big one for turning this room into a cozy place for our new baby. We finally got rid of the nasty dog poop brown shag carpet and replaced […]
Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 10
We have some new members this week that I’d like to welcome. And if you’re thinking about joining, but don’t think you can catch up, don’t worry. The entries start over at zero each month so everyone has a good chance to win. Plus, it’s like the lottery. The winner is chosen at random so […]
Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 13
This week we finished 20 blocks, two quilt tops and two quilts. I took a week off from sewing myself. I’ve just been exhausted all week. But I cleared my schedule this weekend and plan to make up for lost time. You’ve got two more days to post your blocks, tops and completed quilts for […]
Quilting, crime and Christian lit come together in ‘Hidden in the Stars’
Following a brutal attack that killed her mother and stole her voice, Sophia Montgomery begins to unravel a mystery about her mother’s past and a discovers a quilt that holds the key to catching her mother’s killers before they return for her. “Hidden in the Stars” by Robin Caroll opens with Sophia waking up in […]