The World Surrounding Me

You’ve got about 3 months until Christmas! If you (like me) are considering some hand-made Christmas gifts this year, here’s a list of free projects / tutorials you might consider, sorted by type. If I’ve made something from the tutorial, it is marked with * Any pictures included here are my finished projects. Purses, Bags [...]

If you, like me, have a blue & white color scheme on your Christmas tree and want some gift-tags to match, download this free printable PDF. Here’s a small preview of the front of the tags: Print just page 1 if you want single-sided tags, which could be used for other crafty purposes. Print both [...]

I finished my first apron out of the A Is for Apron book. I chose the Lorelei Apron, which is an apron with an upper/bib part and a lower/skirt part. It is rimmed in bias tape and has two pockets. I picked it because it looked fairly straight-forward, and because I had enough fabric on hand [...]

Last week, for my self-imposed Sampler Quilt Challenge, I picked blocks found in Encyclopedia Of Classic Quilt Patterns. This is not at all my favorite book of quilt blocks; it is just the book I grabbed from the shelf first. I don’t like it mainly because it is sorted alphabetically (only – not by type [...]

I recently picked up a copy of A is for Apron. As I’m thinking about what to make from this cute book, I’ve been searching for pictures of what other people have made. Here’s some of my inspiration (along with quick notes-to-myself about how much fabric to buy, in case I find something while I’m [...]

This is a work in progress. I am searching for quilt blocks that go with different states (for my sampler project). As I find blocks, I will link them here. GENERAL: General Indexes: Clip art of blocks for each state (no directions) Nifty Fifty Quilters (not all states have blocks, and many of the blocks [...]