The World Surrounding Me

About 2 weeks ago, I picked up a project that has long lay dormant: a 12-block applique project designed by Alice Wilhoit called “Remember When.” My version is still in pieces, so here’s a picture of the original quilt: I saw this quilt on display at Alice’s booth during the one-and-only time I’ve managed to get [...]

Like so many other people, I’ve gotten into Pinterest recently. Quite a few of my recent recipes, quilts, and decor projects have been inspired by photos I’ve seen on the site. You can learn what Pinterest is here. I like it, but there’s an annoyance or two. One big annoyance for me is people who [...]

My mom (aka my very own professional longarm quilter) sent me pictures today of the latest things she quilted: 4 of my Hawaiian applique blocks (to be made into pillows). One of those pillows comes with a story, which I wanted to share here. In 2006, in conjunction with visiting my parents in Ireland (since [...]

Every quilter, every sewist, every crafter (and probably every home-improvement-er, etc.) has these lying around: what’s jokingly referred to as “UFO’s” or un-finished objects. My quilting closet is packed with them. I’ve got: Quilts that just need binding attached. These I often feel worst about, since they’re *so close* to done, and since my Mom [...]

I’m done with the two-thousands. 12 years into the new century (or is it 11?), I think it’s time we started calling it “twenty” rather than “two thousand.” Maybe you can call that simplification (going from three syllables to two).* Or, maybe I just like it that way. So, in twenty-twelve, for the third year [...]