Month: March 2011
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Addicted to Things Organized Neatly
Several months ago I stumbled across a blog called Things Organized Neatly, and it immediately struck a chord with me. Today’s post showing a color wheel of crayons really made me smile, and I thought some of you would like it too. I only wish I had thought of it first! I confess that I…
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I’m on Stash Manicure
I’m the guest blogger on Stash Manicure today. Madame Samm invites lots of guest bloggers to be part of her blog. There’s always something to see or read that is inspiring! She said I could talk about anything I wanted, and there was no limit to the number of words. You know, that makes it…
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Product review: SewSlip
I love free motion quilting. In fact, almost all of my quilting is free motion. Last Saturday I decided to use my even feed foot and I had to go searching for it and dust it off. One tool I really like that makes free motion quilting easier is this SewSlip silicon-coated sheet. The quilt…
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Favorite tools: markless marking
In most cases, I avoid marking quilting lines on my quilt tops. I’m basically lazy, and I don’t like trying to remove pencil marks after I’m done quilting. I’m suspicious of those disappearing markers, so I don’t use those either. I’m sure there must be some that work well, but I’ve heard too many horror…
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Product review: Pinmoor
If I’m quilting something that is fairly small, I typically use straight pins to baste the top, batting, and backing together. Granted, I also get poked with the pins a lot, too, and sometimes they fall out before I’m ready to remove them. When I saw the Pinmoor system, I thought it looked like a…
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National Quilting Day 2011
Today was National Quilting Day and I actually got to quilt almost the whole day! No important quilts, but it was fun just the same. I love playing with fabric and feeling it under my hands. I decided to free-motion quilt the hot colors pyramid quilt top that I made last December. I used some…
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Quilts for Japan
Are you looking for a way to donate quilts to the victims of the recent tragedy in Japan? If so, Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine is collecting quilts. They need the quilts before April 30, 2011. Go to http://networkedblogs.com/fA9SP to find out the details. Luana Rubin of Equilter is also coordinating efforts with Missions of Love. On…
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Eric and Bethany silhouette
DD#2 came over last night to use my Photoshop Elements for a project she was working on. When she was done, she saw me working on some silhouettes, so she decided to do one, too. I had a picture of her husband and her that she liked, and I let her pick out whichever fabrics…
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Favorite tools: Qube Cart
It’s true. I’m a homebody at heart. Even though I really enjoyed speaking and teaching at the North Coast Needlers this week, it’s so nice to be back in my own little nest. This speaking and teaching trip was the first time I was able to use my new Qube Carts (on the right). I…
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North Coast Needlers Workshop
Today I taught a “Making Faces” workshop to ten friendly ladies from North Coast Needlers Quilt Guild. We had a great time. I always love the moment when the portraits begin to really look like the actual person. Everyone gets so excited! I usually take progress pictures at various stages. Often, you can begin to…