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WIP My Latest Obsession
So all work has stopped on the tree. Not because I don't love it - I do, but...I got a new idea the other day, and I can't stop working on it. I mean, I am really having a difficult time doing...
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Solid Solidarity What Can I Say? I'm Easy.
Just opened my bloglovin' this am to read about the solids lovefest started by Jenn from A Quarter Inch From the Edge. I too, am solidly in the solids stand. I admit to only just recently opening up...
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WIP Wednesday - A Case of Quilting ADD
Yikes! I'm getting ready to leave for Quiltcon today, my sister-in-law, her daughter and her husband are coming to visit and I'm working on three - yes I said three projects - currently. Which is so...
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Post Quiltcon Impressions I - WOW. I mean WOW!
So I'm back at home post Quiltcon, having had to leave abruptly due to an unforeseen happenstance, (It's all good, though.) and I thought I would share my reactions, thoughts, and new discoveries. The...
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WIP Wednesday - Finally! Back to Creating
Haven't had much time to work since I got back from Quiltcon. I had a little time Monday but my machine is in repair so I'm using my old Janome, which is actually a decent machine, but small.Today I...
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Post Quiltcon Impressions II - Trends, Ideas, Reactions...
First, can I say that I'm so sad it's over! I really really looked forward to it for two years and now its done and I just want to see it all again! (Luckily I and my friends took many photos so we...
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The Irony of Giving...
Four years ago May, my excellent mother died, bequeathing me all her quilting paraphernalia, her copious amounts of fabric, and her sewing machines. It quadrupled my fabric collection (at least), not...
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WIP Wednesday - An Extremely Productive Day
Both yesterday and today I've actually sewn very little because I've been so busy doing other things...but I have so many fun things to share! First of all, I got a new machine and table and they are...
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When is Failure not a FAIL?
Failure isn't the opposite of success, failure is a stepping stone on the way to success....
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WIP Wednesday - Starting New Projects, FInishing Old Ones
My brain is tired today...from having to figure out how to make ideas or sketches into reality. Sometimes I just wish my ideas would be a little more simple, you know? (Sigh)However, it's all good...
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Up a Creek, Without a Net
Oops - ran out of fabric today. I guess that's what happens when one just starts cutting up and sewing fabric together. The thing is, I had two yards and it wasn't enough. Yikes that's a lot! I had...
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I'm working on it...WIP Wednesday
The fabric arrived Monday so I was able to complete the piece I've been working on - I'm calling it Criss Cross (for sadly obvious reason). I'm not sure how much I love it. I mean - I like it, but...
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A Start and a Finish, of Sorts - WIP Wednesday
Wow - can't believe it's been an entire week since I last posted. I've been immersed in a new design this week. I got the idea on Friday and I already have a finished top! But I'm not quite ready to...
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Little Time to Sew, but Something to Show WIP Wednesday
In the past two weeks, I've only had an hour here or there to sew, which, I've discovered, I don't like. But we've just been super busy with other stuff around here so that's the way it goes. Still,...
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The 'War of the Thistles' and Other Distractions
I have the great fortune to live on a beautiful cattle ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Happy pastures full of grass means contented, happy cows! My father has spent forty-five years trying to return...
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Almost Missed the Deadline!
Oh gosh, I've been so consumed with life that I almost missed the Blogger's Quilt Festival from Amy's Creative Side! I even saved up a couple of quilts I wanted to enter, but if Amy hadn't sent that...
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A True Orginal...?
You know how they say that if one has an idea, you can bet that it's already been thought of before. There are so many people in the world and have been so many people before, that I imagine that's...
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I Actually Had Time to Work in My Studio!
Can't take too long because it's past my bedtime already, but I so love linking up and checking out everyone's WIP's. Of course I looked at all the quilts on the Blogger's Quilt Festival, done by the...
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So Much To Do, But I'm Sewing Anyway, Dammit!
Here's a quickie post on what I've been working on this last week: Potholders! Now, before you think "What a NERD," I've decided that potholders are one of my favorite kitchen items, besides dish...
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Well, it's a start, anyway...
Yippie - I'm back from my vacation and ready to get moving on some of my projects. Yesterday I actually got to spend a number of hours on my design for the Riley Blake Challenge, which was inspired by...
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