Quilter. Writer. Artist
Monday the Cotton Quilters showed some beautiful finishes and works-in-progress. As usual, Sheila–a relative newcomer–showed up with a huge pile of quilts and tops. It’s amazing how many quilts she produces in a month! Recently retired and new to quilting, she’s making up for lost time. All of the finishes thus far are from Sheila! […]
Cotton Quilters’ Guild April Meeting: keeping up with Sheila Read More »
Happy Spring! We are getting gorgeous weather here in Louisiana. The pollen count is through the roof, but pollen is a necessary part of nature. Richard left a patch of clover to encourage the bees, and a few butterflies are flitting around. Even the hummers are coming home. It’s definitely spring!
Pin It Weekly #346 spring-inspired quilts from followers Read More »
Do you struggle to keep teal and turquoise in line? I know I do. I tend to get the names mixed up, but it doesn’t help at all that either can be dark or light. And then there’s aqua. Both have blue and green pigments, but teal is blue-green (blue mixed into a green base)
Last week’s PIW was about loyal followers. Let’s stick with followers and take a look at the quilts a few followers are pinning.
Pin It Weekly #345 ~~ followers with common themes Read More »
Last week I told you that the new studio is finished. Today I am, finally, all moved in. In fact, I loaded Sugaridoo on the longarm and have made a few stitches.
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Richard and Adam have planted corn in their gardens. It’s now popping out of the ground at a steady pace. And the chickens are wanting to help thin out the little green and yellow shoots. This means they’ve been taking turns on “chicken watch.” Literally standing around the yard and watching that the chickens don’t get into the rows of sprouts. It’s a hilarious image, except that I see it every day. This. My life.
Pastels always remind me of spring. I suppose it’s the colors of flowers opening (think tulips), Easter eggs, Sunday dresses, and so on. I love brights and especially jewels, but pastels also have a place in my heart. Honestly, it’s probably all colors. I remember when lime green was just the ugliest of colors, but
I think it’s done! The new studio, I mean. Last time I wrote about our work, we were close. This week we thought we were there, but as soon as Richard saw the ironing station, he decided to add wiring to the end of the worktable so the iron can plug in right there. Now
Last weeks’ post was about what followers are pinning. So this week PIW has a few of my recent pins. In no order. Just some things I like and are now on my “craft diy make” board.
