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Yay! Despite not having an opportunity to work on my quilt top last week, I’ve managed to finish it up this week. I’ll load it on the longarm tomorrow (hopefully) and get started with the quilting. I’m excited to get going on this one. I’ve decided to quilt using feathers all over the quilt. It’s […]
Second Improv BoM Quilt Top Complete Read More »
I know, I know. All the details get a blog post. Well, yeah, because while I’m awfully busy, there’s not much to write about. I did spend the morning downloading photos of the quilts on Pinterest, then uploading them to a post so that eventually I’ll have a portfolio on this blog. But an hour
And the quilting is done on one improv BOM top Read More »
I taught my first class for the new “Grow Your Garden” workshop. We had a full day for playing, learning, and quilting. And we did it all! We started class talking about improv and applique and looking at class samples. Then we chose background fabrics and moved on to finding favorite patterns from my pattern
And you thought you wanted this class Read More »
That’s right. One is finished! And it’s the difficult one. Here’s the thing: we weren’t talking, the quilt and I. For a while, it seemed that we wouldn’t be able to even chat. Take a look at our conversation: At first I had this disaster above. A big jumble of big blocks that I didn’t
One BOM Quilt Top Finish! Read More »
Live has been a little busy. Summer is always busy with the kids out of school. There are many activities and a couple of quilt shows to attend. It’s finally that time of summer to begin thinking of going back. Most of our grands are just about ready. The moms shopped with and without the
Hairbands and Quilt Shows and a Bit of Sewing Read More »
The Marcotte Family has had a great summer, despite the heat wave, a heat bubble, and heat that “feels like…” Most of Louisiana can answer the “it feels like” with descriptions such as an oven, a concrete city, napalm, desert, etc. It’s not even August, so we still have two months before our week of
Marcotte Family Takes Lafayette Read More »
Our family loves games. We have played games with our children all of their lives. When the boys were small, and we had long vacation walks, they would soon get tired and complain. So I made up games that encouraged them to walk. For example, I might walk ahead of Richard and the boys, so
Water War for July 4th and Family Read More »
That’s right! I’m teaching at a retreat in Mamou on August 2nd. Retreat guests arrive on the 1st and depart on the 3rd, so there will be time for free sewing, which everyone appreciates. Myself included. The first class is “Almost in Church,” my stained glass technique. I’ll have kits cut out and available for
Surprise! Retreat with Me! Read More »
Our Improv Block of the Month is getting close to the October finish line! I am finding more and more that my pink quilt will be much larger than I anticipated. Likely a queen size rather than twin/full size. Okay! Since this quilt is going to be such a large one, I decided that it’s
Halfway There: 3 Reasons to Use Sashing Read More »
I have been using slow stitcheries as a way to process the loss of my mother-in-law. She and I had become quite close and in the last two years, especially, I helped to care for her as we navigated the diagnosis of terminal cancer. Hand stitching is my current thing, and has been for years.
Stitcheries of Rosary Bags and Old Lace Read More »
