The second week of getting up early to fit in more sewing/creative time did not go as smooth as the first week.  I had difficulty waking up the first half of the week, but I did better after the holiday.  I ended up adding about 3.5 extra h

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it.  Special thanks to the 83 year-old man that stood beside me in the grocery store this morning, looking at overpriced tasteless manufactured bread and shared stories from his childhood.  Bles

I use a lot of Moda Marbles as backgrounds and neutrals in my quilts.  I like the mottling and the fact that they read solid.  But sometimes I want a little more texture to add interest.  That thought inspired me to paint a fat quarter

For those of you that missed the initial post, one week ago I started getting up 30 minutes earlier in the mornings so I can sew first thing.  I wanted to see if I could increase my productivity and accomplish some creative goals by adding more

  Darlene Zimmerman (the Feedsack Lady) spoke at a local quilt guild Thursday and showed pieces from her antique quilt and clothing collection.  I don’t belong to that guild, so I paid a guest fee to join the fun.  In addition to

I finished the project using the white on white (WOW) fabric painted with the darker blues.  I couldn’t find my husband’s Christmas stocking.  Didn't it fall apart last year?  I don’t remember throwing it away, bu

I’ve almost finished the book Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel.  I picked up several good ideas and learned some things about the creative process and myself.  The author makes a few points worth repeating.    In the chapter

I picked up the QOV quilt last Tuesday, attached the binding and started stitching it down by hand.  I’m half way around, but I’ll wait until I finish to post a picture.  The longarmer did a wonderful job of quilting it.  &

Sharon at Pin Tangle (formerly In a Minute Ago) chose the theme of “typography” for the November challenge.  My first reaction?  No way am I doing this one.  Then I got to wondering how anyone could relate typography to a f

At quilt group Monday night we decided to adopt a family instead of exchanging Christmas gifts.  Last year we bought bras, underwear, socks and towels for a small group of  pre-high school girls.  They asked for these items because the

Yesterday I went to a small quilt show at a local church.  They had some nice antique quilts and embroidered pieces displayed.  I took this picture because I’d never seen this pattern before.  The quilt owner had bought the block

Last night I had a quilt group meeting, but I couldn’t get myself organized enough to go.  We all had a touch of something germy this week that made staying awake a struggle.  Yesterday I felt normal for the first time in days and I d

Yesterday I came across a mention of making yarn from t-shirts.  Out of curiosity I googled it and reviewed a handful of tutorials.  I thought this tutorial did the best job of explaining the process.  I love this idea!  Not only

Another block with finished appliqué, and   another block ready for stitching.

I painted more white on white (WOW) fabric last night using a blue/black paint mixture and a blue/brown paint mixture.  The two do not look noticeably different.  Next time I’ll add more black and brown to see if it distinguished them