quilts 2010

I have three weeks until I go away for a week to my class. I have quite a few things I would like to accomplish before then. Every time I go away for a week, I make myself crazy trying to get all those unfinished projects done-house things, family things and sewing tasks. […] Read More...

………..it’s not hard to believe this story. After a very busy day unrelated to any kind of sewing, I finally sat down to fix my piece from yesterday. I had three different pieces sewn on to the bottom of the quilt and after much fussing and picture taking, I decided on the […] Read More...

Life is picking up speed. My oldest came home from college on Thursday night for spring break. My husband took my eleven year old to Florida for Tigers spring training-baseball for those of you not eleven years old! It was his birthday present and the they had a great time in sunshine. I […] Read More...

I am enjoying seeing the patches of grass that are starting to peek through the melting snow. The sunshine, brighter blue skies and longer days definitely made my weekend! I was at a soccer tournament this weekend and realized I better stock up my bag that I bring for the long car rides […] Read More...

I really missed watching the Olympics last night. I would sit down with the kids and just do a little hand sewing each night. Just loved snuggling on the couch with the two kids and it was amazing how we all scattered so quickly last night finding other things to do. Have to […] Read More...

I belong to a group that meets on a monthly basis called the West Michigan Fiber Arts Group. It meets ly at a local sewing store and consists of about thirty people. We have been working through the book by Jane Davila and Elin Waterson called Artists at Play this past year. Lots […] Read More...

Well I certainly shouldn’t have said anything about how easy our trip was to VT. The trip back home was a bad dream. No, a nightmare. When we got to the ticket counter in Burlington after waiting in line for 30 minutes, the agent said our plane would be delayed. My husband asked […] Read More...

I always hate the last day of vacation. I start to orient myself back to a list of what needs to be done before I leave. But I saved today to keep sewing. The weather has been relatively mild for Februrary in VT-and not much snow on the ground. I took about a two […] Read More...

I had fun rounding up this little Valentine’s day treat for you. Enjoy all the pretty things that remind me of the day. Pink mittens and handmade hearts on linen A heart bowl filled with bits from my Vermont Sunshine quilt Handblown glass heart Old thread spindles from the New England Mill Vermont Sunshine and […] Read More...

I had so much fun yesterday and the day flew by. The kids and my husband went skiing and I stayed behind. Such a hardship it is having the whole day to sew! I had brought along a few new things. In January, I ordered 25$ of fabric from Frieda Anderson and then got […] Read More...

We woke up to a snow day from school today. Thank goodness. It’s just nice to get caught up and have no schedules to tend to. Well, I finally have my first finish of 2010. The recycled jean quilt is dones-completely done-to the trimming of the loose threads and placing of […] Read More...

Despite my post from yesterday, I had a great time when Paula from PaulaArt recommended me for a Treasury at Etsy. It’s a means of putting together a group of items, displaying them for a short period of time and having people vote on them quickly. Take a look at the Treasury West and see all the […] Read More...

I had a day which was completely empty. Including having leftovers for dinner-good leftovers so I knew there would be no complaining. I just started opening up drawers and my favorite little treasure box. Sparkly things which just need to be tried on. As part of my quilt.. A little light I […] Read More...

I never blog on the weekend but wanted to come and enjoy the fire down by my family. And I knew I couldn’t sew any more tonight! I know you were wondering where I was on Friday. I was in the process of being rescued by my good friend Lynne. From what- you […] Read More...

Yes, I am lacking on content this week. And driven by a few items that need to be wrapped up. I did see some new things that might help my design of the barn. I see the barn -love this hand dyed-good thing I made a few yards of this color: I see […] Read More...

Always wanted to do a quilt representing a barn-the architecture is so neat-I see lines in the each of the boards-the windows-the doors-the roofline. I started to work on this late morning and didn’t make it too far. But I now have a little bit more of a vision of what needs to […] Read More...

I sewed yesterday until I could sew no more. I finished stitching around all thirty feet for my little auction quilt. I am not sure when I have been so happy- I was just dreading it. Now I must go to get the backing fabric. I will use batting too-someone asked me if […] Read More...

A first finish for 2010. Just a simple quilt 40x 40 intended for a little one. No name yet. Just praying for little ones lost this week in Haiti or little ones who have lost their moms. Doesn’t seem to be much more to say, does there? Read More...

Lest you think I have not been working very hard… I do have more than a few works in progress. Just not ready to show you some of them-need to think about them. I did make some progress yesterday piecing the background of my recycled jeans quilt. The background is about 5 x 6 […] Read More...

Just how does everything get so out of control in one month? Well I need to get rid of all the Christmas stuff and move on to sewing here soon. Another day and I should be good to go… or maybe I can’t get back into the routine….My tree is still up but […] Read More...