Before Glyn and I got married, way back when, my mother found a pattern for a “soft sculpture” Christmas tree, made of unbleached muslin, a closet rod, and a LOT of polyester stuffing. We made that tree together, Mama and … Continue reading
Here’s a final photo of my version of Judy Niemeyer’s Wedding Star quilt. It was commissioned as a Christmas present, so it heads off to its permanent home tomorrow morning. I called on my friend, JoAnn Livingston, a professional journalist, … Continue reading
OK, you can tell I’m proud of finishing this one — I agreed to be in the picture! Since the photo, I also finished the binding, so this quilt is FINISHED. I sure had a grand time doing it! The … Continue reading
Two years ago today I was just being released from the hospital after shattering my wrist in a slip/trip/fall incident. I had gone to the store in Cedar Hill to buy bobbins for the longarm quilting machine, because I had … Continue reading
I mean jumping-up-and-down-screaming-and-yelling-clapping-my-hands-wish-there-was-football-on-tonight-so-I-wouldn’t-look-silly-doing-that-kid-on-Christmas-morning excited! It is time to piece these 20-inch blocks together! AND, thanks to my amazing engineer husband, they are all laid out in an organized stack and ready. Sewing begins in the morning! Whoop!
I dreamed last night of my beautiful mother, as I so often do. She would have loved Seldom Seen Quilting Studio. In fact, she is the reason I love the mezzanine setting. As a young woman, she worked at the … Continue reading
I have finally reached the place on the Wedding Star quilt where I can start placing units on the design wall. So exciting to see it taking shape like this! I had to step up from a step stool to … Continue reading
Trudy and I shared a cup of coffee and the quilting studio with Nancy Edwards today. After a practice piece, Nancy loaded the frame with this bold and beautiful whole cloth to make a coverlet for a twin-sized bed. The … Continue reading
I finally got to the part of the Wedding Star quilt that has the curved seam! Guess what? It’s not half as scary as I thought it would be! I had good advice from some other quilters. One said it … Continue reading
So, since I have a pretty decent selection of awesome patterns for beautiful quilts, and since my good friend Trudy C. gave me another one today, my super-intelligent husband suggested a lending library. Sounds like fun to me! So, if … Continue reading
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