My sister and I live far apart from each other, separated by miles and oceans. Baby and I jointly prepared a Valentine’s package to send my sister. I made the ornament with scraps of fabrics, adorned with a piece of leftover French Val lace used in one of Baby’s heirloom dresses: Baby’s contribution… she “signed” [...]
Archive for January, 2010
A heart ornament for my sister
Posted in "Scraps" Projects, tagged Heart Ornament, Scrap Fabric Project on January 29, 2010 | 22 Comments »
An organized stack
Posted in General, tagged Magnetic Pincushions, Stacked Boxes on January 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Hello Friends, I did a little bit of cleaning and organizing in the sewing room. I admit I am not a particular neat quilter. When I embark on a quilt magazine project, usually, things are strewn everywhere until the quilt is completed. More often than not, I would charge into the next project before the [...]
Floss gathering…
Posted in Needlework, tagged Delft Polychrome Porringer, Long Dog Sampler Bienvenue on January 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »
A dear dear friend bought Baby the sampler chart I have been wanting to purchase to stitch for commemorating Baby’s birth: I knew from the get go I wouldn’t do the pink color scheme. I wanted to do something a little different from the usual girl equals pink color scheme. Looking around Baby’s heirloom things [...]
Needlework: My “McMansions” Project – Part 18
Posted in Needlework, tagged Counted Cross Stitch, Sampler Game Board, The Drawn Thread Design on January 26, 2010 | 14 Comments »
As you can see, I am soooooo very close! I would really like to get this completed! But, I have to clean house; I have magazine quilts to complete; I have thank-you notes to write; I have a baby to watch; I have laundry to do; I have things to go through and organize; I [...]
Marabella Sneak Peek #1
Posted in Quilt Pattern, Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, tagged Henry Glass Marabella, Pieced and Applique Quilt, The Quilter Magazine, Tulips Quilt on January 25, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Happy Monday, Everyone. I hope you had a good weekend. Ours was wet – but at least it was not freezing! I had told you that Wawa is following the progress of my Marabella quilt with great interest: I have been working under the watchful eyes of Wawa, and here is the quilt top partially [...]







