The elephants are ready, now onto the pigs! The day is grey, so even taking the picture using daylight did not help. The embroidery is simple - I can get a block done in one evening, if undisturbed. The cat has learned to stay away from the floss (or I am the one who was trained to keep it away from her?). I have a few weeks to finish the baby quilt for my grandson, but other projects keep getting in the way: the wool embroidery wall hanging, Winter in Wonderland embroidery (this one is … [Read more...] about Noah’s Ark coming along
Nancy Drew Blog Hop
[Update to the post: this is what happens when I write a post at 1 am... I forgot to include the Giveaway. Duh!!! So, read below for the surprise. Ai, ai, ai...] The Nancy Drew Blog Hop is finally here! Carol Swift from Just Let Me Quilt is the cheerleader for this cool Blog Hop organized by Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt. I cannot wait to see what everyone will come up with. As for me... I started by picking some fabrics from the Nancy Drew line by Moda. Once the fabrics arrived, Ryan, my … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew Blog Hop
Hawaii on my mind
I just found these two pieces I appliqued a few years ago. There were two others, in green, but I turned them into a tote for my mother. These might become another tote, or wall hangings, or pillows. The pattern was enlarged by 200% and, compared to the one I am working on right now, they were easier to needle turn as there weren't many tricky spots. I am almost done with the first (out of nine) block on the new project. As you can see from the pictures below, since I did not enlarge the … [Read more...] about Hawaii on my mind
Denise’s Survival Kit
We had a Name Tag contest last month in our Quilt Guild. At left is my name tag, which won second place. Yes, I wore it on my shirt... and I am sure none of the newcomers will forget who I am any time soon! I could not fit books into this survival kit. Otherwise, it has all the things I cannot live without: sewing machine, notions, soft drinks, cake, candy, love... How we change with time! Ten years ago this kit would still have books, along with yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles. In any … [Read more...] about Denise’s Survival Kit
Hawaiian applique set-up – Tutorial
Wow! One week without internet is so strange... In the meantime, I am working on Hawaiian appliques and thought you might enjoy the tutorial. My first projects with Hawaiian themes were made back in 2005. It has been a while so I decided to revisit the book I bought in a quilt shop in Maryland, from which I got the patterns for the first projects. Usually, Hawaiian applique patterns are provided as 1/8 of the design, so you must fold the fabric properly before placing the pattern onto it. … [Read more...] about Hawaiian applique set-up – Tutorial
Catch me if you can – Tutorial
"Catch me if you can" is the name for this quilt I made using Riley Blake Design's fabric from their On the Go line. It is super colorful, I know, but that is how little kids (read 'me') like it! The fabrics are filled with airplanes, trucks, locomotives, scooters, cars... So, I came up with this irregular grid pattern to showcase all the fun prints, with the flying geese to add more motion to the design. Click here to go to the step-by-step tutorial, which is posted on Riley Blake's site, … [Read more...] about Catch me if you can – Tutorial