Last week I purchased Geta Grama's book, "Shadow Trapunto Quilts" (find it here). Oh... I need more hours in a day! I have been putting off trying trapunto, but now I cannot resist it any longer, particularly shadow trapunto. First, go to Geta's blog (click here) to see her beautiful work. She has an engineering background, is very adept with EQ (Electric Quilt) software, and very creative. Geta is Romanian but both the website and the blog are in English. In her book, published in 2012, … [Read more...] about Shadow Trapunto
A beautiful gift
Diana, my girlfriend, absolutely brightened my day yesterday. Look at the gorgeous tote she made for me! How did she know I needed a boost? Green, red, grey, off-white, with cheerful flowers and a front pocket where she embroidered a cute design. Inside there are two sturdy pockets, and even an acrylic piece on the bottom to help it keep its shape. All the work which went into it... and no doubt she was thinking about me while she sewed it. A few of our friends received a similar … [Read more...] about A beautiful gift
Sewing Pouch
One of my friends made me a sewing pouch last Summer. These sewing pouches are perfect for storing thread spools, needles, small scissors, and other notions. I usually carry in it what I need for hand quilting, and take it with me to Sue's house on Wednesdays. A few of my friends asked me to make them so they could give them as gifts. I had a lot of fun choosing the fabrics for each one... My plan is to open an Etsy store and sell them there (how many times have you heard me say … [Read more...] about Sewing Pouch
This blog’s first anniversary
This month marks the first anniversary of this blog!!! One year and 220 posts later, I am enjoying every minute of it... I have 'met' so many wonderful people from the world over through this blog! Thank you for following my quilting adventures, for your words of encouragement, and for sharing your opinions and comments. I reply to every single comment I receive. If you haven't heard from me you may be a no-reply blogger (read this post by Sew at Home Mummy to learn how to change that quickly … [Read more...] about This blog’s first anniversary
Winner of January Giveaway
Hello, everyone! Thank you for participating on my monthly giveaway! I had a great time visiting with all of you, making new friends, and reading your comments. The winner will receive 3 1/2 yards of this beautiful fabric: Cambridge Common by Free Spirit. Without further ado, here is January's winner: 1 Set of 1 Unique Numbers Per Set Range: From 1 to 221 -- Unsorted Set #1: 110 Stephanie said... 110-I would love to learn FMQ! I tried it a tad last year and well I would … [Read more...] about Winner of January Giveaway
How to easily sew the tumbling block
As you may have already noticed, I like to learn from books. I can learn when it is convenient for me, at my own pace, and can refer back to the instructions later. I am particularly grateful to authors who invest their time (and money) to publish books with content which helps us achieve desired results but with simplified and clever methods. With that in mind, did you know you could make a tumbling block quilt using strip-piecing instead of Y-seams? Had I seen a couple of years ago the … [Read more...] about How to easily sew the tumbling block