I think I’ve fallen in love with needle turn applique ….and maybe hand quilting too. Learning needle turned applique has been on my sewing bucket list for a little while. I did a little at Carolyn Friedlander’s Quilt Market booth a couple years ago and I wanted to do more. But life, as it always […] Read more…
I’ve been working on using more stash yarn! There was no pattern for this, I just figured out the design and now many stitches to do to make the pattern repeat all the way around – and used a number of repeats that should fit my head well. It turned out to be a good […] Read more…
I have been trying to use up yarn (as well as fabric) around the house. It feels really, really good to use up stuff that has been sitting around. This black and white beanie was knit with two balls, white and black, of Dale of Norway Freestyle wool. I really like how it turned out. […] Read more…
I had this idea to do a version of my Infatuation quilt shades of blue. I wondered if I could do it while changing the focus of the blocks from the center to the corners and I think it worked. I used 12 shades of blue Kona fabric starting with the lightest of my choice […] Read more…
Gwyneth loves hats. If I have made a hat for myself she likes, she wants to wear it. 🙂 Always. This little hat was made using two different colors of yarn – a pale pink and a white. The effect is very subtle and almost looks like it’s made to be like that. I really […] Read more…
