Quilts | Embroidery | Fabrics
Konda Luckau of Moose on the Porch Quilts has organized a sew-along. The project is a sampler quilt made out of a jelly roll. Not the pastry. A jelly roll is a collection of fabric strips 2 1/2 inches wide by 36 inches long. The strips are then rolled up in a circle and tied …
I don’t want to complain about the rain because we need it so badly, but I couldn’t help feeling uplifted when the sun came out today. We walked the dogs in the open space behind our house and enjoyed seeing the brilliant green grass and the trees in full bloom. Spring won’t be far behind. …
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I was in the mood to create something “pretty” yesterday. I looked through my box of “I’ll-get-around-to-using-this-someday” stuff and this is the result. A ring bearer’s pillow. It is about nine inches square. I took apart a silk rose and rearranged the petals, adding some tulle petals. The center is a vintage crystal button. I found …
My tulips are about 6 inches tall now. We had a semi-warm day today, so they shot up a little more. It won’t be long until I have a blaze of pink and white in my garden. This is one of the varieties that I planted this year. Maybe I have been stuck inside too long …