WELCOME! I am so glad that you are here! On this page, you will find information about sewing, quilting, gluten-free cooking, gardening, and finding beauty in the simple things.
In this blog post, I will show you an easy way to piece 40 strips of a roll of precut 2 1/2” strips of fabric into a quilt top. The finished size before borders is approximately 55” square. In a future blog post, I will show you how to add borders to make a larger quilt.
Read MoreI haven’t posted for awhile because I didn’t have any new creative projects to share. Instead, I have been focused on completing another green and white Shoofly Star quilt. I finished it last week, but even more exciting is the announcement that I am opening registration for my first in-person quilting class!
Read MoreGreetings again, dear reader! When I last posted, I had no idea that it would be such a long time until I wrote again! I had some rather severe chronic health flare-ups over the past six weeks. I honestly feel that I am a month or more behind schedule. But I am trying so hard to go with the flow, realizing that life is not in my control…
Read MoreYesterday, I was listening to a podcast that I recently discovered called Haptic and Hue. The topic of this episode was “Whole Cloth Quilts in the North Country” of England. While the entire episode was fascinating, a couple of minutes specifically grabbed my attention. (And, ladies, please forgive me if I made an error in transcribing your words.)
“…This very human trait of seeking something beautiful even though you might be surrounded by poverty and industry, these North Country quilts have the ability to help make houses into homes, give comfort, and provide pleasure for the eyes and solace for the hands.” -Jo Andrews
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