Just to let every know, I did not have any problems today with Designs by Sick site. It is up and running.
Most recent quilt-as-you-go finished made for a great niece as a wedding present. This is the third quilt-as-you-go and the most time consuming that I've made. I will not make another of this size (queen size) using this technique. I am trying to think o
Hi everyone especially those living in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington, if you have not been to RebsFabStash, this is a terrific quilt shop they are an online store and open to the public with a special open house this week. Check them out.
It is spring, right? Here is a picture from my sewing room window today. It has been snowing off and on since Sunday, (more on than off) I am ready for spring. Anyone else have snow? We also had an unusual visitor yesterday, Mr. Moose. He spent most o
A lap quilt for a niece. She loved it! The big squares and the outside borders are quilted in the hoop. The rest is a straight stitch going diagonal through the block on the sewing machine.
This is a way to repurpose large dog food bags. This was a Christmas present for my brother. Still have the top half to make another shopping bag for him.
Hi everyone. If anyone needs thread containers or just a small container (intended use is for scrapbook storage), these were purchased yesterday at Michaels on sale at a reasonable price. They are acid free and made in the USA.
I was in need of a tote bag that was not for groceries. This is what I made.
Seat cover for Pepper, the four legged, 70 pound member of the family. Pepper was only a year old when this picture was take almost about 1 1/2 year ago. At that time, she weighed around 55 pounds, she has grown since then. I made the vest she is wearing.
If anyone is short of ideas for old jeans, here is another way to recycle them, a car seat cover. I made this for the back seat of the truck to help protect it from a very adorable but sometimes dirty "man's best friend", our 70 pound 2 year old dog.
At Aunt Annie's request, this is a quilt-as-you-go in progress. Currently working on the border. Using mostly scraps for the border, it sure takes longer thank just cutting strips of fabric to sew together. It might take a while to finish since there is
There is another inch and 1/2 of snow since this picture. It is a winter wonderland!!
I have enjoyed reading about everyone's sewing room. It is good to know I am in good company. Does anyone get excited when they open a color of thread that they have not used before? I have only been embroidering for three years, have two different b
After ten years of good use with a desk top windows 7, with an upgrade to windows 10, I had to give it up before it completely crashed. Now using a laptop HP. The key board and mouse will take some getting use to, relearning where all the keys are and the
Hello Everyone. I have decided to finish my granddaughter's quilt "in the hoop" and need advice. I am trying my first as a quilt-as-you-go and first quilting in the hoop. I have some basic questions. Normally I would use 30wt cotton thread when quilti