Stitches from the past

This is a project that has been in the making for many years, involving several sets of hands. Long before I was even really trying out quilting, my grandmother was embroidering quilt blocks to give me. She bought (or was given) kits of pre-printed blocks in kind of kitschy, antiquated patterns, but it was something…

Baby Burrito Quilt

This post is a bit late in coming. I call it Baby Burrito Quilt because it was a gift for my friend Angie Griffith, who was referred to her baby belly as a baby burrito. Baby burrito was born a little over a month ago now, but I’ve just gotten around to publishing these photos….

Baby Boom

There’s been a veritable baby boom among our friends lately, so I’ve put together a couple quilts as gifts. I don’t feel these are my best work — I’m not totally thrilled with the colour and print choices, but I was trying to make due with the fabric I had on hand to try to work…

Patriotic pillows

As we geared up for our trip to Norway for both our official honeymoon and to finally visit an old friend that I made in high school twenty (ahem! …TWENTY!!) years ago (I am so old), I was trying to think of a compact gift I could make that would travel well. My friend Guro…

A little something for me

Last week my iPad arrived. It’s taken me some time to get it set up and figure out what apps are good for what and what I want to put on it, but today I really put it to the test, taking it with me to the PSEWeb conference. I had to find an app…

Finally one for me

For my fourth quilt, I’ve finally made one for me! This one is designed to go with the colours of our living room. Our leather sofas are brown, the walls are red and beige, and the crown moulding is a dark brown. This is by far the biggest quilt I’ve made yet. All the others…

Hanging out with the owls

After a bit of a rough day yesterday, I sit here coming at you at 2:30 a.m. wide awake and yet sleep deprived. Have I mentioned before that I’m an occasional insomniac? The problem has improved since I started my treadmill routine last fall, and then added on the yoga once a week this year,…

The newest member of the fam

My new little baby niece Vaughn was born on August 25. I got to meet her last weekend as we celebrated her older brother’s 2nd b-day. I was able to give her the first quilt I made, finished earlier this summer in anticipation of her arrival. She pretty much looked like this the whole time…

Totally addicted

So I know I posted a while back about a finished quilt top, but not the actual finished quilt. I did finish it months ago, but it’s waiting for a special someone to arrive into the world, and that special someone is due to arrive TOMORROW! So stay tuned! In the meantime, I’ve finished a…

Serenity now, serentity now, serenity now…

Gotta love when the shit hits the fan at work, in the middle of summer, when things are supposed to be chill. Oh well. Looking at this photo will help: The farm is my happy place. There is a certain change of pace that happens the moment I arrive there. And then there are the…