My mom taught me a lot about sewing and embroidery, but she also taught me a great deal about floral arrangements. For many, many years, my mom made wedding bouquets and funeral swags while working at Bachman’s. She’s very good at it — you can see some of her wonderful arrangements in some of my […] Read more…
The Modern Quilt Guild is getting ready for their first convention appropriately named QuiltCon this February. As part of the fun, they have a block challenge which you can make a quilt block that’s 12.5″ by whatever, using the official quiltcon colors (solids or prints). My local chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild (MMQG) decided […] Read more…
I was really excited about this rummage sale find. I picked up this beautiful chair for $2.50!! I thought about painting it, but the aged look to the finish grew on me, so I left that part as is — well, I did scrub it really well to get it nice and clean. It needed […] Read more…
I’m guest blogging over at the Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild (MMQG) blog today with a tutorial on how to make your own inexpensive, beautiful seam binding. See you there! Read more…
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I just finished up making 25 of these granny squares. I started out making 11 for a cookie exchange with other members of the MMQG, however, I wasn’t able to drop them off in time for the exchange. So instead, I just thought I’d make some more for a larger quilt and have them all […] Read more…
