When I was maybe 7 or 8, my grandmother came to visit from Oregon. I hardly ever saw her since she lived so far away. On this particular visit, she decided to teach me how to crochet and knit. So on one sunny afternoon, she taught me to knit while sitting on the front stoop of my […] Read more…
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Hand Applique Pillow
I think I’ve fallen in love with needle turn applique ….and maybe hand quilting too. Learning needle turned applique has been on my sewing bucket list for a little while. I did a little at Carolyn Friedlander’s Quilt Market booth a couple years ago and I wanted to do more. But life, as it always […] Read more…
Beehive Mini
I have been trying to finish up projects that were started and just never finished…. This little mini I started not long after Heather Ross’ Briar Rose fabric came out. So that was a few years ago…..It may have been more than 3… but who’s counting. The bee fabric had adorable bees on a hex […] Read more…