Completed Quilt Top #Legendary by Elizabeth Hartman
F-i-n-e-a-l-l-y I finished the top for Legendary by Elizabeth Hartman. I just love her quilt patterns. The designs are clean and fun with a touch of whimsy and just make me happy. I could...
Power Tools with Thread | Quilting & machine Embroidery
My First Ruler Work on a Quilt
I’ve been itching to try out the latest trend in machine quilting on a longarm and that’s using a ruler to make designs. You can do this on a regular sewing machine too. The...
#Simplicity4092 Costume & Daughters of the American Revolution
I am a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution ( NSDAR or DAR for short) and to be a member of this organization, you must have a proven ancestor who...
Applique Bath Towels, Ocean Friends, & a New Spool Quilt
Keith’s daughter Keri visited last weekend with his almost 10-year old granddaughter, Lyric, who was an absolute joy. They were visiting from North Texas for a wedding that Keri was going to attend over...
Short While Storage and Sewing
We’re opening a business! This is serious stuff ya’ll. My dad and step mom bought 2.5 acres about a mile from a ginormous high school back in the 90’s…even before Steele HS was there...
Rock & Roll Marathon T-Shirt Quilt
I know now for a fact that I married into a family as crazy as I am. My brother-in-law, Marc, started running many years ago. Running. As in, putting on tennis shoes and moving...
2018 Ready-to-Wear FAST #2018rtwfast
For some inexplicable reason, I signed up to refrain from purchasing any ready-to-wear (RTW) clothes in 2018. The blog GoodbyeValentino.com, by Sarah Gunn, co-author of The Tunic Bible (have it/love it), is sponsoring this...
Stitching Santa 2017
One of the coolest things about our sewing community is that we have “secret language”. I can tell someone at my day job about a project I’m working on and while I work with...
Happy Campers! Sewing a Men’s Shirt, Simplicity 1544
Back in May of 2016, (I can’t believe it’s been that long), I ordered some blue cotton poplin fabric from Mood Fabrics that had campers, flamingos, and other beachy things on it. The intent...
Purely Gates American Eagles Machine Embroidery
Have you ever heard of machine embroidery with mylar? Yes, that plastic iridescent stuff for gift bags. A company called Purely Gates has an entire line of embroidery designs specifically for use with mylar. ...
