It’s baby time in our family! My daughter Sara and two of her cousins are all having babies within weeks of each other this spring. What a happy coincidence! There are lots of delighted grandmas counting down the days – we’re all so excited. Last weekend we had the first baby shower, for cousin Katie […]
Category: Sewing
Quilted Art Wallhanging
When I was asked to make a quilted wallhanging with my client’s log home on it, I presented them with several sketches of possible designs. Most of them had a combination of patchwork and applique – very traditional – but I also had an idea that was a little bit different. I like to quilt […]
Tribute to a Life – A Memory Collage
How do we commemorate a life well-lived? People pass from our lives, and we look for ways to hold onto those dear memories that we’ve built up over the years with that person. My life was touched by a special woman who passed away last winter at the age of 93. She lived a simple […]
Folk Art Christmas Stockings
I thought you might enjoy seeing these Christmas stockings that I made for everyone in our family several years ago. I need to make a few more since we’ve had some additions this year, but I think that will have to wait until 2011. The stockings themselves are made of homespun plaid with a cotton […]
Quilted Pillow with Origami
Here’s a cute little pillow I made this week for a Christmas gift exchange that I participated in. It only took a couple of hours and was made entirely of leftover materials, but what a beauty it is! It’s only 13″ square, made of dupioni silk with tassel fringe. A beaded origami flower sits on […]
Cute Kid’s Apron
Seven girlfriends, great food, cheap wine, lots of sewing and decorating projects, and unseasonably warm November weather combined to make one really fun weekend here at my house! My two aunts, my sister and niece, my mom, and my daughter all joined me for a weekend of sewing, talking, laughing, and eating way too much. […]
“Perfect Slipcovers” Class at Summerhill
Slipcovering is a bit of a lost art, but it’s a handy skill to have, and I enjoy teaching others how to give a well-loved chair new life with a brand spankin’ new slipcover. This past weekend I hosted a “Perfect Slipcovers, Start to Finish” class here at Summerhill, and six women came to learn […]
Fabric Origami Step-by-Step – “Primrose”
When I taught my “High-End Embellishments” class last weekend, I added a new fabric origami design to my usual curriculum. The “Primrose” pattern is simple and quick to fabricate. I used this origami design on a job that I completed last winter – box pleated drapery panels and scalloped valances with origami accents. We needed […]
“High-End Embellishments” Class at Summerhill
A weekend getaway in a beautiful location with good friends, great food, and nothing to do but relax, have fun, and learn lots of great new sewing techniques — sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it was a reality for the six women who enrolled in my October 8-10 “High-End Embellishments” class here […]
Floral Applique Quilt with Embroidery
Quiltmaking has been a favorite hobby of mine for a long time, but I don’t have a chance to indulge in it too often anymore. Last winter, however, we had an 8-day power outage, and I had lots of time to do anything my heart desired … that didn’t require electricity! So, I finally had […]
