During a lunch break at work this week I took the chance to stop by the quilt shop closest to the office. Here are my latest aquisitions: I was running low on piecing thread so I took Almosaquilter’s advice and picked up some Aurifil thread to try out. Funny thing – the shop only got [...]
I have finally started working on the Gator quilt again. I have been really nervous about messing it up in the quilting stage. But now that football season is starting in a matter of weeks I have renewed energy to finish it. Here is sits on my sewing table turned into a lightbox. I am [...]
Sorry I haven’t been posting regularly. I sure you can guess what I have been up to. My new machine arrived on Tuesday and I have been spending every free moment getting aquainted with it and learning the ins and outs. I will share more with you on this week’s podcast – but what I [...]
This is the first thing I ever crocheted. I bought a “Learn to Crochet” kit from Wal-Mart and a few skeins of yarn. You can tell I didn’t quite understand tension in the beginning. The top of the afghan is mis-shaped and the bottom is even. It was a good first start and by the [...]
November 15, 2012 in This n' That 2 Comments »
Don’t forget! This Saturday morning – Sew, chat on Twitter, and have fun!
I am starting at 7:00am and will be on Twitter until 11:00am. Join anytime and stay for as long or as little as you want. It should be a great conversation about sewing, crafting, techniques, and tips. We may even share a few photos!
I hope to see you there – I can’t wait!
I love sew ins! although I work weekends, ill be checking in and thinking quilty sewing thoughts.
I’ll be there again, at my machine, stitching along! I got quite a bit accomplished last Friday…started AND finished (by the end of the day)
3 little Christmas extras!! In my book that’s a big WOOHOO!!