a tale of crafts involving needles and thread
I have finally had the pleasure of making my hubby a quilt. This is the first handcrafted item he has ever indicated an interest in, other than the toque debacle of 2007 or so, which shall not be named. He’s just not a handknit, sweater wearing kind of guy. I’ve been slowly collecting the fabric […]
Our local MQG was offered the chance to participate in a special challenge called the PNW (Pacific Northwest) Modern Metallic challenge. I decided to join in. The minute I received my three fat quarters, I was reminded of trees, birch in particular. I let my ideas percolate for a few weeks, sketched my inspiration and […]
As some of you know, I make a lot of pouches – lots and lots of zippered pouches. I have been asked to share how I construct Noodlehead’s open wide zippered pouch. (Disclaimer: I have contacted Anna, and she is totally okay with my posting this.) I love her pattern. It is such a great […]
I’ve recently been tempted to re-discover the world of cross stitching after seeing all the wonderful projects floating out there in the bloggiverse/Instagram. Cross-stitching has come so far in design from the types of projects that I am used to seeing. It’s so modern and cute and fresh. I’m going to lay the blame at […]
Well, after a life-induced break, I am happy to re-enter the world of blogging. It’s been a crazy busy past few months. I hope you have all had a wonderful beginning to your spring. In my neck of the woods, trees and plants are budding and days are getting warmer and longer. It’s wonderful. While […]