pick up sticks – a DPN needle and crochet hook organizer tutorial

I was talking with my cousin the other day about what we knitters (and crocheter’s) need that is not readily available. I puzzled and thought and sketched, and in the end came back to a simple needle/hook organizer. If you are anything like me, your needles are sitting in a rubbermaid bin, twisted and jumbled […]

good intentions vs. a new project… and finish

Today’s project is something I’ve been thinking of making for a LONG time. It could even fall under the category of “necessity”. My daughter has needed a bag for our congregation meetings so she can hold her books and pencils and pad for a long, long time. She had been making do with a little […]

Plugging away…

Back when I started this blog in August, I joined the Star Flower quilt along hosted by Amanda of A Crafty Fox. The diamonds were quick to cut out and the stars came together in record time. But the row piecing has kind of been slow. The first several joins didn’t work out and I ended […]

Progress

This week, over at  Amanda’s A Crafty Fox’s blog, we are cutting our fabrics into strips and then diamonds and hexagons. (I LOVE hexagons and star flowers, so this is bound to be a keeper.)   I really cannot wait to see how we construct the quilt top. It’ll be fun to play with the diamonds […]