round and round

When I joined the local Modern Quilt Guild in Vancouver, I was stunned by the sheer inspiration that one meeting could provide. The Round Robin project was introduced the following year and while I secretly wanted to join, it was too much of a commitment at that point in my life. Flash forward to the […]

i’m hooked – my first sew-together bag

Months ago, eons really, I bought a pattern. And I read it, and re-read it and watched so many beautiful versions of this pattern pop up on Instgram. But, despite having sewn literally 100+ zipper pouches in the past year, this pattern terrified me. It’s the “sew-together bag“, by Sew Demented. But here we are. […]

A Scrappy Norway Quilt

For Fall Quilt Market, Camille Roskelly of Simplify released a gorgeous quilt pattern called “Norway“. I immediately added it to my “one day” list. I just love the blocks. My initial plan had been to make it the way the pattern indicated, with each block dedicated to a fabric. But then I started thinking about […]

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 […]