Well, I’ve been stitching a lot today (and the last week) but I dont’ have my pictures all pulled together yet. So, to entertain you while you wait, I can show you the goodies I found around the net. First, Mary Corbett’s “Needle and Thread” has a fabulous Video Library
Here’s a fabulous video from Bonnie Mccaffery from the Dubai UAE International Quilt Show and if you want go visit the quilt site! Ladies I’m thinking we need to bring crazy quilting to this area! Grin! Here’s a lovely spring video from Penny Sanford: And I LOVE this tutorial on
We were thrilled to visit Ranchos de las Golondrinas day before yesterday. I visited there as a school trip years ago (how many – I’m not telling, ha ha) and they now have a tie in with the American Girl doll Josephina, so my daughter (who is reading the books)
I thought this was appropriate since we’re off to do a geeky tour of NM, including going to ground zero of the Trinity bomb test site! I hope to bring home more than just radiation!
As I was finishing my March spirit doll, I was telling my husband how freeing I’m finding this process. Most of my work I have created has been large, complicated and a learning experience (art school all the way through my needlework experiences). But this entire “I have to finish
I’ve noticed this on a few blogs – and then found a post on Craft (via @debroby) They had this neato link to the “how it was made” – which is equally cool.
Maureen Greeson posted a free sewing caddy pattern pretty much like mine, but it’s really crazy quilted, not a faux brazilian like mine. I think hers is lovely. So, if you were looking at mine and wanting the pattern? Hers is free and fabulous – hop on over!
Yesterday my friend Dianna and I (hey, Dianna when are you going to start a blog?) drove to Castle Rock through a bit of leftover snow to take a Brazilian embroidery class from Pam Cole with Heavenly Threads. So, I have lots of pretty eye candy! (be sure to make
I had a fabulous meeting with the Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilters yesterday (you might want to pop over to their website and see all of the fabulous classes they have planned this year)…anyway, it was a great meeting, I got to show off my finished projects (much to the surprise
so, seriously, this is a 30 year old UFO. I started this as a teenager and actually purchased it when “lime green” and “avocado green” were trendy color names.