wishing you all a very blessed and joyous holiday, xo kathy

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We’ve lived in Washington 3 years this month. The weather is always big news. Snow, rain, sunshine, big news, period. One term I’d never heard before was ’sun break’. It refers to the sun peaking through the gray skies and clouds on a winter day. The weather report goes something like “intermittent showers and sun […]

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Warm cookies for Nick, aka the best school bus driver on Bainbridge Island, using this recipe.
My good friend Martha Stewart supplied the packaging. Form and function, very impressive.
The trivet was Plan A for family gifts. I’m working Plan C at the moment. It failed due to time constraints. It’s very lovely with a layer of […]

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OK, Mr. & Mrs. Gnome just put the cute meter through the chimney. Hillary never ceases to amaze me with her ability to translate her eye for design into such easy and fun to make patterns. Available in her store here. I am absolutely in LOVE with these two! Oh yeah, so are the kids.
The […]

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My three sisters and I grew up with stockings handmade by my Grandmother. She made them from pre-quilted cotton fabric and each had a large letter of our first name. We liked wearing them on our feet. I drafted a pattern for mine that looks to be exactly the same size. I don’t remember doing […]

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I smile each time I visit the Crafty Friends of Pink Chalk Studio Flickr group. You all have been very busy elves! So cool to see the same pattern executed in amazingly varied and beautiful ways. Here’s a round up of Rubblework scarves:

I decided to make one for my Mother-In-Law. I added in two extra […]

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If you’ve sewn with satin you know how I felt when I opened up my bag and saw these two cuts of fabric. I noodled over ideas for a few days and woke up one morning with my Eureka moment.
Satin pillow cases! For us curly headed girls, they keep our hair from tangling while sleeping. […]

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My monthly American Sewing Guild meeting was on Thursday. We celebrated the holidays with a potluck brunch and the unveiling of projects made from our orphaned fabric exchange. I took a batch of my Mom’s Thumbprint Cookies filled with raspberry jam. Yum.
In July, each member brought 2 yards of orphaned fabric from the stash. We […]

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Last Saturday I felt relaxed, the tree was up, I had grand plans for all the sewing I would accomplish this week. Today? Slightly heavy breathing, some lists completed, new lists made, the clock hands spinning around, fear of what I’ve forgotten. In a matter of 5 days I’ve gone from completely having a handle […]

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I got a great e-mail this morning from Janet:
“I was looking at your quilt pieces on your blog and noticed how flat they are. When you iron do you use starch to make the pieces stiffer? Do you use steam? I’m kind of a wimp with the iron because I’m […]

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