I composed a post each day this week, unfortunately they never had a chance since the words didn’t make it to the keyboard. It’s been one of those weeks. I’ve:
ironed dirty jeans for my kids at least twice this week
thrown track clothes into the laundry at midnight
had an x-ray on my right foot (bone spurs, [...]
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Stainless steel soleplate glides over the fabric.
A nice heavy feel in the hand.
Digital settings from 1 to 7 for different types of fabric. The guide is printed on the iron.
Auto-shutoff. A controversial feature for many quilters. A must have for me. I’m just too bad about [...]
Because the daffodils are in full bloom and the flowering cherries just exploded down my driveway I’m celebrating with a 10% off your entire order sale:
Enter coupon code SPRING when you checkout. Sale runs through Thursday, April 30.
Alexander Henry Ohinasama Princess.
Magazines including Studios, Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts, and Stitch!
I’m totally excited to be carrying [...]
The Pohono Trekker Handset is an iPhone app my husband released this week. A clever set of tools and navigation utilities designed for use on the hiking trail. Read more about it on his website.
Thanks for allowing me the indulgence of a little spousal promotion
A good question came up in the comments of my post on making double-fold French binding: how do I cut my fabric in the first place?
Notice how I just skipped the whole Straight-of-Grain vs. Bias discussion?
As I was doing research for writing this post I came across an OUTSTANDING article written by Shelley Rodgers. I’m [...]
Meyer Lemons arrived at the market and inspired making these incredibly delicious lemon shortbread bars. I skipped the topping called for and finished with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. As many of the Epicurious reviewers recommend, I plan to up the lemon juice next time around. I liked everything about this recipe: the shortbread crust, [...]
Here’s my contribution to the Bloggers Quilt Festival going on at Park City Girl. I headed over to Flickr to choose one. First off, it is so amazing to look back over 3 years worth of creative work. I hadn’t looked at my own photostream for some time. I highly recommend the experience!
The quilt I [...]
Amy of Park City Girl launches the Bloggers Quilt Fesitval tomorrow. Lots of fun and amazing prizes!
pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale
All my quilts get finished with a double-fold French binding. The following images show the first step in the process: creating the binding itself.
1. Cut 2 1/2″ strips selvage to selvage.
To calculate number of strips required: measure the outside of the quilt. Divide the total by 40″ (the length of a strip), round up. [...]
I had to wrap up my posts on quilt backs with a quick mention on how I press my seams. This is so important. And maybe a wee bit boring so I’ll keep that part short.
Fortunately, thinking of ironing reminded me of something much more interesting: an independent documentary film called “I Always Do My [...]
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