Ever since the country locked down for this coronavirus, I’ve been feeling out of sorts, off my game. I imagine there are lots of others who feel similar, and worse. I have a lot to be thankful for. My husband and I are both still working full time, and though we’ve had to deal with… Continue reading Feeling off my game
Author: Melissa
Apron pockets, flying geese
On Saturday Amy Beth came over to begin working on our aprons. I pulled all of my white and off-white prints out for her to choose the ones she wanted to use for her flying geese. Once that was done, I began cutting the pieces for those and the background triangles. While she pinned her… Continue reading Apron pockets, flying geese
End of Summer wreath
I’ve had the pieces for this almost ready to put together for at least 6 months now. Last night I finally decided it was time to finish the applique sewing and put it all together. I have made 5 others so far, and would like to make one or two others to have a nice… Continue reading End of Summer wreath
Pinwheels
It seems like just a moment ago I was writing about the first of July. And in the blink of an eye, here’s August. It’s a surreal time. I’ve made some progress on my Quilt of Valor quilt. The center pinwheels section is finished. I created a mock-up of the quilt in my EQ software… Continue reading Pinwheels
Apron supplies shopping trip
We took a little shopping trip to Hobby Lobby Saturday, and found our primary fabrics, rick rack, buttons, and thread for making our aprons. Amy Beth couldn’t decide which fabric she wanted to use for the main apron, so she went ahead and got two (and maybe she’ll end up making two aprons, who knows?).… Continue reading Apron supplies shopping trip