When my dear friend sent me a note telling me to expect a package, I had no idea what sort of gift I would be receiving. Imagine my surprise when I opened the package to this! It’s the perfect keepsake for all my quilting or other crafting ideas, doodles, notes, etc. The book is bound… Continue reading What a sweet surprise!
Pink peaks and valleys
I got to work a little on the Tula Pink Peaks and Valleys quilt blocks this weekend, and finished three of the colorways (out of 18 total). I did two blocks of the pinks above using the Bees Knees design (Sunset colorway) from the Birds and the Bees collection of 2012. Then I worked on… Continue reading Pink peaks and valleys
New poncho project
I got sucked into a new knitting project recently, and have been spending most of my knitting time on it (except when I’m knitting on charity hats). The stitch pattern is a fairly simple repeat, but does take a little concentration not to lose my place as I’m working through each pattern row. The design… Continue reading New poncho project
Tula half square triangles
I decided to pull out the Peaks and Valleys quilt and work on it at another Sit n Sew that I went to on Saturday. I didn’t finish all of the sewing there, so I did a little more last night. In order to have the half square triangles on the straight of grain when… Continue reading Tula half square triangles
The inspiration photo
First things first – this is NOT my quilt. But this IS the inspiration behind the one I am making, that I’m calling Sunshine and Shadow Starburst. I found the photo as I was organizing some things on my computer. I’d love to know the actual name of it, if the pattern actually exists. It… Continue reading The inspiration photo