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Paper hearts

I recently finished my first paper piecing project using this heart pattern from Carol Doak. With paper piecing, the block is printed on paper and you sew on the lines paper side up, fabric down. It can feel disorienting at first! But paper piecing facilitates very accurate piecing compared to traditional methods. It’s easier to piece …

Canyon quilt

After last month’s misadventures in quilting, I wanted my next project to be a sure thing: a small strip quilt using canyon-themed fabric for the back.

Mini Green Quilt

When the scraps become the quilt

Robert shared Eula Biss’s book Having and Being Had with me, not as a book recommendation but just to show me the cover. (I did read the book.) The cover art on the hardcover edition of the book is based on artwork by painter Danica Phelps. In the original work, each green stripe represents a dollar earned. It …

white bed pillow on bed

Excess pillow problem – solved

Photo by Every Angle on Unsplash We went from five beds to three over the past few years and we had more pillows than we knew what to do with. I didn’t want to toss them but it seemed silly to have a bunch of unused pillows “just in case.” Inspired by this post by Autumn of It’s Always Autumn, …

My Electric Slide

My quilted art doesn’t typically lean toward bright colors – until now. It started with a red block that’s an improvisational take on a traditional log cabin quilt design. It’s all red fabrics with a metallic gold center. I thought it was a good idea and planned to make a whole quilt of these blocks. …

You can’t always get what you want

There is so much to love about the story behind the meme–and the mittens. Also, I love everything about this gift made for Bernie from a friend/supporter/constituent. It was made with love and recycled/found materials: recycled sweater, fleece made from recycled bottles, second-hand thread. I have to say that as much I would like to …