May 25, 2022

Colorplay Pilgrim

 I hope that you will check out my video on moving into to strange new frontiers (to me) in combining colors.  I had a 20% Hancock's coupon, and I wanted to get some solids from their Kaufman Kona Solid Mystery Packs.  I received many strange and wonderful colors.  Some would seam...

May 15, 2022

Finished Quilt

  Over the weekend I finished the above Hunter's Star Quilt.  I moved it from my "Quilting" column to "Done".  The next  move is to gift.   I'm gifting this to a friend...

May 13, 2022

Juki Kirei HZL-NX7

 My machine arrived yesterday.  I was anxious to try it out.  I bought it used on ebay at 50% savings of the current new offerings.  It came without the knee lift, but my Bernina knee...

May 12, 2022

New Acquisition

 First, I want to start with an aphorism I heard from "Aunt Em" of Aunt Ems Quilts:  Worry is a waste of imagination You gotta love that.  I am currently experiencing a backlog in quilt tops that I need to quilt. Though my quilt suspension system helps a great deal in distributing...

May 7, 2022

April 16, 2022

Captain's Log: Sourdough Starter + Spinach Fettuccine Noodles

 Note to self:  If you think that you are going to remember when you started something.... you won't.I'm on day ? of my sourdough starter project. (Grumbles to self per above). (Well, I'm a full week in at least given I tarried on writing this post).My home is so fricken cold (by choice) that...

April 11, 2022

Captain's Log for the Past Week.

 Here's my Captain's Log for this week:My hermit thrush and my white-throated sparrows are still here.  (My captain's log for overwintering birds).I continue to work on the 49 LeMoyne Stars needed for the quilt that I'm working on. I'm down to the last 5.  I continue to enjoy making these,...