I stumbled upon the Sew Kind of Wonderful Curved ruler. You can find them on You Tube here. I ordered both the QCR (Quick Curves Ruler) regular and mini size. The mini size came. I did a few things with it (as I fell in love with curved pieces weekend before last). When...
February 17, 2020
February 15, 2020
Happy Hour Sewing Room Chores and Reflections
It was a stressful work week. And it was Valentine's Day. I was engaged 40 years ago--oh it sounds like such a long time ago! We typically do not go out on such holidays. Just too much hassle...
February 12, 2020
Weekend Skill Building: Half RectangleTriangle (HRT's) Units and the Clearview 60 Degree Ruler
Here's where I split my prior post....
On to HRT's. Another way to repurpose my ugly fabric (and frankly not so ugly in other forms than the 4 x 7 blocks that I cut it into). This size does not...
February 11, 2020
Weekend Skill Building-Part 1 Wavy Lines
I had some fat quarters that I purchased at Tuesday Morning. They were yellow print, 2 black prints and a white background print with a bee motif. I thought I might do another 'brick quilt'...
February 10, 2020
N&W Salvage, Sandston, VA Finds
One of my favorite places to shop is N&W Salvage in nearby Sandston VA. On a recent trip, I found the following:
Cavalli Balsamico Classico, 500ml: $12.99 (compare to $19-$25 for 250 ml)
L'Olivier Extra virgin olive oil, 500 ml can: $4.99
Mestemacher Sunflower...
February 3, 2020
Homemade Dog Food Part 2
I often see well-meaning people publish recipes that are purportedly complete, but they are not. Accordingly, I encourage anyone who is interested in feeding their cat or dog a homemade diet to engage in the necessary research to ensure that you can evaluate information that you read.
You can...
February 3, 2020
Homemade Dog Food Update Part 1
My blog count up tells me that as of this post, I've been feeding homemade dog food for 1967 days. During these 5.4 years, I hesitate to think about how many pounds of leg quarters, chicken thighs, ground turkey, rice, beans, potatoes I've gone through.
The main reason for adapting this diet was Angel...
February 2, 2020
Quilt Recipe: Cute Baby Quilt using Three Fat Quarters
I'm a big fan of the Free Spirit 20 fat quarter mystery bundle that is sold on Amazon. You get all sorts of stuff, but I love it (and you can see from my reviews of it). Part of the fun and...
February 2, 2020
DIY Quilt Basting Spray and Musings on Making a Quilt Sandwich
I've been quilting for about 7 months now. In my OCD deep dive on basting methods, I ran across this blog which is a nice exposition of how to use basting spray that (drum beat, horn toot) you make...
