Virginia is an overwintering place for several bird species. I have my year-round friends, red-bellied woodpecker (yes, they have red on the belly), tufted titmouse, cardinal, carolina wren, eastern blue birds, goldfinches (who don their olive drab coats in the winter), nuthatch, chickadee, hairy...
December 29, 2020
December 24, 2020
True Grit or Home Dryer Repair
I have an old pair of stackable Kenmore (Whirlpool) washer and dryers. Thanks to YouTube, we (with considerable cajoling for my husband) can easily see the necessary steps in a repair, order parts and make things work. It is not without considerable cussin' and fussin' on the part of one...
December 23, 2020
December 21, 2020
Brown Betty: a/k/a my Kenmore 117.812
This could also be called an "Ode to a Vintage Sewing Machine"Brown Betty is what I call my Kenmore. I have had her about 2 1/2 months. I love her. She does one thing and one thing...
December 20, 2020
Mistyfuse--Use in Quilt Binding and Quilt Sandwich
I'm interesting in doing more art quilting/applique. I read many positive things about Misty Fuse, and I thought that I would give it a try. I bought ten yards of it (20" wide). Seems like alot, but it is gossamer! So it it comes in a smallish package that is still light as a...
December 17, 2020
Fabric Purchases
I enjoying purchasing fabric, but the costs can add up. Accordingly, I approach fabric purchasing as I would any endeavor: bargain shop. My bargain shopping is not finding...
December 15, 2020
Sewing Room "Stuff": Stacking Letter Trays
Amazon has these 5 bins for $22. I bought them .99 a piece at my local thrift store. I think that you could find them at the Dollar Store, too. I bought them because I thought...
December 12, 2020
New Baby Quilt + Fun with Triangles
I wrote about my learning Inkscape (that learning is ongoing), and using the project of a baby quilt to provide concrete means of understanding basic concepts.I settled on the following patternHere...
December 12, 2020
Block Construction Techniques: The Gospel and the Optional.
I'm still a new quilter with 18 months under my belt. My best advice to new quilters is to really focus on the basics. These are going to sound so obvious; these are going to seem so simple; but if you've never done it before you are building skills and muscle memory. Muscle...
December 11, 2020
Inkscape for Quilting: Storm(ish) at Sea!
This is another post on my evangelicalesque bent on showcasing what one can do with Inkscape for quilt design.The above is not meant to be a finished quilt, but rather an exposition of some of the...
December 6, 2020
Inkscape Redux
In working with my "baby quilt" Inkscape drawing more, I realized that I had an element that was not quite right.Here's the original image. I realized that the diamond centers in mid sashing...
December 5, 2020
Using Inkscape for Quilt Design
Among my many nebbish pursuits, I stumbled upon Inkscape. It is a free vector drawing program which to can discover for yourself here. My intent is not to teach anything about it here,...
