With my continued need for my secret decoder ring for left/right mirrored triangles and their place, and where the nexus block spins next, I'm putting pieces up on the wall. I cannot imagine undertaking...
Flutterby Progress
December 31, 2021
December 28, 2021
!$%#$^#$%^ Flutterby Directional Dyslexia
I'm working on my Flutterby quilt featured in Jen Kingwell's Quilt Lovely. I found the block on line, and I then studied it and fashioned it into a quilt using EQ8. I was captivated...
December 26, 2021
Cooking Learnings
I used to do quite a bit of cooking, and I don't mind saying that I probably cook better than I can do most other things. I'm a classically trained accountant. . . not a classically trained chef. Having small dinner parties and feeding people was something that I enjoyed. My...
December 25, 2021
Split rectangles
In executing on my Flutterby Quilt Block, Jen Kingwell. I'm so taken by the block that I ordered her book "Quilt Lovely". Her blocks are made from templates. Too fussy for me...and they are a weird size that are not on rulers...not convenient enough for me. But as the block...
December 23, 2021
Gingebread Rum Balls | NYT
This recipe is from the New York Times. However, after making it exactly as written (except for fresh ginger), I had to make some modifications to suit my preferences.First, I omitted the...
December 21, 2021
Flutterby Block Quilt Block | Jen Kingwell or Serendipity Happens
I ran across this lovely "Flutterby" quilt block in searching for quilt blocks with split rectangles. I learned that Jen
Kingwell created a pattern using this block configuration, and it was
featured...
December 16, 2021
Using This for That
I created a brief video that shows how to repurpose ordinary but useful things in your home to extraordinarily useful things in your sewing area.I will likely create a series of this as I have lots of stuff that I've repurpos...
December 15, 2021
Pet Peeves | "The Best ______"
While there are many things one could carp about, I dedicate my energy this a.m. to one: The nonsensical advertisement of any recipe as being "the best". In this current "high baking"...
December 12, 2021
Sharpening a Rotary Blade
Rotary blades are consumables in the quilting workspace. A sharp blade promotes accuracy: A dull blade pulls and stretches fabric when you press down on it if it is unable to cut. ...
December 8, 2021
John Lennon's Death: 41 Years Later
Forty-one years ago I was a college student when John Lennon was killed. I remember that day well, not so much because I was a Beatles fan but, because of the reaction of a couple of my classmates.The class/course was 18th Century Art, Music and Literature. It was taught...
December 6, 2021
December 5, 2021
Quilt Suspension System
Today my husband installed the quilt suspension system that I designed (by shamelessly coopting other ideas). I looked at all of the internet "stuff" that I could find, and I concluded that...
December 1, 2021
3" Economy Block Redux | Peaky and Spike, V Block
Here's my wall of 3" Economy Blocks. I have been making them using foundation paper piecing. I was evaluating my color values, so this is a desaturated picture.My goal in piecing this...
