
Sewing Inset Circles
There's a lot to love about circles. At least for me. But what I don't love is frustration. Or stitch-picking. Or circles that don't...

Sewing Curves the Easy Way
It's no secret - I'm a circle sewing fanatic. I find circles and curves endlessly inspiring and actually fun to sew (most of the time,...

Catching Up and Moving Forward
Despite my best intentions, I have not been blogging bi-weekly as I intended. Why? Because I'm once again out of balance. I'm spending...

Copy? Right.
So a lot to talk about. Something happened today and I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and even though I’m a little scared to...

Am I There Yet?
I recently got an idea for a quilt. Nothing particularly innovative, but I had gotten these gorgeous Glacier fabrics from...

A Review of Mongo Jennie, my new Janome M7
So here it is, finally - my review of my Janome Continental M7, also known as Mongo Jennie. I’ve had her since February, but I really...

Remaking, Re-imagining, Re-Visiting a Pattern
My husband will watch certain movies over and over (namely the Godfather, but there are others too) Me - I don't rewatch movies or...

Hashing Out the De-Stashing
This year I made the decision to try to use up all - well - most ( I'm not sure I could use it all up in just one year.) of my stash...

Finding True Love at Quiltcon
I really felt cheated out of Quitcon this year. I only got to spend a few hours there, and didn’t get to see many people...

Tahoe
My family went to Lake Tahoe in California in August. I hadn't been there in quite a few years, and boy has it changed. There are parts...