Definitely not a quilt!

Here I’ve got the fabric all lined up for my next project, and it’s definitely *not* a quilt. I have sparkly satin, lining, glitter organza and some super-fancy brocade. And I have some gray suede (wish it was a bit lighter) and some pink glitter I-don’t-remember-what-kind-of-fabric.  It’s not satin — it is very stretchy.  It’s [...]

Simona’s Flower Garden

Several years ago, I really thought I was going to make a watercolor quilt.  Really!  I have some great books and I truly admired them!  I was so convinced that I had cut up some flower fabrics into 2.5″ squares, and also bought a watercolor pack.  Lo and behold, I finally accepted reality and went [...]

Two Pansy/Primrose Tops

Ahhh, quilting at last!  Won’t bore you with details, but SO happy my sewing room is clean again and the machine is humming! I *finally* decided what I was going to do with all my flower blocks, first blogged about here.  Thanks for all the advice – it really did help!  Anyway, I decided to [...]

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At 3:42 a.m. on August 24th, my dear Elena turned 4 years old:   (Yes, I take a picture of both girls each year at their birth moment.  This is the 1st year Elena slept through my picture-taking ordeal.) Will her birthdays ever stop being so bittersweet?  Or so shocking?  How is my little baby 4 [...]

Coming Back!

Sheesh — unexpected blog break! I really don’t know how people post every day! I hadn’t been sewing *at all* the last couple weeks because my sewing room was overtaken by clutter when I cleaned the rest of the house for Elena’s 4th birthday party — 2 weeks ago! Things are back on track so [...]