Oh what a winding journey this quilt has made. This little mini quilt has a long story behind it. In the center of this quilt is a star - I sketched this star in 2016, back in the early days of Mini Barn Quilts. There was an idea I had which would have added an entire line of other products to that brand but it never came to full fruition. Eventually I came back to this sketch and then, armed with a Cricut machine, I cut card stock into shapes to English Paper Piece (EPP) a beautiful star. https://www.instagram.com/p/BF77tcuoWSE/ I kept the parts and pieces it in a lovely little tin I'd received from Yvonne over at Quilting Jet girl years ago after I helped her with some WordPress issues. I did a lot of that hand stitching at the picnic table during lunch at work when I
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Some Thoughts on Salad
I am guilty of a terrible sin, only ever described accurately by the ladies of the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast as "aspirational vegetables". You know the ones? The vegetables you pick up and think, "I'm gonna eat so healthy this week" to only end up throwing out half of them at the end ... read more
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Logo Quilted Pillow
I was in the craft room the other day - I should ... read more
Fabric Postcard Swap – Yes this is a thing!
When I saw Trina, @anotterlife on Periscope and ... read more
Spiked Star – Free 12″ Paper Piece Quilt Block
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Hi there, I’m Terri Ann – My background? I’m a constant dabbler in the art of craft. Over the years I have loved photography, quilting, sewing, embroidery, painting, furniture making but above all: coding & technology. Working a full time job in technology the art and craft of all my collective hobbies have been an outlet to make something with physical properties, not just something that is purely, and intangibly digital. I also love: food, dancing (preferably in lines with boots on) and going on adventures.
This blog? I’ve been blogging on and off since about 2001. Most of my old content is gone for good (trust me, that’s for the best) but this blog is where I like to document things I create or experiences I’ve had. Sometimes I’m slow to update, sometimes I don’t update at all but it’s a work in progress as I am constantly learning and balancing how different things in my life affect my well being and ability to achieve and reflect on the goals in my life. This blog, being a fascinating component of that puzzle.
