I remember the night I started this quilt very clearly. I was home by myself, in my old apartment on a Saturday night. It was getting down to the wire before moving and I had a list of things a mile long to do. Mostly cleaning, purging and packing. Do you know what I did instead?…
Author: childlikefascination
V and Co: A Class & Ombré Love Affair
I should’ve taken more pictures but I was too busy sewing this past Saturday at the “How to Work with Ombré Gradients” class with Vanessa Christenson of V and Co. hosted by Daley by The Yard, a LQS in the Greater Boston area. Vanessa is too darn cute, like, for real: adorable. The class was…
Goose Lane Quilt Finished
I finished this quilt a while back. By a while back I mean that I gave this quilt it’s first wash 12 weeks ago and I have no good reason for not sharing it till now but here is my original design: Goose Lane. Goose Lane is the exit on the highway I take to get…
Adventures in Knits: The Prettiest Circus Tent I’ve Ever Worn
I’ve only sewn knits a few times before, spoiler alert: it didn’t go well. About once a year I get the bug to try sewing apparel. I’m not particularly talented at it, I find the curved lines and pattern tracing to be annoying. I love the simplicity and elegance in straight lines matching up when…
What is Gravatar? Blog Commenting Tip
One thing that can be confusing for new bloggers is all the different technology. A common question for new commenters and bloggers is: “How is your image next to the comments on your blog. For me, the answer is Gravatar. The next question is usually: What is Gravatar? Let’s backup to another definition first: what is an avatar.…
Hoop Clock
The other day in the craft room I completely lost track of time, ended up eating dinner at 9pm and while I was happy to be left in the zone all that time it was a bit eye opening that so much time had passed by. I really like is having a clock on the wall…
Double Dipper – A Mini Quilt
I finished her, and just in the nick of time to enter my latest lovely, Double Dipper into the 2015 Spring Blogger’s Quilt festival hosted by Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side. Some of you have seen sneak peeks on Facebook and Instagram recently but now I can show her in all her glory! This mini…
Home Made Ironing Press Board Revisited
I can’t believe it was just over a year ago that I posted about turning my ironing board into a mega pressboard here on the blog. I still love that pressboard, I’ve re-covered it once and would love to make some improvements on it but she’s still totally functional so I haven’t spent any time…
April Block of the Month: Cross-Cut Block
It’s my month to create a block for the Boston Modern Quilt Guild’s block of the month. I’d signed up to try and get myself more involved with the group and actually made it to a meeting this month: yay me! It sounds small but it’s a big change from sewing quietly, by myself from…
Bicycle Leather Bottom Clutch
I did it! I finally got around to making that little clutch I’ve had on my list for months now. And guess what? I love it! Isn’t she just darling? I added a little tab on the side to hook a wristlet strap but haven’t made one yet but I couldn’t wait any longer to…