In a recent tutorial you might have seen that I had a red sandpaper in the photos when I was marking my half square triangles (HST) or other bias line marking. In May I went to the Original Sewing Expo and one of the classes I took listed sandpaper as a material we needed to bring.…
Sailboat Quilt Block Tutorial (Part 1: The Sail)
The other week I posted about the sailboat wall hanging I had been designing for my family’s cottage. After visiting a few design idea I ended up creating a fun 12″ finished (12 1/2″ unfinished) quilt blocks. Here’s part one on how to make this quilt block for yourself! I’ll be posting in the coming week with part…
Paddle Adventure on the 5th of July
Is has been nice to actually take some time to relax recently. I finished my big project (30 pillows, 9 cushions in a 7 day deadline) and will have photos to share on that in the next week or two but I wanted to share another non-quilting or crafting related post so please take a seat…
Patriotic Pallet Bench Cushions & Pillows
A friend asked me to make some cushions & pillows for some pallet benches at a fair. I picked up outdoor cushions from Ocean State Job lot then measured and sewed simple boxed corner slipcovers using brown Duct Canvas and used 20″ pillow forms to make some stars and stripes pillows as accents. Using the…
Cottage Wall Hanging in Planning
At the end of May my mother texted me about commissioning a wall hanging for the cottage my mother and aunt inherited when my grandmother passed away last fall. It’s the cottage I recently posted about on the coast of Connecticut. It’s right on the water on the coast of Connecticut but it’s not a…
A Little Weekend Away
I was lucky enough to sneak away for the weekend for a bit of R&R at my family’s cottage on the coast of Connecticut. It was unfortunately a bit of a gloomy weekend but once the rain broke Sunday morning I grabbed my camera for a little “get outside” adventure before I headed home. This…
Let’s Talk About Your About Page – Blog Tips
One thing I love is how personal my favorite quilt blogs are. They’re not just posts on the Internet, they’re posts by real people. I jumped on the bandwagon and added a little about me bio right at the top of my sidebar, now no matter what page a visitor lands on they’ll see that…
Triangle Baby Quilt
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?…
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.…