Yesterday was a snow day here in Central Texas, and the day was full. Tonight we record the next episode of Quilter Rule the World and after changing laundry over in a bit I'm going to go get one of my free-motion quilting feet so I can do some free-motion this afternoon. Spot for a… Continue reading Happy Wednesday
The Quilters Color GuideMastering the Art of Color Confidencedebuts 25 Feb 25$27.95and features a whole lot of quilters, artists, art quilters and me. C&T pulled from the depth of their authors to create this one of a kind look at mastering the Art of Color Confidence. These sound like big concepts, yet understanding color begins… Continue reading Ode to Color
Doll Dress Boutique: a dress for every occasion = sew 40+ projects for 18'' dolls Erin Hentzel of Avery Lane Sewing C&T Publishing 64 pages plus 16 page pattern pullout 8.5x11 Softcover: $22.95 e-book: $18.99 I met Erin in Salt Lake City at Spring International Quilt Market in 2014 where her first book, Sew in Style… Continue reading Blog Tour: Doll Dress Boutique by Erin Hentzel
My sewing room hasn't been functioning well for a little while. A non-functioning sewing room isn't a good place for any quilter. We want so much to be in a space that simply doesn't work. While on a vid call a few weeks ago I showed part of it, stuff I'd been working on and… Continue reading Clearing my Head
Writing book reviews and participating in blog tours for Generation Q Magazine was an important component of my work on the website, and in our pages. While doing my best not to play favorites I did have them, usually finding the words endearing them to my heart within the first two pages. Each book brings… Continue reading Book Review Day
Years ago when message boards, and blogs were the social media of the day one of the tips I saw, and supported was practicing machine quilting for 20 minutes a day really adds up over time. I wrote about this in I figure I'm about 1/2 way there. This morning Ebony Love posted Find More… Continue reading Sharing because this is brilliant
I'm not sure what happened however, all of the sudden Microsoft Office isn't working on my laptop. So early this afternoon I handed this thing off to the in-house tech support. It's still not working. Gah! I'm going to have to give it back to him tomorrow. He says there's an app I downloaded and… Continue reading Gah!
Sometimes when people comment on fb we can get our panties all bunched up in a wad. Particularly if the "offensive comment" was made to one of our friends. We rally around coming to their defense, want our friend to feel better and know that they are supported and loved. Sometimes we "hear" something other… Continue reading do people still sew?
