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My little Janome has just about all it can handle with these flying geese.  If you recall, my Bernina is in the shop with some sort of issue or other, and I have not heard a word about what is wrong with it.  I am missing it terribly and feel very at sea without it.…

No sewing.  I am not watching paint dry for lack of anything to do, I am watching the tree in my backyard turn red.  Almost the same thing. My Bernina may be ready by Nov. 4.  Whether I can drive two hours on that day to pick it up remains to be seen, so I…

Good old Instagram.  I was having my morning coffee on my day off Tuesday and was flipping through Instagram when I saw a skull pillow posted by debralynntaylor.  If you don't follow her on Instagram, you might want to.  She provided a link to the pattern, designed by Kirsty, which is free on Bonjour Quilts…

This past week I was playing around with my Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool (6"), and made a super cute table topper for my son in law, the wine maker.  I used a honey bun (roll of 1 1/2" strips) to make the blocks, and they turned out so accurate.  I truly do love…

I am off to the Bay Area for my annual physical, so I won't be sewing for a couple of days.  I thought I would share with you a few photos of Highgate Cemetery, in London.  It is a cemetery which was designed in Victorian times, and the style of the grave monuments is simply…

I wanted to check in and say "Hi" to you all, but to also let you know that for the next month or so, I will only be blogging sporadically. Between summer activities with Eva, looking after my husband (who has just gone back to work after his surgery!), my part time job, out of…

I can't sew, I can't go outside.  All I can do is sit in front of the fan and dream of cooler days.  We are having a heck of a heat wave.  You can see my reflection in the photo above, balefully peering into our home thermometer.  104 outside, 79 inside.  Ugh. I lied, I…

I've got all my Buzz Saw blocks finished and ready to sew together.  The light blue color palette is so soothing. I know I will end up passing this quilt on to Sara, probably for her birthday.  The colors seem to suit her better than they do me, and I know that she likes the…

"Oh Eva, what a fine job you did on this project!  Did you make that in kindergarten?  Can you tell me who that is?" "Donald Trump". Something definitely got lost in the translation.  We all need to start our week's off with a laugh, right?

I have had a chance to try out the Clearly Perfect Angle on my sewing machine, and have to say it is quite satisfactory.  There is some bit of fiddling around getting it into the correct position, and the directions are not as clear as they could be.  I got it in place finally, and…