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Having a Bit of a Diversion
Hi there, hope all is well. My family is taking a bit of a vacation at the moment. We had to postpone our planned trip to Disneyland back in September due to the fires, but rescheduled it for this week. We are having a grand time. Yesterday Eva met a great number of princesses, and…
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Tidbit
Here is Tidbit, all bound and quilted. I put it on my hall table and made a little vignette with the ghost family and some other Halloween decorations. It made a cute photo, but as soon as Eva saw it, she commented that in her opinion, the ghosts were far better suited where she had…
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Viola, Some Progress
It may not look like much, but I have made substantial progress on Viola. I have finished all the appliquéd stem units and finished nine complete blocks. I quite like the look of the blocks all together! At this point I am still undecided as to what size to make this quilt. The pattern…
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Around the House
This was my table setting for the Harvest Party last weekend. I have to remind myself that from now on I need to buy placemats in sets of 8. I seem to always get either four or six and then when I have seven dinner guests I am in a quandary as to how to…
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What’s Up Tiger Lily?
Oh my. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Forget about anything quilty. I have had so much going on. I had a "Harvest Party" on Saturday, complete with honored house guests. Lots of cooking. It was basically a Barefoot Contessa dinner. I started with her Eggplant Caponata, moved on to Michael Chiarello's Butternut Squash…
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Recent Books
This will be a longer post than usual. As you know, I am an avid reader and love to share some of the books I have enjoyed from time to time. If you are interested in hearing about some good books, grab yourself a cup of coffee and make yourself comfy for awhile! Girl Underwater…
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Viola Stems
These funny looking things are my Viola Stems. The idea is, you cut them in half diagonally and have sections for two vase units. The appliqué part went pretty well. I used regular neutral Aurofil thread in the bobbin and invisible poly thread on the top. It is like sewing with a transparent hair,…
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How I Applique Stem Units
The Tumbling Leaves pattern calls for nine Maple Leaf blocks, each with an appliquéd stem. The little unit that the stem is appliquéd onto is only 2 inches square. The first step is to make bias stems. The pattern said to cut bias strips 3/4" wide. I thought that was way, way too small.…
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Tumbling Leaves, a Few Changes
This is what is on my small design wall at the moment. Two adorable small quilts that need quilting. Lately I am so in the mood to make smaller, in season projects that I can get done in a day or so and get into my decor. The one on the upper left is Tidbit,…
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Tumbling Leaves
I am just loving making little seasonal projects lately. I had the day off on Monday, (woo hoo!), and I was gearing up to get back to Viola, when I happened to pick up a book just for a quick look. Do any of you have this book? I buy far fewer books these days…
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