I owed a favor to a family at school whose children I teach music, and this little art-quilt is the end result of that favor. Most of the techniques in this piece were new to me. It was my first time piecing curves! Delightful. Also much simpler than I expected. It was my second time …
Some good friends of mine here just recently had their first baby -- a girl whose first and middle name differs from mine by only two letters. Given that I've not met anyone yet with my same name, this might be the closest I come! These friends have also been a blessing to me in …
Another friend recently had a baby so I threw together this little crib blanket. I was playing around with a variation of the half-square triangle pattern using scraps from the 2nd quilting bee project. I think it looks a little like shattered glass and I like it. The black and white photo was for me …
My parents travel more than the average 70+ year-olds. They go back and forth to Congo two or three times a year, and when they are in the US, they rarely stay in one spot long. As a result, they don't often have all of their own Christmas stuff in one place. This year, since …
After the success of the our first ladies quilting bee, the ladies at church asked for another one. I decided to take a slightly different approach this time. We asked each of the ladies to bring a cut of fabric to share (and some snacks). Once there, we spent a few minutes at the beginning …
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