I got a little bit of machine embroidery time last night after dinner to prep for my Tampa Modern Quilt Guild sew day on Saturday. First up is a lace edged heart from Big Dreams Embroidery. This will become my flag contribution for Flags for Boston that the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild is organizing. They...

I’ve talked about wanting to move to a larger space in my house for a few months now. Since I’m mostly recovered from my respiratory illness I thought I’d try to tackle a good portion of the move today. I got way more done than I anticipated! I’d say I’m about 75% finished with the...

Last Friday I drove out to the Lakeland Sew Expo mostly to get a thimble fitted. Until now I’ve been struggling with cheap thimbles that never seemed to fit right or stay on my finger. This custom fitted thimble fits great, I can shake my hand around and it doesn’t fall off and it’s comfortable!...

Now that I’m working on finishing several quilts for me I’m having a problem figuring out how to display them in my home. It seems there is no one easy way to display or hang quilts. Everyone does it differently and has their own preference. I thought I’d share some options out there. If you hang...

I spent most of last night and today rearranging my little quilting corner (a 10 x 11 room). It’s small so I make do with what I have. I know it’s larger than what some people get! This is the view from the door of my sewing room. You can see I’ve got the two...