Butterfly Wing Mural A few years ago I went back to teaching after a long break and have been teaching art at a local junior high. And yes...the classes are large and no...the pay is not great and sure it is a lot of work but honestly....I kind of love it. I get to hang out with quirky teens, work on crazy projects, and talk about all of my favorite artists and artworks. My current classroom takes up both sides of an older trailer parked behind the school. I call this trailer ... View the Post
Go To Quilt Pattern Using Scraps
Go To Quilt Pattern Using Scraps We all know I save everything....like everything. I even have my scrap fabrics sorted into colors and sizes. Does this make me wicked organized or obsessively crazy? Maybe both? Either way it always lets me have a bonus quilt slowly coming together while I work on other quilts. I keep the pieces for whatever scrap quilt I am working on in a basket next to my sewing machine and use them to chain piece while I am sewing up other projects. ... View the Post
UFO to TFO: Pre-Cut Civil War Reproductions Quilt
UFO to TFO: Pre-Cut Civil War Reproductions Quilt Today I'm happy to share another UFO (UnFinished Object) that has turned into a TFO (Totally Finished Object). Over a decade ago (yes...over a decade ago) I bought a beautiful pack of precut Civil War reproduction 5" squares at a local fabric shop. I'm a sucker for reproduction prints and I have opened and thumbed through that pack many times. Now while these squares were patiently waiting on one shelf there was an entirely ... View the Post
April Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
April Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is....Award Winning April....which means choose a book to read that has won an award...any award...Newbery Medal, Edgar Award, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, etc. Below I've put together a list of 10 choices...7 of these books I have NOT read but are on my to-read list and 3 of these books I have read and loved: Pulitzer Prize Winners: "All the Light We Cannot See" by Louise Doerr "The Nightwatchman" by ... View the Post
How to Make a Memory Quilt
How to Make a Memory Quilt “Quilts carry memory and meaning. They also carry myth.” -International Quilt Study Center & Museum For centuries people all over the world have celebrated life events and significant milestones by creating meaningful textiles. From the signature quilts of the 1800’s to the T-shirt quilts of today Memory Quilts have been made for a variety of reasons. The most common reason is to commemorate a loved one who has passed away and is ... View the Post
Quilted Boxy Pouch Pattern
Do you ever find yourself looking for something that you can sew in an hour or two and have a completed project? I do, all the time. Well, today is the solution. The Quilted Boxy Pouch Pattern fills that list every single time. It is the perfect pattern to sew up to use those bigger cute scraps of fabric that you have been waiting for a special project. And you don't need to fear putting in a zipper anymore! This pattern will teach you a simple method for putting a zipper in a lined pouch. ... View the Post
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