Charlotte, a satisfied customer in Massachusetts
Charlotte’s pastel colored quilt was made with reproduction fabrics from the 1930’s and 1940’s.
Charlotte’s beautiful smile proves she is still a happy customer three years later!
While skimming through a magazine the other day I came across an article about butterfly gardens. Since it was such a beautiful day, my husband and I went to our local nursery with a shopping list.
We bought Coneflower, Aster, Gailardia and Wee Willie Mix. We also purchased some Curly Parsley in which butterflies like to lay their eggs.
Other choices for our garden could have included Black-Eyed Susan, Gayfeather, Orange Butterfly Milkweed and Bee Balm but sadly I could not find all of these.
Dill is another option for butterfly eggs. Some of these plants also attract hummingbirds as an added bonus!
I recently had an order from my daughter Sarah’s co-worker Alecia. She wanted to surprise her daughter with a quilt for her 16th birthday. I decided the wonky pieced pattern that I had made for Sarah would be perfect for Ashleigh as well. This pattern is very young and contemporary in my opinion. I chose blues, purples and limes for my palette.
The center square is cut slightly on an angle on two sides. Then as each strip is sewn onto the center piece, it too is cut at a slight angle. Ergo, a wonky pieced block.
Here is Ashleigh’s completed quilt!
Hope she loves it. Happy Sweet Sixteen Ashleigh!
My husband Eric bought me a new digital camera for Christmas. Since I like to carry my camera in my pocketbook and did not want the LCD screen to get scratched, I made myself the perfect little gadget bag to protect my camera. The best part of this project is that I only needed to use scrap materials! Here are directions that I used to make a bag that fit my camera snugly.
1. Cut (2) 5 ½” x 3 ¾” pieces of batting, outside fabric and inside fabric.
2. Layer one piece of batting, on piece of the inside fabric right side up and one piece of the outside fabric right side down creating a fabric sandwich. Do the same with the remaining pieces.
Read more
