Making meals from a new cookbook is always fun, but one problem is making them an appropriate size for just two people. Sometimes the leftovers can be frozen for a meal another time, but most of the time we just eat it until it is gone over the next few days. No matter how good …
Category: Quilting
Finishing the Kaleidoscope Project
I was able to get back to the Kaleidoscope block this past week. Here's where I left off after doing the paper piecing. I put it aside for quite a while, as I thought about what to do with it. All I knew is that one of these blocks was enough, and I wasn't going …
Quilt Retreat
Our guild's sleep-at-home retreat was held this week. It was three days of sewing fun with friends, with lots of laughter and conversation, getting to know fellow quilters and new members a bit better. We helped each other with piecing and fabric choices, talked about books and cooking, admired each other's work, loaned each other …
Sunday Chat
The garden is coming more alive with more daffodils making an appearance. I don't have as many as I usually do, so I have to be happy with what does bloom. These are yellow cups and petals, such a delicate color. But they got a little bedraggled in the wind that has been blowing lately. …
Worldwide Quilting Day 2025
In spite of being the chair of the committee for this event, it was a fun day. All the planning and help made for an enjoyable day. The votes were counted the day after the show, and the winners announced at our guild meeting yesterday. We set up early in the day so we were …
Honeybee Projects
A couple of weeks ago, I showed you the beginning of this honeybee theme table runner in a Sunday Chat. When we left off, I had put the borders on and was ready to quilt it. Loading it on the longarm, I dug through my pantographs for something that would look like the flight path …
Quilting Day Challenge Project
Tomorrow is our Worldwide Quilting Day challenge exhibit, so I can show you my entry now. It took me several weeks to get this done as there is a lot of detail in it. When we got the challenge fabric, I had an idea of what I wanted to do. Now, understand that I am …
Sunday Chat
This month teases us with nice warm days, followed by freezing cold ones. I am ready for it to moderate, and be warm enough during the day to run around without a coat. The daffodils are coming up, and just starting to make buds. I am hoping for some happy flower faces soon. A few …
Finishing the Kaleidoscope Block
When I showed you the beginning of this block design and construction, I had printed out the foundation pattern using the EQ automatic grouping and numbering. I cut the pieces apart and started in sewing, then I noticed a problem. One of the sections would have a y-seam. I pulled up the design in EQ8 …
Playing with Kaleidoscope Designs
I just got a new add-on for my Electric Quilt program called Kaleidoscope Two. It is a great program for those who love complex blocks. I played around with this block, coloring it several ways with bee theme and daisy fabrics within the program. Here is my final version. The power of this software is …
