Yesterday I spent some time cutting materials for hand work. This weekend is gun deer opener in Wisconsin and I'll be spending the season in an enclosed deer stand. I am lucky to have a heated deer stand where I can do some hand work while I watch the surrounding woods. I have an ongoing …
Month: November 2018
Neutral 4 Patches
Yesterday was a busy day. I was off of work but had to head in for a court appearance in the afternoon. Afterwards I did some cleaning around the house and was able to get some sewing in before the husband got home. What I'm working on this week is getting borders on a Split …
Building a Fabric Stash
I've built my current fabric stash over the last five years, starting with nothing and gradually adding pieces to the collection. I started out only buying fabric that I needed for a specific project but as I grew more in love with scrap quilting I started buying fabric just because I liked the color, or …
Meet Nellie the Juki
Good Morning Everyone, Today I'd like to introduce you to my main machine, Nellie. Nellie is a Juki TL-2000Qi and she is what I use to piece most quilts, and to quilt them all. Isn't she pretty? This machine is straight stitch only and is SO STINKIN' FAST! Up to 1500 stitches per minute. Sewing …
Lets Talk Rulers!
Good rulers are essential tools for every quilter to have. If you can afford specialty rulers they can make your life a whole lot easier too. I don't claim to have every ruler on the market, but I do have a few that I believe everyone should learn to use. The first ruler I recommend …
Hourglass Quilt: Free Pattern!
A while back I was making quilts as Christmas gifts for my nieces and nephews. I have a large family so I needed some patterns that went together quickly but I wanted to make sure that each kiddo got a different pattern. My oldest nephew was eight at the time, and his favorite color is …
Trip to the Fabric Store!
Yesterday the husband found an Argon compressed gas tank for sale in Duluth. He's been looking for one for a while since he got the new welder so we made plans to drive up and get it. We don't have a lot of retail stores in our area so as long as we were making …
