Beware: This is LONG post. One of the projects I started work on back in the frigid months of early 2014 (and finally finished February 2017!) is a restoration-type project. Before I get much further, I want to specify that I am not a trained textile conservator. I have not taken the many required chemistry classes … Continue reading Long-Term Project – quilt restoration
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Quilt Cats
No, not cat quilts. Nor quilted cats. Quilt cats. That is clearly how Alvin and Raven see themselves. They LOVE quilts. They love when I'm laying out the fabric to cut. They love when I'm piecing them. They love when I'm laying out blocks to see if the design will really work. They particularly love when … Continue reading Quilt Cats
New quilting projects
As mentioned before, I finally finished working on Casey and Jack's quilt - eight months total in the making! - and I've moved on to the next projects in the queue. In addition to the crocheted items I'm working on (most of them coming along nicely...one that I've been sort of avoiding out of terror … Continue reading New quilting projects
New skills and finished projects
The Halloween season is thankfully over...by about a month, I know, but I'm finally recovering. I was in charge of the foundation's big Halloween program, Twilight Tales, this year, and it was a whirlwind of craziness (there'll be a makeup tutorial coming, but not now). Decorations, assigning costumes, baking goodies, picking up apple cider, casting … Continue reading New skills and finished projects
A Day at the Quilt Show
Mom and I went out for a lovely mother-daughter day at the Quilt Show last weekend, held at the Dulles Expo Center. I'd heard about it when I was looking into local quilt guilds (which I haven't joined yet, but am pondering). It's been a while since I've been to one and, frankly, I don't … Continue reading A Day at the Quilt Show
Nerf Guns and Bobbins 