A Tale of Two Tapes

While trimming down a batch of string squares (not many more to sew!), it occurred to me that I could share a couple of tape-related tips here on the blog.  (Something to fill in the gap until I get around to taking a few photos for the next project-related post.) These aren’t ground-breaking, cutting-edge ideas […]

“HST Herringbone” Quilt

I recently bound a second quilt, and it’s been a long time coming!  I can’t recall whether I started this before or after the original string quilt (kit from Mom), but it was either the first or second “real quilt” I ever pieced. The finished quilt top went into the closet and stayed there a […]

“Bars and Crumbs” Quilt

I enjoyed making my original crumb quilt (“Crumbs to That!”) so much that as soon as I had enough crumbs, I started on a new one.  Whether or not I actually did have “enough” is debatable, as I ended up using some fairly big strings to get my “crumb blocks” up to size, but the […]

It’s Been a While!

It’s been a long time!  I got a new computer at the end of 2019, which necessitated getting all the programs reinstalled, including some so-called upgrades that actually mean more work rather than less.  (I’ll just go ahead and admit that I hate change.  I like things to be where I expect them to be […]