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A Little Something for the Thread-Heads

 I don’t have anything finished to show, but I have been crocheting more of the mini doilies.  I’ve kind of gotten into a rut, actually.  I’ve made one of the mini doily patterns twice, and another of them three times! (99 Little Doilies, by Patricia Kristoffersen.)  At this point, I decided it was time to stop […]

FO: “Hunter String Star” Quilt

Last Tuesday, I decided it was time to apply the binding to my “Hunter’s String Star” quilt.  I’d had the binding ready since before the hurricane, but… Well, I don’t particularly enjoy applying bindings to quilts, so I put it off.  I enjoy the sense of accomplishment when the binding is finished, though, and when […]

Craft Room Tour

One of the questions in the “self-interview” questionnaire I recently posted asked about the view from the sewing machine, and that reminded me that earlier this summer, I took a bunch of photos of my craft room, intending to share a craft room tour.  The tour never materialized, but the photos were still there, waiting.  […]