Quilting in Progress!

Making progress on the “Use It Up” quilt (a.k.a. the crumbs and words quilt)!   This week I’ve pieced a backing for the quilt.  Originally, I was just going to use a single large piece (or two) of flannel for the backing, but as I dug through the stash, I found that I’d marked some of […]

Progress on the Crumbs and Words Quilt

No, still not finished, but making progress.  Every bit counts!   This isn’t quite where I left it: But it’s close!   Let’s back up a bit… Last time, I’d just finished putting the top and bottom padding/margins on the individual words.  After that, I put in the spacers between the words.  (I think it was something […]

Little This, Little That

Trying to stay “in the groove” with this craft blog!  The key does seem to be posting regularly, even if there’s nothing momentous to report.   You may have noticed the font size on this blog changed recently.  I’ve been increasing it, because when I checked how it looks on the tablet (and maybe the phone, […]

Welcome, Singer 15!

There’s a new old sewing machine in the house.   That is, a new-to-me vintage sewing machine.   It’s been here in the house for a while, actually, but what with one thing and another, I haven’t gotten around to writing about it until now.   Okay!  Confession:  I actually wrote most of this blog post back in […]