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New Quilt Update

The Selvage Quilt Continues—Slowly I’ve pieced more of the low-volume selvage blocks since last time, but progress is moving slowly—just two or three blocks at a time, when the mood strikes me.  After I made the handful mentioned in the last blog post, it occurred to me that a lot of my selvages were just […]

New Quilt Project

Low Volume Selvage Quilt I decided it was time to start a new quilt project.  I haven’t done much sewing in a while, after losing momentum on a string quilt.  Treadling the string blocks was the fun part, and with that over, it was time to think, make decisions, and do the less-fun part.  No […]

Jack-o’-Lanterns in July (Again)

I don’t have a lot to share since last time, but I felt in the mood to update the blog, anyway! Hallowe’en in Summer: Why Not? I haven’t checked to see when I started doing Halloween-ish doodles, last year.  Maybe September?  I guess I’m getting an even earlier start in 2025.  Whatever it was that […]

Doodling the Stress Away

Well, that title makes things sound more dramatic than they actually are.  (Knock on wood…)  However, I am still in the process of trying to get things done, some of which is self-imposed (oops; I mistyped that as “elf-imposed”, which sounds like part of the plot for some Christmas-themed claymation TV special) and some of […]

Introducing the Duke

It’s a new month, and I’m still working a little more than usual every day to get ahead of schedule for the end of July and beginning of August, when I plan to take some more time for “whatever”.  (Most likely some combination of quilt piecing, knitting, TV/movie watching, painting, doodling, gel print-making and collaging.) […]