I love Halloween. It’s one of my favorite holidays. And I finally feel the inspiration striking. Striking hard enough to have me getting fabric out, setting up my machine and contemplating fabric choices. I have two ideas in my design book for Halloween and the harvest season. ( I have ideas for design books everywhere….
“Owl” Always Love You
Starting to list out my projects and everything I need to wrap up. This is truly hanging out my dirty laundry, this quilt is for my niece. It was for her baby shower. She is now one. Ugh! How did that happen? I did joke that I had until she could say, “Auntie where’s my…
Loving the Quilts
Just thought I’d share a few pictures of my quilts. Not only do I design quilts, but I collect them as well. No surprise there, most of us who love quilts, really love them. No matter what your interests are, if you like sewing there is something for you in the quilting world. Here is…
It’s a Smashing Idea
This is generally how I work. I get an idea, from somewhere or something and then I draw it out either in a book or graph paper. I will then look for fabric that will work with the idea. In this case I had the idea of starting at the top with a big block…
All Around St. Johns
I live in St. Johns, Oregon. A beautiful area of Portland named for the St. Johns bridge. It is a lovely bridge that opened in June of 1931. You know that the residents love the bridge because you see the iconic bridge top around the neighborhood and beyond. The images from the Oregon Historical Society…
Hello world!
So this is the beginning. It seems presumptuous to pour out my heart and soul onto a screen to upload it into the computer sphere, but that is exactly what I intend to do. One of the most personal things we do as human beings is create. The creative process is individual, can seem magical,…
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