Quantcast
Channel: Quilting Studio Adventures
Browsing all 565 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Makers Gotta Make

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe (not really - she lived in a quilting studio)She had so many children she didn't know what to do.  (Well, not children.  Just quilts.  And more quilts.  And...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Last projects from my LaGrange Studio

This summer has been one of transition - buying a condo in Oak Brook and selling our house of 35 years in LaGrange.  It’s been a time of good stress.  I haven’t been doing much sewing. But I have...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

And the adventures continue in a new studio!

 We have been in our new Oak Brook condo for a week now and are fairly organized.  I actually was able to resume sewing.  While I’m still working on things like lighting and organization, I am very...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Looking at things differently...

 We’ve been here for almost a month.  And we have been very slow to hang - or rehang - what we had in LaGrange.  We’re moving slow.  And I think about each piece I have and whether or where I want it...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Design Wall Success

 Having a design wall is pretty important to me.  But since we still have both homes, I tried to figure out the most cost-effective and efficient way to create one.  And I’m proud to report that I’ve...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Double-Sided Tape: My New Love

 My design wall is working just perfectly!  None of my taped batting-covered insulation boards have come loose.  Pins go in easily, and single-layered bits just stick so nicely. The design wall also...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

No Trick or Treat Candy!

 I like my new home.  It's a condo of people pretty much my age and no children, not that there's anything wrong with them!  We're not in a neighborhood - we're in nature.  And it's lovely. There are...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Yikes, how did it get to be December?

 In all the flurry of November and my trip to Santa Fe and out of towners for Thanksgiving, I continued to sew, just without blogging.  I’m utterly thrilled with a quilt I just finished, but I’ll do an...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Broken Wrist Quilt

Does this quilt do anything for you?  I love it for several reasons.  It was one of the first things I worked on with my broken wrist.  I had just had the pins removed (without anesthesia, just a local...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mid December

  This wall hanging is 3' x 4' and intended to be the first of a four seasons series for the dining room fireplace.  I do think this is a lovely tribute to autumn but will also admit it's odd. The hand...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2021 comes to an end…

What an odd year. 2020 and 2021 have run together into one odd blur, mostly defined by Covid and broken bones.  Its good to end the year on a positive note, this time with Mors bags.  A guildster needs...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Calm Start of 2022

Our first holiday in the condo has been wonderful.  Every room has a lovely view.  We had a nice flurry of entertaining, both small and large groups.  One of the benefits of working on a big batch of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My Best Christmas Present

 Faced with what seems to be a never-ending supply of quilts and even at various attempts to destash, there are always piles of quilts.  In the fall I had the idea of getting a quilt or "blanket...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Pretty Little Hand Finish

 This pretty little Trip Around the World (gratitude to Eleanor Burns and her directions for this favorite pattern) was made from fabrics that play together nicely texturally.  I love the jewel tones,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Third Baby Quilt for a Benton Avenue Connection

I’ve known my friend Cristina for almost 20 years, since she was 12.  And this also means I’ve know her older brother Alejandro for the same amount of time.  When we popped the top of our house, I used...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An Annual Ritual

  Every year in early January I print out my blog.  While it's nice to know it's in the cloud, it's also satisfying to have these hard copies.  The 2021 book will go on the shelf right next to the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Beautiful Finish and a Lovely Beginning

This low-volume quilt was started at the beginning of 2020.  Just some simple retreat sewing with some precuts.  And honestly, I have considered this quilt just a little throw-a-way.  But I needed...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Loving what I’m working on: a process post

When something starts to come together and you’re pleased, it’s worth sharing.  Although I’m following a pattern, there were no directions about using fabrics and arrangement.  So I’ve just been...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Still in Process

 It just needs squaring off, basting, quilting, and binding!  Dilemma: slowly hand quilt or send to a long armer. It’s big…94” x 108” , something like that.  

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Purses, because…

 1.  These purses let me use my talent.2.  I like designing and making them.3.  I believe in Sew Powerful’s mission.4.  Sew Powerful is changing the lives of poor communities in Zambia.through...

View Article
Browsing all 565 articles
Browse latest View live