Mini Quilts

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Monday’s Mini (Quilt)

This is the aforementioned slightly (deliciously) wonky mini quilt. I did a raw-edge applique for the girls’ clothes, some simple stitching, and a little bit of special finishing to the yarn ball. I don’t normally do a lot with blue, but lately it’s been appealing to me, especially the way it brightens this particular piece. [...]

Necks Bedecked

Happy holidays! While I’m taking some time away from blogland, I’ve got posts scheduled to run on my regular routine so that I can show you the Christmas gifts I wasn’t able to write about during the year. Enjoy, and I’ll see you on the flip side! It seems I always end up making jewelry [...]

Blanketed

I’m sure you’ll be happy to know I finished the tiny baby’s blanket that I had started on Wednesday. Baby is quite cozy now and sleeping much better, thank you. (Excuse the low lighting, but it would be rude to wake her by turning on the lights.) Our dollhouse is just a plain, wooden model [...]

Feeling Sheepish

You’ll see when I post my “goals for 2010″ list next week that one of the things I’d like to make a bit more of this year is mini quilts. I really enjoy whipping up a bit of embroidery and then turning it into something lovely, and mini quilts are perfect for this. They’re small [...]

Forget Autumn; Santa Has a Looong List!

Christmas gift spoiler alert! Let me say right now, IF YOU ARE MY MIL, LOOK AWAY! Truthfully, I don’t think my MIL knows about this site, considering I haven’t told anyone about it, but if you are reading this and recognize the projects or the style or the writing and think there’s even the slightest [...]