june at noon

The hiss of a hot iron meeting damp fabric. The metallic sound of the shears, the whir of the rotary cutter. The swish of scraps and thread being brushed to the side. I’ve had a lot of prep work lately because I’ve been turning out Christmas gifts like a madwoman.
I’m making good progress, but it’s [...]

Welcome to my creative space. Or, as it is currently called, My “Just How Many Christmas Gifts Can Gretchen Make in the Very Short Time Left Before Christmas?” Space.
(Unfortunately I can’t tell you what any of these photos are because they are gifts in the works. You’ll just have to use your imagination!)

Last year we [...]

Well, this is going to be a quick post, because for every thing I cross off my to-do list, it seems like five new things pop into my head.
Right now I’m frantically trying to decide how to price the dollhouse pattern. How little can I charge while still being fair to myself and my “art”? [...]

Sometimes when I feel like I’m creatively blocked, I eventually realize it’s because there’s something on my to-do list that I can’t get past. It’s probably something I’ve been putting off because I haven’t figured it out yet, but for some reason I feel unable to move on to anything else until it’s done. I [...]

Well, that blog break got rather extended, didn’t it? I am still here, just in slow motion and a little wrapped up in other things. I’ve given up my hopes of opening the shop to coincide with my one-year blog anniversary. Circumstances have conspired against me, and it’s just not possible, so instead I’m slowly [...]

How is it Creative Space time again already? I tell you, I have been buried in DMC 498 (red, red, red!) and I had no idea it was time again. I haven’t even had the chance to read or comment on anyone else’s Creative Space posts for a while. Maybe I’ll catch everyone over the [...]

Other than the aforementioned redwork, I’m working on something new, but it’s a surprise, so I can’t show much. My creative space is a large piece cut from a white bed sheet and lots of yellow embroidery floss. Hmmm….

(More spaces at kootoyoo.)

I’ve finally—way too late for my liking—finalized a design and started my redwork for Kirsty’s Quilt Project. Now I’ve got to double time it in order to get it done and shipped back to Australia in time! And, of course, I chose to do something really ambitious, knowing full well how little time I’ve got [...]

It’s here! I’ve been jealously watching other bloggers posting photos of their received quilt squares, and at long last mine has arrived!

I’ve a few ideas floating in my head, but now it’s time to buckle down and really sort something out. Since I have to allow return shipping time, I need to get moving. Such [...]

This weekend was busy, but I did manage to squeeze in a teeny bit of embroidery.

You may recognize it, because part of it can be seen in my current blog banner. After I’d stitched the hill and flowers a while ago, I set it aside, uncertain how I wanted to finish it. This weekend the [...]