2023 | All the Pages Are My Days

My favorite block from my first year of sewing is the 12" Blazing Star, designed by Eleanor Burns. It has a wonderful 3D effect caused by light and dark blues on the inner part of the star and yellow and green for the outer points. The background is black with white polka dots which really makes things pop!

My Favorite Quilt Blocks: 2022

March 1, 2023February 28, 2023

Here are a few of my favorite quilt blocks from the ones I sewed in my first year of sewing, 2022. Larger versions are available on Flickr. This is part one of two … Read more

20 year old Bernina 153 QE sewing machine, in standard white, on the left. 2022 Kaffe Fassett Bernina 475QE sewing machine in beautiful teal with painted flowers from KF's fabric.

How it Started; How it’s Going

February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

I began my sewing journey in January of 2022, using a 20 year old (but basically brand new, for reasons) Bernina quilter’s sewing machine. By watching a variety of videos, and doing a … Read more