My extremely cute 9 year old niece answered “Chocolate” when asked what color quilt she wants. I started with the stitched piece and worked my way around to design this quilt, using 4 fabrics plus a matching “plain” fabric. This is essentially a medallion quilt,…

This quilt is inspired by my sweet niece.  I asked her what color she would like in a quilt, and she answered “Blue!” while sitting in her very pink room.   I joked with her but in the end I used my imagination and made it…

First quilt with my new sewing machine.  I have only made one attempt at a quilt previously.  I designed this myself, made the half squares and arranged them into a C.   It is far from perfect but I think it is a very happy quilt. …

The Angel that I stitched with my friend Lori has made it into a quilt via the Angel Quilt project, a charity that makes quilts for needy children.   I am thrilled with how it turned out, though I am unsure who the quilter actually is. …

My first shaped crochet success – hearts!  And just in time for Valentine’s Day.  It’s exciting to follow a pattern on my own and watch them literally take shape.  This is a huge crochet breakthrough for me.   The yellow and red ones on the top…

I recently started to crochet.  It is like learning another language, and a completely different set of skills to stitching.  My first “finished” project is this hat and scarf on the Star-Bellied Sneetch.  Yes, the hat was meant to be human sized…

This 3D piece is a doll-sized Santa picnic basket.   I finished it for my awesome aunt as a gift for her Christmas dolls that she sets out at holiday time.   I’m sure one of the dolls will love it!   The wicker basket is approximately 3…

This joyful Hello Spring piece was a group project with my stitching group.  I worked on it at the beginning of Spring, at the Allergist’s office.   I ended up personalizing it for my fabulous Allergist Dr. Peters and giving it to her as a gift.

Here is the opposite of technology, an ancient technique for working with linen called hardanger.  It’s surprisingly quick and very elegant.  It involves weaving and cutting, both of which I’ve never done before in my needlework.  This is my first effort, trying out different types…