I live in a rural area, where fox sightings are routine. Most of the time, you get a fleeting glance as they race across the road or dive into the underbrush. They are so illusive – a streak of red. Maybe this is why myths and legends about foxes are scary. Maybe this is why […]
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Last year, I had posted about entering a quilt into the Cherrywood Challenge for the first time. It was my first entry into any art quilt challenge. I did a little research about previous entries and winners. I reread and reread the requirements. The quilt had to be 20-inches square. It had to use only […]
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Have you ever spent a day stitching and have your wrist ache the next day? Well, that was me when I started embellishing Snowflake Whimsy. After two solid days of gripping the quilt in my left hand while stabbing the needle through with my right hand, my left wrist was so sore. I know better. […]
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Do you look up into the night sky and gaze at the constellations? Can you find Orion, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper? Have you see the morning star also known as Venus? I like learning about the constellations and the beautiful stories that also accompany them. Maybe the fox in this quilt is […]
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My blog has been pretty quiet lately… Why? Don’t worry, I am healthy and happy. My focus has been on three things and I mean focus. We are preparing for the Forget Me Not Quilt Along (QAL). There is quite a bit of work that goes on in the background to gather sponsors, make sure […]
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Do you remember playing with kaleidoscopes when you were a kid? They could take an image and distort it into a totally different but very cool image? Well, the design software EQ8 has a feature called “Serendipity” that acts a bit like a kaleidoscope. I used this feature with a maple leaf block to create […]
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As some of my followers know, I have a little black cat and two huge black dogs. My little black cat, Edmund, has a likeness to the character Toothless from “How to Train Your Dragon.” Contrary to popular belief, black cats are not bad luck, unless he decides to run between your legs on the […]
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The Cherry Blossom festival in Washington DC marks the beginning of spring here. It starts the first weekend in spring and lasts a few weeks. During that time, the skyline is filled with pink and white buds, while the streets are filled with people (maybe not so many people this year). Leaves are just starting […]
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Each month EQ8 initiates a Block Spotlight. For March, it was a very simple block, the 8-Grid Chain. This is a block that you may have used on an Irish Chain quilt or as a good connector block on a quilt. I wanted to do something to jazz it up a little. The first thing, […]
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Does anyone else find it a little ironic that the Cats Cradle Block includes six Birds in the Air Blocks? As ironic as it is, I doubt the origin of the block had anything to do with cats catching birds. More likely (this is my guess), the block originated from the string game, Cat’s Cradle, […]
