Tip Tuesday – Make Copies

Tip Tuesday – Make Copies

As a designer, I don’t want people making copies of my patterns and giving them to someone else. That takes income away from me. But I do want you to make copies of my patterns for your use. This is particularly important when the pattern has attachments like...
Motivating Monday – Pine Cone

Motivating Monday – Pine Cone

My sister and I visited Mount Vernon a few years ago. That is when I discovered that George Washington was quite the horticulturist! He had plants imported from around the world for his grand estate. Looking back, he may have imported some invasive species, but...
Perfect is the Enemy of Done

Perfect is the Enemy of Done

Do you suffer from procrastination? I certainly do. I often excuse it by saying I work better under pressure. But if truth be told, it is usually because I am mulling over a myriad of options on how to do something. I suffer from analysis paralysis! What exactly do I...
Motivating Monday – Pasta Prep

Motivating Monday – Pasta Prep

In college, our dorms were located near Little Italy in Cleveland. You couldn’t beat the Italian food. Of course, as a poor college student, I lived on pasta. Most of all, I remember pulling all-nighters… The reward, other than convincing yourself you...
Paint Palette

Paint Palette

Watch this video to learn some of my tricks for making fusible applique! To explain how I assembled the block, I made a video for you. I spent a lot of time talking about fabric marking as it is so important when you are making fusible appliques. When making the...