Managing to post once a year… Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
[Continue reading...]Christmas 2019
December 27, 2019 Leave a Comment
Christmas 2018
December 18, 2018 2 Comments
Due to ongoing home improvements and our “real” fireplace being unavailable, I put together a Vintage Retro Christmas corner in my studio. Complete with a cardboard fireplace. It brings back memories of my childhood Christmas, especially the aluminum tree. Happy Holidays!
[Continue reading...]My Tattoo
January 4, 2018 Leave a Comment
This is about as close as I will ever get to getting a tattoo. When I saw this embroidery pattern, I just had to put it on something, and that something was my denim jacket! Dear Hubby’s reaction: ” Quilt Or Die!?… Quilt or Die!?… It’s just a hobby!” I only wish I could have […]
[Continue reading...]Happy New Year!
January 2, 2018 Leave a Comment
While Dear Daughter is at home for the holidays, I made good use of my “new to me” Janome MC350E. I embellished a denim shirt for her with cycling woodland creatures – DD is very outdoorsy. I also embellished a denim skirt with a back-to-school fish… In honor of her starting Graduate School in Fish […]
[Continue reading...]Last Quilt For The Year
December 24, 2017 1 Comment
Here is another vintage quilt top. Someone someplace in time, painstakingly pieced these lovely umbrella ladies. They had even drawn flowers, leaves, and butterflies on the top. After I had quilted it, I spent some time embroidering them. I love the way it turned out! A recurring theme… I love ladies, Sunbonnet Sue, and house […]
[Continue reading...]“Artsy” Quilt
November 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
I have a preference for utilitarian quilts, so this is as close as I will probably ever get to being “artsy” with a quilt. In my pursuit to making decorative floral pillows, I cut out so many flowers and leaves that I decided to make a whole quilt. I framed them as if they were […]
[Continue reading...]The Quilty Silo Barn Along
August 15, 2017 2 Comments
Well, I managed to finish Lori Holt’s Quilty Silo Barn Along. I started this quilt four years ago. You can tell I used different muslin for the background. But, these things really don’t bother me, so it’s all good 🙂 . Now, on to the next project…
[Continue reading...]The Quilty Barn Along
June 2, 2017 3 Comments
When I started quilting about four years ago, Lori Holt of A Bee In My Bonnet was having a quilty barn along. I had so much fun doing each block, and barn. It was a good introduction to quilting. I finished the top, but never managed to quilt it, until now. I love how it […]
[Continue reading...]Project Wildlife
April 23, 2017 Leave a Comment
Aside from being a full time student, dear daughter volunteers at the San Diego Humane Society. Project Wildlife was offering a Paint Your Favorite Animal class, so dear daughter and I decided to participate. It was a 3 hour class, and we were to specify our animal of choice, or send them a photo. I […]
[Continue reading...]Sashiko Workshop
April 22, 2017 2 Comments
Our local quilt guild, the Citrus Belt Quilters, recently hosted Nancy Ota, an amazing quilter/designer/teacher. One of Nancy’s talents is in the art of Japanese Sashiko. My friends and I were fortunate to participate in her workshop. Since I am of Japanese descent, it was all the more interesting. Now I really want to make […]
[Continue reading...]Hiking
April 21, 2017 2 Comments
I’ve been under the weather lately, and thus have been missing my hikes. So, I’m sharing some of my favorite local hikes 🙂 The abundance of rain this season has given us a beautiful and bountiful display of wildflowers. Mt. Rubidoux: Oakmont Oakridge Trail: Diamond Valley Lake: Vernal Pools at Santa Rosa Plateau: Crafton Hills: […]
[Continue reading...]Birthday Pillows
April 20, 2017 2 Comments
For the last three years, I made quilts for my mom and my sisters for their birthdays. This year, I changed it up a bit, and made them all floral pillows. My friends were making them, and I just love the look. I had made some for myself, and as you can see, they are […]
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