I know - it's Monday. That means it's release day for Block 3 for the Moda Be My Neighbor Sew Along, and you know what? I'm ready, kind of; but I'm going to have to make it quick, because not only is it Block 3 Day for the Be My Neighbor project, there are also … Continue reading A Beautiful (yet insanely busy) Day in My Neighborhood, and Other Sew Along News
In general, I'm not a 'fallish' kind of gal - but today's kind of fall, I'll take! I'm sharing the view outside my studio window this morning (from outside my studio window). The sun is shining, upon my favorite little dappled willow tree, it's cool enough for a sweatshirt but a jacket is not yet … Continue reading Be My Neighbor Sew Along, Block 2
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine? Could you be mine? As some of you may remember, last May marked my very first trip to International Quilt Market. It's a neighborly day in this beauty Wood, a neighborly day for a beauty. Would you be … Continue reading Please Won’t you Be Our Neighbor?
"Use a scant 1/4." I've read this in multiple patterns and though it's not necessarily a difficult concept to get my arms around, knowing why - or more importantly when - to use it has always escaped me for some reason, until yesterday. First, let me show you the current view from my desk at … Continue reading The Sometimes Perplexing Scant 1/4″ & What’s Thread Got to Do with it?
I feel like it was forever ago that we announced our first ever Block of the Month featuring blocks from Amy Ellis' newly released Modern Heritage Quilts. I'm happy to announce, first kits shipped on Thursday and I say - let the BOMING begin! Our first block is a simple Cross block, and we'll be … Continue reading Our Modern Heritage BOM Kickoff!
First - a BOM update in the form of the above photo. Yes indeed, kits are being assembled and gorgeousness is about to happen, friends! We've still got a little over a month before the July 22nd first ever Serendipity Woods Block of the Month project kickoff and I'm pleased to announce that already - … Continue reading A BOM Update & Why You Need a Sewing Corner
Well, remember how totally on FIRE I was a while back with my progress for the above Sugar Stars quilt? Then everyone was like - 'Seriously? What happened to that quilt she was making? She never. Even. Published. The. Finish.' It's true - this is the first time I'm publishing my finished quilt because, as … Continue reading Sugar Stars Hazel Quilt – Finished, with Lessons Learned
Happy Monday, All. Though I had not planned it as such (since housework was totally on my docket instead) it's been a sewing sort of weekend. As for bailing on the housework, all I can say is that sometimes being a mom is really hard, and sometimes housework isn't what we need to give us … Continue reading The Best Sewing Scissors Ever
I'm one of those weird people that has a really hard time creating when things are cluttered. In fact, as I ponder the condition of the rest of my house as opposed to my studio, it's a bit embarrassing to recognize out loud that this place, my world of creativity, is the neatest, tidiest, most … Continue reading Studio Organization and Precut Storage
For the second day in a row, I awakened to dreary, rainy weather. I like rain, I do - especially when I imagine how fat the little baby robins atop my porch post must be getting as their parents busily harvest the plentiful worms from our yard. Spring is my favorite for all the reasons … Continue reading Post 4: Rainy Days, Cheer-Up Bundles, and Precut Storage
