Barn Quilts – a Wonderful Recurring Theme
I’ve done posts about wooden quilt blocks hanging on barns, fabric quilts with a barn theme, and even sales held in barns. I love this topic and was happy to visit it again when my friend Margaret sent me information about an event her guild is hosting in West Bend, WI, which includes a lecture…
Sun Embellishing – Part 2
In a previous project I paired larger triangle shaped beads, that had big holes, with a metallic yarn threaded through them for a “seaweed” effect. When it came to beading the rays I found these delightful square orange beads. Since the square beads had big enough holes to do the same thing, I quickly searched…
Sun Embellishing – Part 1
Before I began “beading the sun” I decided to back my piece with wool batting (if you missed last week’s intro to this topic click here). In this way I’m able to hide my knots in the batting and have a more substantial surface to hold the beads. My plan was to trim away the…
Beading the Sun
Happy Independence Day! With all the recent days of sunshine and heat, I thought it was a great time to tell you about my most recent project. It came to be with inspiration from three different directions. I received a comment from Karen to a recent post about my mailing tape beading technique (click here…
Remembering a Dear Friend
I met Maggi Gordon many years ago when she signed up for my class at WCTC. She was friendly and funny, and a great addition to our Open Lab group. Over the years we got to know each other better and occasionally we met for lunch. I remember telling her one time that I loved…
Yikes! Spiders on a Baby Quilt!
A new little girl was recently born into our family. My nephew and his wife have been the subject of a few of my blog posts. You may remember them as the ones who brought me back African fabric from their time in the Gambia with the Peace Corps (click here for a post about…
Homestead Barn Sale
While driving home from the farmer’s market in Ft. Atkinson a few weeks ago, Mike and I followed some signs to a barn sale. We found a beautiful old barn filled with treasures galore. When we stepped inside the ladies running the sale were very welcoming. There were oodles of interesting items and a lot…
Laundering a Large Quilt
I think it’s finally time to take the winter quilts off the beds and clean them for storage (It’s 92 degrees today, although in Wisconsin you can never be too sure 😊). My friend Mary recently asked me for advice on doing this and I thought it might be helpful to share it with the…
