Blue Notes The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.~B.B. King Piecing One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it Date 11 August 2025 Hand-quilting is so. slow. but can’t test the walking foot until something else is franken-fitted… Loose Threads Getting back on track Date 10 August 2025 Been a week with nothing but hand-quilting. Getting itchy again, but inertia is an ass…. Quilting Slow but steady Date 3 August 2025 Last minute hems pressed, busted dresses repaired, hangovers survived. Back to the needle. And a… Quilting Or Not Date 26 July 2025 So I still hate frames. Not exactly shocking, but always good to confirm periodically. It’s… Quilting First Pass Date 24 July 2025 First couple of lines are in. Definitely needs work, but a decent enough start. The… Quilting Ready for the frame Date 22 July 2025 Wedding sewing officially finished and picked up. No more nightmares about spilled coffee or cherry… Quilting Moving on Date 19 July 2025 Going to be a while, if ever, before I can keep the stitching on the… Quilting The devil’s in the details Date 18 July 2025 After testing in every direction, left-to-right is a West End farce, but the rest is… Quilting Stepping on stitches Date 17 July 2025 The tapestry needles are fine, but the hand sewing needles are a mishmash – I’ve… Quilting No where to go but up Date 16 July 2025 Manged to test a few stitches without going entirely overboard. New quilting needles expected in… Quilting Death Starry Night Date 13 July 2025 Wedding dress bustled, emails and logins consolidated, website ported, and digital files reorganized. Quite enough… FPP Blue Notes Date 4 July 2025 No more apparel sewing without a dressform. Until then, there are far more gratifying things… FPP Gotta start somewhere Date 30 June 2025 Varied scraps Vague idea what I’m doing Patterns well beyond my skill level That oughta… FPP I’m not trying to walk the line Date 28 June 2025 Finally got enough of a hand on the wedding sewing to return to other things…. Piecing On to the next Date 14 June 2025 Probably should have squared the blocks before assembling the four squares. Or order a 16″… 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 17
Piecing One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it Date 11 August 2025 Hand-quilting is so. slow. but can’t test the walking foot until something else is franken-fitted…
Loose Threads Getting back on track Date 10 August 2025 Been a week with nothing but hand-quilting. Getting itchy again, but inertia is an ass….
Quilting Slow but steady Date 3 August 2025 Last minute hems pressed, busted dresses repaired, hangovers survived. Back to the needle. And a…
Quilting Or Not Date 26 July 2025 So I still hate frames. Not exactly shocking, but always good to confirm periodically. It’s…
Quilting First Pass Date 24 July 2025 First couple of lines are in. Definitely needs work, but a decent enough start. The…
Quilting Ready for the frame Date 22 July 2025 Wedding sewing officially finished and picked up. No more nightmares about spilled coffee or cherry…
Quilting Moving on Date 19 July 2025 Going to be a while, if ever, before I can keep the stitching on the…
Quilting The devil’s in the details Date 18 July 2025 After testing in every direction, left-to-right is a West End farce, but the rest is…
Quilting Stepping on stitches Date 17 July 2025 The tapestry needles are fine, but the hand sewing needles are a mishmash – I’ve…
Quilting No where to go but up Date 16 July 2025 Manged to test a few stitches without going entirely overboard. New quilting needles expected in…
Quilting Death Starry Night Date 13 July 2025 Wedding dress bustled, emails and logins consolidated, website ported, and digital files reorganized. Quite enough…
FPP Blue Notes Date 4 July 2025 No more apparel sewing without a dressform. Until then, there are far more gratifying things…
FPP Gotta start somewhere Date 30 June 2025 Varied scraps Vague idea what I’m doing Patterns well beyond my skill level That oughta…
FPP I’m not trying to walk the line Date 28 June 2025 Finally got enough of a hand on the wedding sewing to return to other things….
Piecing On to the next Date 14 June 2025 Probably should have squared the blocks before assembling the four squares. Or order a 16″…
