As I was going through the stash I pulled out all the smaller scraps and placed them in a separate tote. I had seen a quilt in a recent magazine that I wanted to make and it required 760 neutral 2 1/2 inch square pieces. All these neutral scraps were going to go to use …
The hoard is looking a little better. I still need to go through all the civil war fabrics and fold them.
Happy National Quilt in Public Day! We spent the afternoon with the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild sewing in the sun. We all had such a great time and visited with quite a few people who were interested in what we were doing…maybe we’ll get a couple of new members… Thanks to everyone …
Living in Los Angeles has many perks. We constantly have shows and exhibits I always plan on seeing. Then life gets in the way and before I know it the show has closed or the exhibit has moved on. This last weekend I put my words into action and visited The California Science Center. With …
Aside from cotton, one of my other guilty pleasures is peanut butter. These are incredible…bet you can’t eat just one. Reeses Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars Ingredients 1 cup salted butter (melted) 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 (11 oz) …
This month’s challenge with the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild is a red, white and blue challenge. Since I love English Paper Piecing I thought it would be fun to make a mini for this challenge. The quilt is supposed to reflect the modern asthetic so I decided to use solids. I really don’t think there …
I’ve been building my stash now for the past 16 years. This last weekend added another 28 yards to the hoard. Yesterday I was trying to figure out where the latest purchases were going to find a home. I cleaned and reorganized for 8 hours yesterday and worked on it another 4 today. I’m in …
My partner and I spent the weekend on the Central California Quilt Shop Hop…11 quilt stores (plus a few that weren’t on the run), from Ventura to Paso Robles (around 207 miles from Los Angeles), in two days. We had an awesome room in Cambria on Saturday night (thanks, Greg!) to rest up and finish …
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