This recent finish is a smaller, baby version of Craft South's free  Into the Wild Quilt  pattern, measuring up at about 37"x4...

Euro Shams are kind of fancy, right? I have a plan to use mine to make some benches in my entryway more comfortable, but they also ador...

Is summer on its way? Looking at this lap-size quilt, which I finished last summer, is infusing my day with thoughts of boat rides, bea...

Although this little quilt is from wayyy back in the summer, isn't its palette perfectly festive for the holidays?   For this ...

Gender-neutral, and "for boys" quilts as well, can really be a challenge for me. I have no problem using the whole gamut ...

I love Irish Chain quilts, and I can't quite believe it took me this long to realize that they can be made simply from alternating ni...

A while back, one of my cats adopted my sewing chair.  He proceeded to systematically love it to death, a.k.a. destroy it. To protect my s...

Hooray!  Another long-term WIP knocked out: some English paper-pieced hexagons. Over two years ago , I (temporarily) caught the hexie ...

It's no secret : cats are my favorite. "Cat" was my second word, I'm told. I've got one on my lap right now (he lo...

Over time, I've received many requests from people who want to learn paper-piecing, but aren't sure where to start. I've...

There's one little pillow on our couch that I insist is mine , the perfect size for right behind my head while watching junky TV.  It...

One evening while perusing a catalogue, I found a shape that I wanted to try replicating in fabric: this mirror . I love the look of outl...

Year-long quilting bees are a tough commitment! I don't think I've been in one that survives the year with all members intact, but ...

Rainy days. Perfect for watching old musicals, sitting on the couch with a cat or two, and some blog catch-up. I've seen quite a few...

Right now, it seems like I have about 16 long-term, complicated projects going on.  The kind that I can only work on in little chunks at a ...

After making about four improv chevron blocks , I'd had enough.  The blocks take a bit of time, and my attention span for working with ...

This quarter, for the 4x5 Modern Quilt Bee , I decided to experiment with a new shape: the diamond, without templates or paper-piecing.  I ...