Archive for December, 2009
Santa’s Follow the Colors Embroidered Quilt
After finishing up all my Christmas preparations, I felt like working on something festive. My daughter, Emily, suggested I make a Christmas quilt we could hang in the living room during the holidays. Of course, I can’t bring myself to make a quilt that’s not for some kind of bed, so it will [...]
Photoshop: Merging Type with a Photo Background
Several people have asked me how to do this, so here is a little tutorial. I am certainly no Photoshop expert, and there may be a better way. I just knew what I wanted to do, and since my son, Elliott, wasn’t around, I just played around with it until I figured it [...]
And The Winner Is…..
The winner of the Mini Quilt book and the vintage fabrics pictured last week is…..
And, because I have more of all of the fabric pieces, we drew an additional name. This person will receive everything except the book. The second winner is…..
Congratulations Kathie and Chris, and thanks everyone for participating and for your [...]
My Favorite Christmas Ornaments
My mother made these ornaments for us when Elliott and Emily were in elementary school. It was a happy coincidence that they match our Christmas stockings which were made years earlier. My mother was obviously attracted to these Charles Ross designs, just as I was.
Mother was self taught in all kinds of needlework, [...]Just a Few More Days…
The tree is decorated.
The houses are lit up.
The stockings are hung.
Presents are bought and made, but not wrapped yet.
Emily and I are spending the whole day baking cookies.
Life is Good.Give-Away Dilemma – Continued
Thank you everyone for responding to my give-away dilemma question — your comments were both interesting and informative — and I enjoyed hearing all the different points of view.
The purpose of the give-away was not to increase readership, but to celebrate with my current readers (commenting and non-commenting). If the give-away prompts a non-commenting reader [...]Give-Away Dilemma
Six months ago I had a 100th post give-away and several people made comments who did not have blogs of their own and who had never visited my blog before. I didn’t care — I entered everyone’s name into the drawing, and one of these commenters won the give-away. She sent me a nice e-mail [...]
Filet Crochet Baby Pillow
I found this filet crochet piece on ebay. I’m not sure of it’s age, but it is in perfect condition and not yellowed at all. It makes a perfect little pillow to go with Marjorie’s Rhyme Land Quilt, which I made for her when she was born last December. I think the pillow looks [...]
My 200th Post Give-Away — Make Your Own Vintage Doll Quilt
I began this blog on December 3, 2008. I have made some wonderful blog friends and have enjoyed both sharing my projects and seeing all the wonderful things my friends have made and collected. To celebrate this occasion, I am giving away this great Mini Quilts book which is one of my favorites.
In [...]Diamond Field Quilt Blocks
One of the things I love about making scrap quilts is selecting each little print for a block. Having so many different fabrics to work with makes the process much more fun. Every step – prepping the pieces, cutting, piecing, quilting — made more interesting because I am always looking at a different little vintage [...]
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