Year of the Dragon
February 10, 2024 marked the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon.
Read MoreHouse on Flowerpot Hill
It’s been awhile, but I’m back with a new tutorial. A little yellow house on a flowerpot hill in colors of early American Fraktur watercolors. Enjoy!
Read MoreYear of the Rabbit
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BORDER APPLIQUE
This completes our Beach Cities Quilt Guild BIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM. Your border assembly should be complete. If not, refer to the previous post for assembly instructions. This post will cover the top and bottom border appliques.
Read MoreButterfly Summer
I’ve been making so many butterflies in the #100daysofsummerstitching that I think I have butterflies on the brain. The 100 day project is all fabric and not a wool butterfly in the entire mix, so I had to make wooly one.
Read MoreInside-out Buttonhole Wheel Stitch
This stitch is a great stitch to make small flowers or flower centers. I’ve used it in numerous projects, so I thought I make a simple tutorial that you can link to when I refer to it in a pattern.
Read MoreFern stitch tutorial
This is a quick tutorial on the fern stitch.
Read MoreCable Chain Stitch Tutorial
The cabled chain stitch is a great decorative stitch to add to a border. This is a quick tutorial on how to make it.
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BLOCK #8
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
― Henry James
It’s not quite summer, but let’s celebrate for times yet to come. Block #8 features a redwing blackbird perched on a juicy slice of watermelon - a perfect welcome to my favorite time of year.
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BLOCK #7
Block #7 of our BIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM is here! It’s our Independence Day Celebration block.
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BLOCK #6
It’s time for BIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - Block #6!
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BLOCK #5
Block #5 of BIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM is here! A hope for new beginnings for all. Take care my friends.
Read MoreBIRDS OF A FEATHER BOM - BLOCK #4
Hello Everyone! It’s time for Birds of a Feather BOM Block #4.
Read MorePractice Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. -Aesop
Read MoreBaltimore Album Inspired Wool Applique
I love old quilts and the history behind them. Some of my favorites are the beautifully appliqued Baltimore Album Quilts. This wool applique version is based on a block from a Baltimore Album quilt from the American Folk Art Museum in New York.
Read MoreSmiling Cat Wool Applique Pillow Tutorial
Fall is almost here! Halloween is just around the corner. The days may not be cooling here in southern California, but It definitely feels like sweater weather when the sun goes down. To celebrate the coming fall weather I decided to finish the Smiling Cat and Jack-o-Lantern design patterns that I began last year. Both of the designs are in the vintage Halloween style that I love.
Read MoreAudubon Inspired Wool Applique Picture
This is my primitive needle and thread interpretation of John James Audubon’s magnificent watercolor birds.
Read MoreSigns of Spring
Here’s another wool applique pattern in the Pennsylvania German Fraktur art style.
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