life lived creatively
I recently purchased a box of 32 different presser feet for my sewing machines. It’s been on my wishlist for awhile now & I finally granted my wish! Ha! I thought it would be fun to do a series on what all those feet are for. I’ll be including some feet I already had in […] Read more…
Today I’m joining up with the Fat Quarter Shop & other quilty bloggers to tell you about the Hunter Star Quilt Along. I know, I know – I’m supposed to be on a QAL diet of sorts, but this one is so easy & fun! Plus I am using up some of my fabric collection […] Read more…
This year one of my goals is to use up scraps & leftover projects. I also wanted to start making more things for charity. There are many different charities out there for all kinds of purposes that need handmade donations. When I read a recent post from Needle & Foot, I knew I had found […] Read more…
This little project is something that’s been in my brain for quite some time now! It’s part of the reason I keep all the thread & fabric bits. I used yarn ends & thread sketching to create a “winter” tree. This turned out way better than I’d hoped & was so much fun to do! […] Read more…
Today was supposed to be the first Teadoddles Talks interview of the year. Between my internet being out for over a week & the second class I teach starting this week, it just wasn’t going to happen! It will have to be postponed until next month. Since today would have been my Memaw Teadoddles’ 92nd […] Read more…
Did you see that title & wonder what happened to Teadoddles Talks? The short answer – internet troubles! My internet has been out for a solid week, which is not good for a blogger! Anyway, it’s finally fixed & Teadoddles Talks will be back next Friday. Today I thought I would share my top ten […] Read more…
This year I experimented a little with different quilt backs & basting methods. My go to for backings has always been one solid or semi solid backing, but I wanted to try some new things. I also have, almost always, used large safety pins for basting the “quilt sandwich”. In this post you will find […] Read more…