Posts by Andrea
Raku Monk Assemblage Wreath
The University I work for recently closed it’s ceramics program. As part of the process, we are going through all of the items left in the pottery building. When going through the building, I collected all of the Raku “Monks” which are small ceramic objects that have a monk-like sculpture the department created to test…
Read MoreHoliday Shopping Recommendations
Today is Black Friday, so I’m sure that many of you were out and about early this morning (or even late last night) doing some of your holiday shopping. Of course, you might have already considered (and bought) some custom gifts to give your loved ones like personalized Photo Keychains or other small memorabilia. But,…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
With thanksgiving this week, I wanted to share a few things I am thankful for right now. Matt, who has been married to me for almost 5 years, but who has been part of my life for a dozen years now. Friends that you haven’t seen for ages, but who still manage to be there…
Read MoreCrazy Quilting
In the last week, with the cold weather moving in, I’ve been avoiding my sewing space. It’s in the basement, and it’s awfully cold down there. But I didn’t want to be a complete slacker, so I’ve been doing some handwork instead. I have two blocks for my latest crazy quilt that are “finished.” I…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
This week has been slow for sewing progress, but I’m a little over halfway through the blocks for my 3rd border on the Rabbit Medallion quilt. You can see all of my progress through the second border on Monday’s post. And I’m making a little more progress on my Easter crazy quilt. I’ve done a…
Read MoreWinter Wear
With the Polar Vortex heading south, things are going to get pretty chilly here this week. And with the cold weather, I start thinking about layering clothes. Particularly what jackets and coats will work well with my clothes. Having a good work coat in my closet is always important to me. The first nice coat…
Read MoreRabbit Medallion Quilt – 2nd Border
Last week I showed you what I did for the center and 1st border of my Rabbit Medallion Quilt. This week I want to share with you what I did for my second border – the stars with 16-patch centers. The center section of these 8-inch stars are 16-patch blocks from 1.5″ squares, giving me…
Read MoreIntroducing Yuletide Magic
I’m excited to share my most recent quilt finish with you all today. I’ve named the quilt “Yuletide Magic” after the panel that I pulled the focus fabric from. Aside from that panel, the rest of the fabric was left over from my Christmas Emporium quilt (also known as the Christmas crazy quilt). I wanted…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
I actually feel like I’ve made a lot of progress on my in the last week. I finally finished the binding on my the Christmas quilt I made from the leftover Christmas fabrics I had after I made my crazy quilt. I think I’ll call the quilt Yuletide Magic, after the panel that I used…
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