I had a baggie full of scraps from die cutting fabric on my Sizzix machine. I dumped them out and started ironing them–not sure what I was going to do with them. Once ironed, I started trimming and cutting and making stacks of triangles, blocks, and strips. I started by sewing the triangles together to… Continue reading Scraps From Die Cutting
I've had this small stack of squares for some time now and was never sure what to do with them. The other day I ran across them again and began playing with them. I laid out most of them in a pleasing and symmetric way to make a small table runner. I almost stacked them… Continue reading Notions Runner and Coasters
About 8 or 10 years ago, I made a flannel outdoorsy rag quilt as a gift. There were some leftover blocks and fabric pieces - which of course I kept - and discovered while working on straightening up my space. After trimming some edges, ironing as needed, and laying out in many different ways, I… Continue reading Quilt Leftovers
Were you thinking car? Golf? I bet you didn’t think FMQ. Well, driving is the best way I can describe it because it takes more than just “pushing” the fabric. You have to remember to breathe, relax, move your hands often by stopping and repositioning, and to take your time. With all that said, I… Continue reading “Driving” Practice
The Girls Get Creative 