Category Archives: Pins and Needles
Helloooo Henrik Jane!
Almost exactly two years ago, I fell hard for Heather Bailey’s fabric line, “Nicey Jane”. Just as I was wondering what to do with it, I received a generous gift that included the Minick & Simpson pattern “Chippewa Nine-Patch”. At … Continue reading
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Cheeky Dracula Cha Cha Cha!
Back when I was a cross stitcher, I earned the nickname “Threads of Fire” for finishing projects quickly. I hadn’t had such luck as a quilter until this summer. Last weekend I finished my fifth quilt top in the last … Continue reading
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A Quilting Day In The Life, By Pookie
Last night I finished my fourth quilt top in the last few months! Woo-hoo! I saw this pattern (“Hook and Eye” by Teacher’s Pet) done up in these fabrics (“Bliss” by Bonnie and Camille) at Quilt Asylum in McKinney, TX … Continue reading
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Another Finished Quilt Top! Another New Project!!
After last year’s miserable showing in terms of finished quilts (I can count on less than one hand the number of quilts I finished), I’m on a bit of a roll this year. Believe it or not, I actually finished … Continue reading
Filed under Progress Reports, Quilting
Quilting? Hot Dog!
We have a long running joke with some friends about wiener dogs in booties, so in preparation for a big gathering in Buffalo last weekend, we whipped up this quilt: We’d seen the wiener dog quilt in the book “Dare … Continue reading
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Works In Progress
It’s been a long time since I wrote anything about my quilty works in progress, but I’ve had good reasons! OK, I’ve had some good reasons and some bad. The good reasons are: I’ve been working on secret projects (whee!) … Continue reading
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What’s Red And White And Quilty All Over?
On Monday we all took a day out of our glamorous, busy lives to trek into New York City to see the “Infinite Variety” quilt exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory. This was something we’d heard rumblings about a few … Continue reading
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iPad Pajamas
Schnookie and Boomer surprised me — and I mean completely surprised me — by giving me an iPad for Christmas! Woo-hoo! The thing is gorgeous and is especially awesome for looking at Flickr (and for playing Angry Birds, of course). … Continue reading
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Darla’s Done — What Next?
Going into 2010, I had three major projects in the works. With Darla off the books, I’m left with Dalarnanana and Henrik Jane and the hopes that I can finish one of them in 2011. Dalarnanana is a fine quilt … Continue reading
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Christmas Elves Were Busy
We recently decided to renovate our basement den to be used a more of a sewing room (and a potting shed, and a secondary living room, and an auxiliary pantry, and Boomer’s mudroom; it’s going to be a mega-multi-purpose room!) … Continue reading
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