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I decided to use an old baby knit and crochet pattern book for the trim around Lib’s quilt. When thinking about Lib I always remember her working on a quilt and to me she always seemed to be carrying around the absence of her daughter. I was a bit of a sickly child so I […]

Having a bad couple of days with migraines, but I find that I feel terribly guilty when I skip a post entirely so here is a minimal check in for the week and a note to self to bank a few posts against future neurological failings.

So I gave in and bought a new toy: I feel terribly self indulgent but I love it! I’ve switched my Janome back over to “normal” mode (with Paul’s help) with the feed dogs advancing the fabric (paper) and switched it back over to the standard foot. It seems much happier now. I used it […]

Now that I’m getting a better hang of the whole free-motion quilting thing I’m liking the look of the look of the line it produces even more: I tell you no lies, this is difficult work, but I consider myself lucky. Whenever I want I can push away from the machine and take a break, […]