For the Island Batik Ambassador October challenge, I made a North Carolina Star table runner.Disclaimer:  The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik an… Read More

It's a Special Delivery ~ just for you!  The Special Delivery quilt is one of my newest patterns.The blocks in this quilt suggest pretty packages and the triangles pointing in diff… Read More

This is one of my newer quilt patterns, Heart Strings.  I didn't get a chance to feature it before, because I was busy moving over the summer.The Heart Strings quilt was made with the S… Read More

This is the quilt I made for the Island Batik Ambassador Pieced to Perfection Blog Hop, Idalia's Web.Disclaimer:  The items used to make this project were given to me by Island Bat… Read More

It's a Wild Tuba Party, and you're invited.  Meet the Wild Tuba Party quilt, one of my newer patterns.  This pattern encourages you to mix it up, be creative, and have fun. &n… Read More

A captivating new image from the James Webb Space Telescope unveils a surprise in the form of a curlicue and blob of light resembling a question mark. Although the exact identity of the obje… Read More

Hello there!  Welcome to August.  This month's Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is "It's All Up to You".  We were challenged to make whatever we want, which is really ha… Read More

This is my Island Batik Ambassdor Unboxing Video for the second half of July 2023.  Watch to see the beautiful fabrics, batting, thread, and bag making kit I will be using for my p… Read More

The Cat’s Eye Nebula is a planetary nebula located approximately 3,300 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. Its intricate shape and colourful appearance have earned it… Read More

When it comes to mastering the flute, reading flute sheet music and playing the flute are two completely different skill sets. While sheet music for the flute may look like piano sheet music… Read More

This month for my Island Batik Ambassador challenge I made the Breakers table runner.  I'm moving to coastal Carolina soon, so I've got the ocean on my mind.Disclaimer:  The p… Read More

Hello and welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador and Deb Tucker Studio 180 Tool Craze Blog Hop!  This is my quilt, Brilliant Bijou. Disclaimer: The products use… Read More

Have you seen the Heart Match Doll Quilt and Pillow pattern I designed for Connecting Threads?  This was one of the most fun projects I've created this year.  It's available throug… Read More

To create embellishments or unique designs for your projects, learn how to crochet spirals. Make double crochet stitches into a foundation chain so they coil into corkscrew spirals. You can… Read More

Hello and welcome to my day on the Bits and Pieces blog hop.  Thank you for stopping by.  This is my quilt, Stars and Stripes.Disclaimer:  The fabric used to make this project… Read More

Meet Party Streamers, my new red white and blue quilt!The Party Streamers quilt and pattern are in Annie's new Americana Quilts book.  This book includes 11 patterns to sew patriotic pr… Read More

For my joy this morning, I can’t do better than to relay some contemporaneous notes of our afternoon walk yesterday. Who knows, one day these notes may find their way into another poe… Read More

[-WATCH UK & US TV LIVE-][-WATCH FOOTBALL LIVE-]The winter series of Love Island could be about to heat up on ITV2 after voiceover star Iain Stirling confirmed the infamous Casa Amor sta… Read More

Kakariki Kakariki About Kakariki Size 11 inches Lifespan 10-15 years Bird Species Parrot Colors Green; Yellow, Cinnamon, Yellow-green mutations… Read More

A new year and a new pattern.  2023 is going to be a great year, I just know it.  This is the Starry Dawn quilt.Starry Dawn is a log cabin variation that incorporates a star b… Read More

My Crazy Eights table runner pattern is available as both a kit and a pattern through Connecting Threads.  It was featured in the October 2022 catalog.  If you missed it, you can s… Read More

Hello!  Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador Lone Star Blog Hop.  This is my quilt.Disclaimer:  The products used to make this project were given to me by Isl… Read More

Go Into Your Dance, Says Joan Crawford as Wild Child DianaOur Dancing Daughters (1928) is Fixed and FantasticRemember how awful Our Dancing Daughters always looked? A one surviving 35mm prin… Read More

Photo of Coastal Stars quilt by Connecting ThreadsThis is the Coastal Stars quilt.  I went a little outside of my usual color styling and tried a new combination with this pattern. … Read More

Best Over Thinking Quotes-Overthinking can very critical as it affects and has affected so many people all round the world. It is dwelling or worrying about the same thought repeatedly. Over… Read More

This is my newest published work, the Tinder Box quilt.  It's a cuddly throw, perfect for the crisp Autumn evenings that will be coming up soon.Disclaimer:  The fabric used to make… Read More