Tag: sewing

  • I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours! First quilts, of course!

    This morning I recorded a new episode of Quilt Cabana Corner with Sandi Colwell over on Facebook Live. I uploaded it to youTube and here you go…. We are talking about our first quilts and what inspired us to make them! Leave me a commment and share what your first quilt was and how old […]

  • Unraveling The T-Shirt Quilt Mystery

    This morning I recorded a fb live video where I talked about the 5 most asked questions I receive when making a t-shirt quilt or helping someone to make theirs. How many t-shirts do I need? How long does it take to make a t-shirt quilt? How do I prepare the t-shirts? How do I […]

  • Kaleidoscope Pillow Talk

    Happy day everyone! Lol not sure if that will be an actual happy Monday or Tuesday by the time I get this posted so we’ll go with happy day! On Friday I bought a software that allows you to make kaleidoscope images out of your photos or any digital image. It’s a software that I […]

  • Something New

    Last week was school vacation and I decided to try something new and make a shirt. I had the pattern and fabric and just needed to allow myself time to create. Determined to ‘sew smart’, I began with zest! No sooner did I begin, the problems also began. Sound familiar? The first issue was size. […]

  • Sewing Knits and Bunny Pillowcases

    This week I’m learning how to do something new. Before I started quilting, I was sewing clothes for my kids and once in awhile for myself. I had always used 100% cotton fabric or fleece. Lately I find myself wanting to sew with knits but not knowing where to begin. My mom has experience sewing […]

  • Quilts, Proms & Articles

    Ohhhh so much happening this week, friends. First off, it’s beautiful outside. Today is going to be 80 degrees. Yesterday was the same. The pool is open and I spent all of last week weeding and doing a little planting.  Friday was gloriously 75 degrees and sunny for Amanda’s senior prom. I pretty much bombarded […]

  • Antique’ish Birthday And A Finished Top

    I finished the camo quilt top a few minutes ago!!! Ahhhhh, feels good to have that done. Next will be backing it with a camo fleece and quilting it.               So today I join Club 45, otherwise known as my 45th birthday! The kids actually went back to school […]

  • Fresh Start Monday

    Let’s go with this post a little bit late today! I’ve been out doing some Christmas shopping and sewing on a certain reader’s Christmas gift which I can’t show until after the holidays. I’ve also been making jewelry today. I’ll be back Tues. or Wednesday with pictures of that. Today, I have four interesting things […]

  • The Post Thanksgiving Post

    It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year! At least that’s what I think! Thanksgiving is in the history books now. I definitely ate too much of this… And this… But we were all thankful and shared how very much on our blessing tree… And now I’m back to this… And I ordered one of […]

  • Episode #40 Is Up!

    Episode #40 of Quilt Cabana Corner is up on Podbean now at www.quiltcabanacorner.podbean.com or later today on iTunes. We talk about a recent quilt show I attended, the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, life updates, book reviews and a magazine round up! Lots going on so go have a listen! Books mentioned were The Husband’s Secret […]