Happy 2025! It feels correct that my first blog post of the year is about a project that took me the majority of 2024 to complete. At the end of 2023 (I know, we’re really rewinding here), I had just finished a truly gargantuan project – quilting a full quilt by hand. My feelings about hand quilting really went on…
Note: This blog post is the last in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here:Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) We’ve come to the end of this 40 year journey. The quilt was pieced by my…
Note: This blog post is the third in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here: Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) A lot of sewists are scared of buttonholes. I get it! Your trusty sewing…
Note: This blog post is the second in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here: Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) I know from talking to other crafty people that there are so many families with…
Note: This blog post is the first in a series of four. You will find the links to the other posts here once they are published. Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) When I was growing up, there was a quilt that was always in use around the house, and…
