Category Archives: Books
somebody’s birthday
I have been so busy, but in my tiny bit of spare time I have been diligently working on somebody’s birthday present. It is very close to done – but a slow-moving train for me. I should have photos by the weekend. I did finish a blog on my literary blog so if you are …
Little free library
My neighbor just opened a little free library. Now, if you don’t know about this movement check out their website at Little Free Library. Essentially you buy or build a small box about the size of a bread box. Then it’s like the “leave a penny, take a penny”, but with books! In other words, if you …
Inchie Quilts
Every so often I browse through the quilting section at the library and see if there are any interesting quilting books. I picked up Inchie Quilts by Nadine Ruggles with the idea of making small but personal gifts. This book demonstrates how to make small, one inch size mini quilts, then attaching them, sometimes perminantey, sometimes temporarily, …
The Rest is Noise – book review
I have to be away for a few days, so I am having my husband guest blog. For those of you who don’t know him, he is a visual artist and musician. If you would like to see his work, his web site is Buns on Mars. In the last year or two, he has …
Yarn Harlot
Although I only have knit one thing, I loved Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter. There are so many parallels between knitting and quilting, or really any crafting activity. Her chapters about her stash were hilarious, her frustration with certain patterns was also hilarious. When she triumphantly achieved a new knitting skill after …
gathering ideas
So, I have a general idea of the ducky quilt. That idea is that it will be a riot of brightly colored flowers. I did a little bit of research online looking for flower designs but what I found was limited. So I went to the library and put every book with flower and quilting …
book review
I am not getting a lot done on the crafting side of things this week, so I am offering a book review from my other blog: April Journal. I promise to get back to crafting this weekend! If any of you know me or have been to my house, you know that I have …
corneal abrasion
According to the care line nurse last night, I may have a corneal abrasion. I am heading into the doctor today, and I was pretty wiped last night, so I didn’t get anything together for you here today. However, I did have a post ready to drop over at my other blog: April Journal. So …
free sample
Today a guest blog from — ME! I’ve started a new blog, called April Sewing. You can see by the title this blog will have a broader scope than April Sewing Journal. I am beginning it due to the need to keep track of my reading. You may have noticed I set up a book list page. However, …
denim ender leader wrap up
With the holidays, I missed showing you some projects that I finished for gifts. Here is the finished ender leader denim quilt. I am very happy with how it turned out. It is backed with polar fleece, then I simply brought the edges up and over and used a zigzag stitch to create the binding. …
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