Basket of blues
Another fabric coil basket completed. This one uses cotton piping as the core. I purchased it in a roll from Joanne’s. The mostly blue fabrics had already been stitched together into a strip, so...
Category: Making
A little card
I needed a condolences card for a fiber friend. Little pink patch was just perfect. Cut into a heart shape, pressed a rough seam allowance, stitched around the edge with a fine blanket stitch....
A little weaving
I finally finished this circle weaving experiment. It’s tiny and went fast but I became stuck when I realized I didn’t have enough of the deep turquoise color to complete the background. After setting...
New potholders
I needed some new potholders, so I made some. Both empowering and sobering. Because I can use any fabric I want. And because my measurements and top stitching is just not all that neat.
October cloth border
It’s very satisfying to get this border on the October cloth. It turned out well, maybe I didn’t need to spend quite so much time visualizing how I would construct it. I was fascinated...
Season of Stitching
I’ve been feeling like I’m coming into a different phase since the election. Now that the panicky uncertainty has subsided, I want to move on. I’d like to finish the three pieces still in...
Butterfly backing
I machine-pieced this backing for the butterfly cloth. I was tired of trying to decide whether to hand stitch it or just move on. Suddenly an impulse to just do it took over. I...