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Around Here – October 29

By: Lynda October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Around Here, Echincea, gardening, genealogy, SewingAround Here, dyeing cord, gardening, genealogy2 Comments

Can you believe October is almost gone? This month has been really busy. I know I’ve gotten a lot done, but then again not!

Supplies Update

By: Lynda October 8, 2021

Books, Favorite toolsart supplies, books, dyed rope, Kai scissors, stencils, Superior Thread2 Comments

I’m always looking for different supplies for my art making journey. Today, I’m sharing a few I recently purchased. I love using Superior Threads Bottom Line in the bobbin when I free motion, but I really pretty much use it all of the time. I needed to replenish my supply, so I purchased a Natural…

Creating Bamboo Heaven

By: Lynda September 18, 2021

art exhibits, art quilts, Free Motion, Sewing, soy waxart exhibits, art quilts, dyed fabric, soy wax fabric2 Comments

I’m working on a couple more art pieces to submit to another local show. This show is called Art Squared, so all work needs to be squared.That didn’t seem too difficult of a challenge, so thought I’d make a couple pieces. I found this soy wax fabric in my stash that I’ve been wanting to…

Finding Some Inspiration: Paula Kovarik

By: Lynda August 27, 2021August 27, 2021

book review, Free Motion, SewingAt Play in the Garden of Stitch, book review, free motion stitching, inspiration, Paula Kovarik6 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I’ve found it really difficult to be inspired. I don’t know if it’s COVID, or just the time in my life, but it’s been hard for me to find fun in my art or even know where to start to get my muse back.

Finishing the garden flag

By: Lynda July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

applique, Finishing pieces, flags, Free Motion, Sewing, waterproof canvasBrother Scan and Cut, flags, waterproof canvas1 Comment

I finally finished the garden flag for Dave’s wildflower garden. For making the base flag, check out this post.

Making an outdoor garden flag

By: Lynda June 19, 2021

Sewing, waterproof canvasflags, garden flags, sewing, waterproof canvas2 Comments

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

Two New Tools

By: Lynda May 28, 2021May 29, 2021

Favorite things, Favorite tools, SewingKaren Kay Buckley, Perfect Adjustable Square, sewing tools, Woozoo fan2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout to find tools that make my art easier. This first one really helped me in completing a few of the small quilts I’ve been making for the SAQA Collaborative project.

More Zoom Classes

By: Lynda May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

online classes, SewingJudy Donovan, Marleen Glickman, online classes, zoom classes2 Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to attend a Zoom class where I could use some of my dyed elements. Well, I also took another Zoom class on Friday.

Challenge is over, now what?

By: Lynda March 29, 2021

Feb/March Challenge, gardening, genealogy, Lace ClothChallenges, doilies, gardening, genealogy, vintage quilt blocks3 Comments

The eight-week challenge is over. I want to thank Luann and Sherrie for linking up to my posts, and sharing the challenge on their blogs. I’d also like to thank those who commented, and those of you who emailed me privately to tell me what you were doing. So glad we could do this together.…