Category Archives: classes

Sunday Stash March 15, 2026

No change in the numbers. My local library had a book sale this week, and I picked up this book. I doubt I’ll ever make a quilt from it.  I bought it because it belonged to a woman I knew … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash March 23, 2025

No change in the numbers. A lot of progress happened this week. I finished as much as I plan to do on the sewing room declutter. I replaced the binding on a second blanket. I finished a Craftsy class, 20 … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash and March 2025 Short List

No fabric in this week. I finished sorting through fabric as part of the Declutter Challenge, but still need to organize it a bit better. A little fabric went out this week. I don’t have a OMG for March. Little … Continue reading

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February 2025 Short List and OMG

January was some month. I finished the ATCs in January and Traffic Jam February 1st. I started a crochet afghan kit. About three weeks in, I realized everything in process is blue. I like blue, but more variety would make … Continue reading

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January 2025 Short List and OMG

Welcome to 2025! I wish you a year full of creative fun and joy. In spite of a busy December, the list moved forward. I also started and finished a small crocheted throw. I find I’m going back to hobbies … Continue reading

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Making and Passing

My art quilt group, Art2Quilt, started a new challenge. Everyone made a quilt to pass to another member. We will each create our own quilt using some aspect of the quilt received as inspiration. I didn’t finish my quilt to … Continue reading

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Shibori

Many years ago I took a shibori class through my Guild. I don’t remember who taught it, but I do remember she made a living through installation art and not teaching or writing books. The best part of the class … Continue reading

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Basic Crazy Quilting Course Review and Reveal

I recently finished the Basic Cray Quilting Course with Kathy Seaman Shaw. This class is a prerequisite for all her other classes, which are all free. The class started in early January. This class is divided into 12 tasks and … Continue reading

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A Little Every Day

I finished stitching a project this week that was designated my do-a-little-every-day project. The concept is simple. Every day I did something to move that project forward. This is not a new idea, or my idea, but something I’ve heard … Continue reading

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Crazy Quilt Course Task 11

After some epic procrastination, I finished task 11, the iris and hyacinth cluster. I’m embarrassed to admit it wasn’t that hard and didn’t take a lot of time. I just couldn’t face another task of silk ribbon embroidery. A couple … Continue reading

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