Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
~Oscar Wilde

Blue Skies
Date
27 March 2025
With the tail done, seemed like time to break the seal before the inertia became…
Tail end
Date
23 March 2025
The undercut wadding helped a lot on the side seams, but the fin join was…
Some assembly required
Date
22 March 2025
B-side quilted. Still undecided on the zipper, but leaning towards French seams. Had solids left…
Caught up in this hectic haze
Date
18 March 2025
Side two basted and fused. Ended up piecing together muslin scraps into an extra back,…
You catch a pearl and ride the dragon’s wings
Date
16 March 2025
Debating cutting another piece of muslin backing to use for side two layout. Side one…
Second wave
Date
12 March 2025
Been a while since I went full floor troll. Can’t start the layout without knowing…
Economy of scales
Date
11 March 2025
Clocking a lot of time with the thread snips on this one. Test run was…
Tail 2.0
Date
9 March 2025
Finally clear to start a new project; feels like forever. Plenty of lessons learned on…
It’s good to be back…ish
Date
28 February 2025
Still plenty of organizing to do in the lab, but that’s a battle that never…
Distinct lack of frolic
Date
16 February 2025
The weather arrived and the world ground to a halt for two beats. Chaos begins…
I am focused on what I am after
Date
8 February 2025
The closer the move gets, the faster time slips through my fingers. Living with indecision…
Nothing but respect
Date
1 February 2025
My back hurts. Either my craptastic posture has caught up to my hand-quilting, or the…
Pillow Talk
Date
26 January 2025
Used too much glue in the early hexies, made them a bit harder to remove…
Building blocks
Date
21 January 2025
I feel like sewing, but not thinking. Good night to improv a few more scrap…
Extremely stubborn and suspicious
Date
19 January 2025
20″ 4.5 double pull zipper achieved. The color is gorgeous. I didn’t notice the house…