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

Castle Peek
Date
20 April 2025
I was a little freer with the shapes and fussy cutting this time, but my…
Purple Reign
Date
16 April 2025
Not crazy about any of the available background options, but then again, not all that…
Let me tell you how it ends
Date
13 April 2025
It’s very busy. The contrast could be better. But, as first attempts go, not a…
Heaven help me, I need to make it right
Date
12 April 2025
So much easier without the wiggles dropping by to help. Definitely seeing the appeal of…
Is that fire still callin
Date
8 April 2025
Round one failure achieved. Miss Jane did say that stabilizer was helpful, particularly for small…
It’s amazing the things you can accomplish for just peanuts
Date
6 April 2025
Been trying to decide which textiles to bring to the table next. Was thinking about…
Function First
Date
4 April 2025
Picked up Affinity Publisher a while back, but like most good software, its bloody complicated….
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…