Thru the worst of it with enough strips left to fussy cut the final basket weave behind the skull and any other weirdness that pops
Year: 2024

Basketcase is sized for a twin. Considering expanding to queen, but an additional row and column would double the fabric count for the blues. With

Made the first pillow front too large and underthought the hand quilting pattern. Was thinking symmetry at first, but then ended up stitching in the

As usual, I failed to buy wrapping paper. This year I went with butcher paper, watered down acrylic, and high velocity toothbrush spatter. Not the

Glue basting is a go – faster, easier on the wrists, cleaner, and less tangly overall. I’m sold. Fortunate, since I bought a 30 pack

R2 brought over the cap to go with the tail. Sadly, the original yarn flower escaped somewhere en route. Pulled scraps from the original fabrics,

Couldn’t remember where I left the rest of the pillow fabrics, so I improvised with what was in the basket. The overall shape squared up

I am in love with the Hiroshima Needles and the WonderFil hardly needs thread conditioner, but my needle threaders are too big and my eyes

Organizers are done for now, and Jinx has had a bit of a clean-up and makeover. She’s seaming beautifully, though she’s overdue a tune-up. The

Making the transition from sewing storage to active sewing requires some adjustments. I like my sewing basket, but it’s a big jumble that was meant

I started working on my new organizer, but the lack of fabric weights became intolerable. I elected to call a halt and recycle an inherited

Trying to get out of my head and into my hands. Sew thru the fretting. Which starts with coming to grips with what I have