Darr; Skip to Main Content. Come Quilt With Us! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Symposium this year. We had a great time learning new techniques and making new friends and hope you did too. Maybe we will see you at NCQSI 2018 in Asheville. We welcome visitors and newcomers! We meet in the Parish Center building at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. Monday, Mar 19, 2018.

Saturday, July 22, 2017. I had such plans! I was going to blog weekly. Then life and work just got in the way. So to catch up, some FMQ practice! I like stitching these wavy lines and filling the spaces, very zen. Using Aurifil Mako 50 wt in top and bobbin. Also using Glide in top on second piece. Practice keeps me happy! Just need more time to piece quilts! Links to this post. Monday, March 20, 2017. Sometimes I need a small project. And recently new pillows for the den.

Top Five Sewing Machine Needles. I typically piece with a 70 or occasionally an 80. I also sometimes quilt with a Microtex 90.

Take time to fondle top quality quilting fabric! Thursday, January 26, 2012. Sampler Block and Give away. One of the classes I am taking is a sampler block. The blocks were picked from the My Stars book. This is a book of blocks published in the Kansas City Star. So far I have completed 3. Aviary Fat Quarter Bundle Giveaway. Happy quilting, sewing, knitting and crafting to all,.

Friday, January 16, 2015. The Big 5-0 - The Best Birthday Ever. When I turned 30, it was no big deal. I was still footloose and fancy free. single and loving life in downtown Raleigh. I still thought I was all that. And in a much better place in so many ways that I was at 40. I am no longer miserable in my job.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015. This one is for a coworker and her son is graduating college in a few months. So this weekend I started on the new project and got everything interfaced and rough cut, just to test sizing and I was pleasantly surprised when my random initial layout had things fitting excellently together. I did a bit of rearranging so that the colors would balance out better and came out with this layout.

Sewing, Crafts, Thrifting, Life. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Not all terrible, but definitely chaos. By the evening of the 4th, I felt better and Brandon was home, we did some fun family things, and it seemed like the lame staycation was going to end on a high note. Ok, seriously, where is the water? Clearly my son has some moves. Bought a large Mason jar full of old necklaces at the antique store.