Posts by Jenny
Testing air erasable markers – a clear winner and a clear loser
NOTE: I have an update to my thoughts on air erasable pens here. I’ve been slogging away on my blue silk quilt. My fills will all be grid-based designs, which means they must be marked. I looked at the previously stitched grid (wrote about it here) in better light and liked it after all!…
Read MoreVisiting the Country Crossroads Quilters (Modesto) and stalled out on my silk flowers
I spent an enormous amount of time on my blue silk flower project this week. All I have left to do is background fills, bind and sleeve! I was so excited! I am loving this project and the direction it has gone. I felt the taste of victory coming…. I had a plan, thought it…
Read MoreA finish – an accidental Fourth of July quilt!
I needed a fun, whimsical, short project, a frolic. Somehow I ended up with this very “Fourth of July” looking quilt! Maybe it could even go Christmas? The nine-patch middle is a vintage block that I bought last year at Houston. Actually I bought maybe 15 blocks, with no plan. I think I will…
Read MoreVisiting Grands and a very old silk project
I visited my brand new Granddaughter plus her brother, Mom and Dad last week. We waited to visit until they were visitor-ready, hence I missed posting last week. Oh it was glorious! Newborns are so helpless and life is so hard for them. Morgan has a blister on her lip from nursing so much;…
Read MoreI’ll be back!
I’m currently on a spur-of-the-moment trip to see my new granddaughter, grandson, son and DIL! Being a Gramma is just The Best! I’ll be back next week; not sure of I’ll have time for a newsletter this weekend or not, sorry!
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