Posts by Jenny
Rotary cutter stand-off: We have a winner!
I’ve got two short posts this week. I separated them because they are on two different subjects. You can find the other post here. I made a discovery this week – I unwittingly did a Consumer Reports type of test to find the best rotary cutter and I have a clear winner. Background first: I wrote…
Read MoreA county fair, a Time Out and Houston prep
It’s been a fun week – I got to got to go to an actual live County Fair, I’m at a turning point on my quilted jacket, and I got a good head-start on my Houston kits. The Amador County Fair was held over the weekend. I knew from trying to attend another recent…
Read MoreRuler work, a garment and a quilt
It has been a scattered kind of week, a real luxury. I didn’t have to focus on some deadline or project, just work on what I wanted to! I’ve long wanted to work up this muslin, which will be a prototype of a jacket I want to make from this failed quilt. It is actually…
Read MoreWorking with sheers and a new machine!
Yes, my Grandson (and his parents) came for the weekend! I won’t post full photos of Little Man but look at those dimples? I’m a first-time Gramma so indulge me. They are just so stinkin cute at this age. He is starting to pontificate just a little bit. His Dad did that….still does:-) And…
Read MoreThere actually was blood drawn….
NOTE: I’ve got two posts this week. It just didn’t make sense to mix them together so I’ve got another post here about quilting density. Gimme a minute and we’ll get to the blood thing, okay? It’s been a teaching kind of week, a fabulous one! 25 engaged, prepared and enthusiastic students joined me from…
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