The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Three Completed Projects!

Never before in the History of Jenny have three projects been completed within a week of each other! It truly is coincidence that the completion dates ended up so close, as I started Saw Tooth Star in Nov, Daisy Vest in Feb and the SAQA Challenge Quilt this month. It is a rush to actually […]

Daisy Fill Vest

I need to finish my Saw Tooth Star but I got really excited about an idea I’ve had in my head for awhile. What would happen if I did a large-scale Daisy Fill all over a garment and then cut out the negative space in-between the daisies? I just had to pursue that!It is taking longer […]

ASG Garment Group Fashion Show

My American Sewing Guild garment group held an informal fashion show this week. My co-leader Anita hosted it at her lovely home and we enjoyed a delightful afternoon of fashion, food and friendship. It turned out to be like attending a high-end seminar-as each person showed her garment, she related what she learned about the fabric, pattern, particular technique, […]

Linen-offensive?

This is a departure from my normal post, but this subject keeps recurring and I am perplexed. I like to wear linen in the summer. I like linen because it is the most comfortable of all fibers when it’s hot and humid; it breathes. By comparison, cotton will suffocate you and stick when it’s hot and humid. […]

Summer Sewing

                                                                                                                                       I’m working on a summer wardrobe and I’m thrilled to have actually finished this dress. I used Vogue 8232. It’s from the Very Easy Very Vogue line which is my favorite place to find a pattern-I like the “easy” part, grin. I chose a tweed-patterned linen that I purchased from Tayo’s, ahem, a “few” years ago, lined […]