Monthly Archives: September 2017

Before I started hand quilting this Illusion Quilt I wasn’t sure how to proceed.  I did some reading up on it and decided to do the “rocking” stitch.  My questions for those who hand quilt are 1.) What finger do you put your thimble on? 2.) How did you get used to using the thimble?Continue reading “Techniques for Hand Quilting?”

This week I have stepped outside my comfort zone.  I have been reading on hand quilting and decided to hand quilt my illusion quilt.  Thanks to my friends on Facebook Friends of Farmhouse Quilts and my own site, Facebook One Creative Family I finally decided on the color for the quilting.  This has been moreContinue reading “Trying New Things”

As I watch the weather get cooler and the trees starting to change colors I look forward to the fall.  This is one of the prettiest times of the year.  Soon we won’t be mowing they yard, but we will be raking leaves, then comes the snow.  With fall we see such beautiful oranges, red,Continue reading “Fall is around the corner”

With our biggest craft fair closing in on us we have been busy making new items and some we have improved on. I have been showing you the pillows and aprons and misc. things I have made. Alicia has been working on sock dolls and they are so cute. This little thing was made withContinue reading “New Craft Ideas”