Category Archives: Sewing

Quilt In Process – An Adventurous Palate

For those of you who are sick of the cured meats, and are wondering when I’ll get back to the SEW part of Slow and Sew, here you go.  I’m working on a baby quilt to give as a gift … Continue reading

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A Common Thread: Quilts and Fiber Art at Artistic Roots Gallery

If any of you find yourself in Plymouth, NH, this May, please check out this show.  That is, if you needed a better reason to visit New Hampshire in the spring. My quilts are in the photo on their website.  … Continue reading

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My Quilts are Traveling to a Gallery Show

Thanks to Facebook, I recently re-connected with my best friend from summer camp during my tween years.  We discovered that we both did graduate school at the University of Maine, we are both quilters, and that we share an admiration … Continue reading

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New Quilt In Progress

At our Winona Area Quilters Guild (WAQG) guild meeting last week, we were discussing the kinds of tools that we use in our quilting projects that aren’t sold at quilt shops.  Some of my favorite tools for this discussion are … Continue reading

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Vest, again

When sewing garments, it’s always a wonderful thing when you like a design enough to make it again in different fabrics.  This zip up vest is one of those.  This time, I made it in a smaller size, but with … Continue reading

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Archaeology in the Studio

Yes, I’ve got a whole room in our house devoted to my fabric, fiber, and power tools.  Yes, it is one of the least organized rooms of the house.  Much of this is due to the fact that I haven’t … Continue reading

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A long time away…

but now I am back, and ready to post again.  I’ve been busy, distracted with work, and with knitting projects mostly, but I’m ready to get back to blogging with some new inspiration and energy.  Now that Minnesota is thawing … Continue reading

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New Entry for Baby – Quilt Gallery

Here’s the latest entry for the Baby/Quilt gallery- baby Karis, daughter of Joel and Candie.  (click on the ph0to for a better look at this darling.)  They live in Boston, though they used to live in this area. Karis was … Continue reading

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Another Cool Fabric – Laminated Cotton

Of course, this may have been discovered on the left and right coasts long before it was by me in Minnesota, the latest innovation in my sewing life has been Laminated Cotton. (I would have called it Oilcloth, but oilcloth … Continue reading

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We have a Winner! And A Runner Up!

And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…..  The Quilt Has Been Named! Our winner is Ingrid,  who will receive a $25.00 gift card and a custom Wonder Wallet, which was made with the LazyGirl Designs Wonder Wallet … Continue reading

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