Monthly Archives: May 2014
Quilt Police: Trim Your Points!!!
Have you ever gone to a local fair or quilt show and really looked closely at a quilt? And when you’ve done that, have you ever noticed that the person who made the quilt did not trim their points because you can see them through the fabric?
OY, drives ME CRAZIER!
Here’s a quick reminder – for beginning as well as more advanced quilters – TRIM YOUR POINTS!
Four half-square triangles (HST’s) – two on the left have their points trimmed, two on the right don’t.
I shall repeat myself: TRIM YOUR POINTS!!!!
MS Cooling Box
My loving husband presented me with an early anniversary gift this past weekend:
What is it, you say? It’s a cooling box. Really! Most people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS) have exacerbation of symptoms (some painful, some not painful but uncomfortable) in the heat. And we do live in Texas, so heat is always my enemy. And because of my skin allergies, I cannot wear a cooling vest. And because of the frozen children, we cannot turn the air conditioning down any lower than necessary.
So, hubby did a little research and used his ingenuity and came up with this fabulous cooling box! What you see in the photo above is a Styrofoam box that one of my medications used to come in, a PVC elbow and a fan that needs electricity to run – but the fan is barely noticeable as far as its noise level.
This is what’s inside the cooling box:
It’s probably difficult to see what’s inside the box but it’s a plastic container filled with ice! Yes, that is it. The fan blows through the ice and then the cool air flows out the PVC elbow. He also has a different piece of PVC that will make the cool air blow direction on me at a 90º angle. And because of its simplicity, I can take the fan anywhere I need to, as long as they’re is electricity to run the fan!
Oh yes, that hubster of mine…he loves me.
Flashback Tuesday: Love Knot
As we approach our 22nd wedding anniversary, I’d say it is quite fitting that I share the table runner that I designed and made for our 15th wedding anniversary from BOMquilts.com!
Love Knot 15th Anniversary Table Runner free pattern from BOMquilts.com
Although I would suggest that a more-than-beginner create this beautiful table runner, it IS possible for a beginner to make it…as long as they closely follow the instructions.
It was a beautiful table runner that I gifted (over a year or two or five late) with the young lady who used to babysit our children.
Quilted Blessings!
My Published Quilt Design and Instructions in The Quilt Pattern Magazine!
Behold, “Log Cabin Off Kilter”, in the May issue of The Quilt Pattern Magazine*:
I had a BLAST on this quilt, from start to finish and then to gifting it to my (step) great niece! Colorful, whimsical and sew much fun!
And YOU can have the pattern, too, by subscribing to The Quilt Pattern Magazine! Right now, they are offering FIVE free patterns if you subscribe – that’s a HUGE savings! Go on, let me twist your sewing arm just a touch…subscribe today to make this great lap quilt pattern of mine (and more in the issue)!
*The fabric was donated by AbbiMays.com and the thread was donated by Aurifil thread.