So, I might be done blogging. Every once in a while I see something so beautiful that I think “Well, it’s not that I feel like I have to top that, but if there’s already something so beautiful and amazing in the world then I can just look at that– all day every day– and…
Archives for April 2012
Spray Painted Apron: A Tutorial
So, I get this box of stuff in the mail from Martha. She included a note. “Make something awesome for your Mom for Mother’s Day, Susan! Love, Martha.” NO PROBLEM! Who could say no to *Martha*? Look at what she sent: Amazing, right? I was really, really excited about the all-surface paint. Paint that works…
Alphabet Quilt Top: Work In Progress
With much enthusiasm, I’d started piecing my alphabet labels with corresponding fabrics here. They started out in strips that I thought I’d stitch together in rows, like this: But after I’d put it aside to work on a few things for Mary and Matt, finish a quilt for my cousin’s son, fix up my kid…
Friday’s Follow-Up
After posting on Friday my Mom said “thanks for the pictures, Susan, but post more.” So here’s my update with a few more. Just for you, Mom. On Friday afternoon Katie made chocolate chip cookies and we took them to her favorite nurses at the Inova Fairfax Hospital High Risk Perinatal Unit to celebrate her…
Happy, Happy, Happy Friday the 13th!
Last summer I wrote about April 13th of last year. It was a totally bizarre day. I was rushing around trying to finish a dress tutorial as if it were the most important thing on earth when the phone rang. It was a scary phone call about something that was overwhelmingly and ridiculously more important….