Tips And Tools Tuesday – Freezer Paper Applique

I love, love, love doing hand applique! Why?  Well, for one thing, it’s totally portable.  I try to keep a hand applique project in my “Go Bag” so that I always have something to work on in case I’m sitting somewhere in  a waiting room. Like a doctor’s office, auto mechanic’s garage, or just any place Read More

Tips and Tools Tuesday – Quilting or Cleaning, Which Would You Rather Do?

When I saw this sign, I just HAD to have it! It still makes me smile every time I read it. Raise your hand if you like a clean house. (Mine is raised.) Now, keep it raised, if you like to be the one who cleans it. (Mine went down, FAST!) I hate cleaning the Read More

Tips And Tools Tuesday – Monofilament Thread To The Rescue!

I’d pieced the Christmas Table Runner top, layered it with the batting and backing. The next thing to do was… Quilt it.   (Cue the crickets.) Have you been there? Are you there now? I had an image in my mind of how I wanted to machine quilt my little table runner. But, I was stuck on which Read More