DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

I’m back on the embroidery machine today (well, in and around grocery shopping and the PX, and some work, too ), since my thread order finally showed up yesterday! I was smart this time (hopefully) and ordered lots more for the next project too, so maybe I won’t have this problem so much…

I think there are times when ITMan rues the day that I discovered antique furniture (okay, let’s be honest, I know there are times!). Lately, probably due to the number of new pieces that have found their way home with me (more on those later), I’ve been thinking about what it is exactly about antiques [...]

Do you think it doesn’t matter where you are, you can still be creative? Not so, or at least not completely so. And just to be clear, I’m not talking about your creativity, I’m talking (or grousing, as the case may be) about mine. My creative energy level is heavily dependent on my location. Here’s [...]

Drumroll, please…I did get the center of the dang thing put together, as I’d hoped to, and here’s the pic to prove it (click for a bigger picture): The more astute among you will notice a distinct lack of curvy pieces anywhere. Yes, after all was said and done, the curvy pieces I had in [...]

Every time I try to work on this Feathered Lone Star quilt with the bird embroidery, I am forcibly reminded of Candy Goff’s Misery Quilt. You must go read that story. Don’t worry, I’ll be here when you get back. Now, my quilt started innocently enough, really, about three or four years ago. I wanted [...]

Not much quilting going on here, but lots of activity. We decided that we should move a few rooms around in the house, so that the girls would have a little more privacy and separation from each other. Their “rooms” were on the top floor of the house, and while the space is sort of [...]

One day, I’m in love with it, and a few days later, we’re still making friends! Well, I am still in love with my new Bernina, but I’m also still trying to be friends with it for machine quilting. The embroidery part is absolutely awesome, and I like it much better than the Pfaff, so [...]