Author Archives: Susanne
My 6 year old is sewing!
Oh man, am I a proud mama today? Yesindeedy. A has been eager to learn how to sew…forever. I don’t really know what has taken me so long to teach him. I bought him a new-in-the-box Singer 8280 for $22 … Continue reading
Teacher Appreciation Gifts
My 6 year old’s first year at school sped by! Thank you gifts are upon us. I wanted to make his teacher a bag with a nice big base (I made this 6″ wide) so that she could store folders … Continue reading
You read the upside, now here is the downside
So I found that great quilt earlier today, but I did buy a few other items as well (including a handi-quilter frame for $5 and I have no clue how to use but…$5!!!!, a couple of quilting books and a … Continue reading
Garage Sale Find: Hand pieced!
WOW, right?!! Picked up this little beauty at a garage sale today. Love all of the colors and perfect twin bed size. The best bit may be that the entire top is hand-pieced! Or, the best bit may be that … Continue reading
Embroidery Floss Marathon Organization
So look what I found at Michael’s yesterday (40% off! Get there while the scrapbooking storage sale is still on). It has sixteen of these little guys: and an easy snap system with a handle. While I am sure that … Continue reading
Hour-Before-The-Flight Sewing
I was so jealous when I was hearing about everyone’s last-minute projects before coming to Quilt Market last week, as I just figured that I could never work to that kind of timeline. But it seems that frustration breeds creativity … Continue reading
What I did on my flight to London, or Why I should never sew on a plane
I forgot to show you what I did on my flight to London a couple of months ago. Well…maybe not so much ‘forgot’ as decided never to show you. But, today I finally pulled it out and finished off the … Continue reading
To Egg or not to Egg…
So, we usually dye eggs with the kids and end up with a fridge full of more egg salad than any one family could hope to consume. This year, I decided cupcake decorating instead. Winner.
The Red Barn
Most of you probably know by now that earlier this year I started a new imprint (or line of books) for the publisher I work for. It’s called Stash Books. I had a vision of what it could be from … Continue reading
Any way you slice it
So, after many, many, many bobbins of thread, some TAP technique for the paintings within the painting, some slashing of the fabric, fusing and then masses of stitching to create the illusion of paint brush strokes, I finally finished my … Continue reading
