Category Archives: Tips and Tools

Quilt-Hack: In Which I Adapt a Camping Table for Sewing

Posted on July 3, 2013 by

What do you do when your apartment has the world’s narrowest living room (seriously, the room is so narrow we were forced to get a flat screen TV) and so you can’t have coffee table?  You get creative!  I spent … Continue reading →

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Two Great Tools

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

I’ve been working feverishly on the baby quilt for my friend’s impending delivery, and I’ve discovered two new tools that are great for projects! The first is the Clover Needle Dome. This handle little tool stores up to 10 threaded … Continue reading →

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English Paper Piecing- Tracy Style- Part 1

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

I started on my friend’s baby quilt today, and since I am using the English Paper Piecing method to put it together, I thought this would be a great opportunity to show a step-by-step of paper piecing. Disclaimer- I learned … Continue reading →

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Simple Quilt Design, Tracy Style

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

A friend is having a baby, so I must make a quilt for the new soon-to-be “Bean.”  Bean is a boy, and I luckily just got a perfect fabric set to make him a quilt.  So, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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It’s in the Bag!

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

I have been on a sewing bender these last few weeks, but am still frustrated by the lack of a system to keep me on track.  I finally realized that the right system has been staring me in the face.  … Continue reading →

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My Two Favorite New Tools

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I spent the night babysitting and decided to work on the Baby Quilt.  In addition to making great progress on the quilt, I now have two favorite tools to share. To help my poor little fingers, I invested in a … Continue reading →

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Field Report From a Marathon Day of Sewing

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Now that I have Monday’s off, I am dedicating the day to sewing.  Today I spent a little over six hours working on various projects.  I got a lot done!  I worked on all three Block of the Month projects … Continue reading →

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2/13/11- Things I Learned This Week

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Plastic bags keep the booze out. 9-Patch makes me happy. It’s ok to let go of a project that isn’t working. Conversely- if you hit a road block, re-think the way you are doing something and rework it if you … Continue reading →

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Hard Lemonade Disaster: Why Plastic Bags Can Be Your Friends

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

I read in one of my books that you shouldn’t store your fabric in plastic bags as they can get musty and moldy.  That’s good advice for long term storage, but for short-term, portable storage I say the opposite. Last … Continue reading →

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A Hexed State of Mind

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

I have spent the last two days in a fever haze, fighting off a mystery ailment.  The main thing on my mind was “crap, I’m getting behind on my quilting schedule!” When I got home from work on Saturday I … Continue reading →

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