she's home...

houseboat

my latest

schnibble...

.

...is back from the quilter

i often quilt these

on my own

i needed this one in a hurry

so i called on

 my friend diane

of longarm legacies

she had it

completed in hours

good thing

it is going in the front window

tonight

so close...

to shore

yet

so far...

.

houseboat

 is almost

so very close

just a tiny seam away

to being done

but i just can't seem

to find that one

 half hour of time

i need to tie her down

bring her on in

to shore

i must though

reunion by sweetwater

 is about to be

front row and center

in the store

row, row, sew...

your boat

gently

till she's done...

.

i'm not sure

how or why

carrie nelson

named this schnibble

houseboat

but i am loving

how easy

 she is going together

it's sailing right along

toot toot

pressing on...

i want to

share

a new tip...

. 

a while back

a friend made this flat ironing surface

for us to press fat quarters

in the store

it lays perfectly on top of

the cutting counter

one day i discovered

if i use the edge as a guide

when i press open a seam

i have just stitched

it is likely to be pressed

  more square

which will help

when i go to line up

 the next block

houseboat...

the next

hand stitched

project...

.

...has begun

this one named

houseboat

by carrie nelson

of

miss rosie's quilt co

i am in love with these

schnibbles

i've chosen reunion

by sweetwater

as the fabric collection

spring's finest...

i love the color palettes..

the patterns

...the designers

flowers and butterflies

paisley and stripes

greens, yellows, aquas, oranges and blues

spring has arrived in my studio