I loved the way the large-scale floral worked in my January project but it was time to get serious about burning through some yardage. This poppy print is so cheery and spring-like. It had to remain whole. I thought it would look great on my dining room table. I trimmed and squared the floral fabric. […]
The sewing binge continues! I finally finished my October quilting project. I just love this orange and black table runner. The front is a triangle pattern and the back is crazy squares. Only 4 months late (or 8 months early)! What do you think? I discovered my procrastination point – quilting. I like hand […]
I can’t believe it. Shung & I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this summer. It seems like only yesterday when we met at Buffalo Street House. It was 1990! To start our anniversary celebrations (5 months early I know,but I’m a planner) I made a little Valentine’s Day quilt commemorating 20 years. If I […]
To keep or not to keep? My monthly quilting extravaganza is generating a lot of scraps. At first I didn’t feel bad about throwing the scraps away since I’m trying to GET RID of fabric, thank you very much. But then I started reading on the interweb. Nothing good can come of that, right? First […]
I’m on a sewing binge. I’m working frantically to catch up on my monthly quilting resolution. So I decided to make my January project super easy. I love this floral fabric. Since I only had a fat quarter I decided to make a huge whole cloth place mat with hand quilting. I trimmed and squared […]
Goodbye 2013. Hello 2014. I hope your new year is full of good luck and happiness. Heck, I hope my new year is also full of those things! I’m going to celebrate with something fizzy. Of course you can drink the stuff straight, but why not add something fruity and fun? Here are a few […]
or, How to Create a Fake Historic Document I had the (admittedly warped) inspiration to create a gnomish version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. As you may know I have an unhealthy obsession with gnomes and I was looking to class up my collection. Part of my process was to make the design look […]
Hi. My name is Linda. I live and work in Silicon Valley California. My “farm” is actually my suburban backyard. My yard contains fruit trees and vegetable beds, but no animals (yet). In this blog I intend to share recipes, gardening tips, and cookbook reviews. I also hope to share the occasional garden or kitchen […]