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Larger and elaborate quilts begin with a sketch. This is just a small chunk of the quilt. I have had so much on this project.

This quilt was commissioned by my husband’s aunt. She’s so cute. I liked the pattern so much, I made another quilt.

Part 2 of my summer vacation continued with a train trip to Denali National Park. This was the view as we passed over Hurricane Gulch. I rode an ATV for the first time through the beautiful landscape surrounding the park. A few days later we travelled by boat through the Kenai Fjords National Park. We

With a bit of patience and Photoshop, I turned my stitched doodle practice into art. It was an assignment for Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells course. The class is packed full of information on licensing and how different product markets work – definitely worth the investments in cost and time.

front back Oh these are not so good – the tension is way off on the top and middle pieces – this is when it was time for a new needle, rethreading and a break. Walking away when my machine isn’t behaving is the best way to not have sewing stress.

front back I ran out of black thread in the bobbin and I didn’t want to pause to make a new one so I used the white one I already had. The back of the little flower on the right is not so good but I’d probably not rip it out if I had done