At long last, I finished the Sew-along I started in March, with Alison Glass and Giucy Giuce. Using Alison Glass patterns for mini paper-pieced blocks, I was fully expecting to finish on time, but then… pandemic, lockdown, Dad in hospice, then Dad died and I just… stopped doing stuff for […]
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When the Quilt Festival put out a call for comic book themed quilts, it seemed a natural fit for my interests. I immediately thought of all the crazy times my favorite heroes had gotten into trouble with weird monsters. Also, I just really like the majestic, intelligent octopus. An Original […]
The Quilt Festival has come and gone, and we’re back to regular production. This year I attended the awards ceremony for the first time, which was great, and afforded a fantastic opportunity to get up close and personal with the winning quilts. Here’s a detail of one of the […]
This has been a busy few weeks, as I decided to teach myself advanced piecing techniques by doing two simultaneous challenges: #100days100blocks2017 on Instagram, and the Houston Modern Quilt Guild‘s 2017 Mystery Quilt. Here’s my progress on the Mystery Quilt: #hmqgsewandtell @paintedhippo #hmgqmysteryquilt A post shared by Houston Modern […]
So, the bad news is that on February 23, our adorable beagle, Gabi, died. She had bad asthma and some other health problems, and apparently encountered something on our walk that hit her lungs so badly she couldn’t recover. It was a quick end, which I guess is better than […]
Comicpalooza is a big deal for geeks and nerds here in Houston – the Convention Center gets overrun with cosplayers, gamers, and media fans. Some of my friends and I decided last year that we would do a great group cosplay of Wonder Woman – Wonder Woman through the ages, […]