Woodswell Blog
Somewhere I discovered that the same company that made the dragon panel I made for Ralph also made a blue version – so I had to make me a quilt (76″ x 92″) from that fabric line: I found this cute Entwined Cats (40″ x 40″) design on Etsy and used some bright colors for Read More …
Still trying to get caught up on posting all the quilts I have made over the last couple of years. I didn’t realize how many until I started posting them! This one is a throw size from a pattern called 5 Stars from Jordan Fabrics. The fabric is some more of the Kansas Troubles – Read More …
Since I enjoyed stitching bargello in needlepoint, I decided to make a bargello quilt. This one is Fireworks Bargello (45″ x 72″), from a pattern I purchased on Etsy: Then I made a quilt for my friend, Chris, who loves the sea. This is a classic pattern called Storm at Sea (100″ x 100″) and Read More …
Since I was having fun making quilts, I dug out a kit for one that I had gotten at an estate sale, called Warp & Weft (90″ x 109″). It turn out pretty good and was easy to make. This went to Carson: Bonus cat picture – Khufu approved of the new quilt. Next was Read More …
Actually, before I made the quilts for Ralph and me, I made a couple of smaller quilts to practice. They were made from scraps that I decided to not use on our “real” quilts. The first was a “jelly roll race” quilt. In quilting terms, a jelly roll is a roll of 40-42 fabrics, usually Read More …
I haven’t posted here in two years! For much of that time I have been making quilts. Recently I realized that I need to post pictures of my quilts. So I will start with the first quilts I made. First was the scrappy 3 Dudes quilt – patterned after one I saw on the YouTube Read More …
This post was from Wednesday, November 17: It went very well. I locked Lucas, the largest and most aggressive of the cats, in the living room, leaving the rest of the house open for Khufu to explore safely. Sabra, the very overweight black cat, was the first to see him. She came into the room Read More …
This is Tofu who came to our house on Friday, November 5. He is 23 weeks old and weighs all of five pounds. For a comparison, here is Tashi (2002-2019):
We love our kitchen sink – and we got a great deal on it, originally. It is an IKEA Domsjo apron front sink. Ralph found one in the As-Is section at the IKEA in Atlanta while I was planning my IKEA kitchen. $99 for a large double bowl apron front sink was a great deal. Read More …
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