Month: January 2019

Build Your Own Cutting Table

Build Your Own Cutting Table

I first was introduced to the idea to build my own cutting table from Sandy, blogger and podcaster at Quilting for the Rest of Us. Since then, I have seen many examples of the combined cutting table and craft storage on Pinterest. After giving some specific …

Orphan Block Accent Pillow Number One

Orphan Block Accent Pillow Number One

Like many of us, my resolution for the new year is to complete unfinished projects. During the holidays I was fortunate to have some days off that I could spend at home, which I used to organize my sewing room. I found three half completed …

First Prototype of a Really Large Totebag

First Prototype of a Really Large Totebag

Over the 2018 Christmas holiday season I was able to accomplish quite a bit of sorting of my sewing related projects. I have several things that are at least 50% completed. I regret that I had so many partially finished projects, but I know that …

Chocolate Yogurt in the Instant Pot

Chocolate Yogurt in the Instant Pot

I’ve given up buying non-fat Greek yogurt, in favor of making my own using the Instant Pot. If Dannon was still selling their Light and Fit Non-fat Greek yogurt in the chocolate raspberry flavor, I might never have considered making my own yogurt. The first …

Product Review-Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It

Product Review-Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It

Today I’m reviewing Roxanne’s Glue-Baste-It from the perspective of a quilter. I first purchased this product to use to improve the precision of my quilt construction. When sewing fabric pieces together to make blocks, I have found that the glue basting technique is very helpful …