When I heard that there will be a quilt show with the theme Happiness, I of course thought of minions. I decided that I would make one big minion, using as many different quilting techniques as I could, and even integrate some crochet. I have…
These are my new favorite muffins, I have made several batches of these in the last few months including one this weekend. The original recipe was in an “Everyday Baking” book but for me, this is a fancy recipe with several separate layers. I’m not…
St. Marys Cathedral is one of the few Medieval buildings in Limerick, Ireland. I love how it has worked its way into the modern landscape, and I made a quilt using these photos for an exhibition called Limerick Landscapes that will be up in the…
I am generally partial to my old standard banana muffins, but I found this simple recipe, and it’s a keeper! Warning that I’ve only tried this recipe once, but the muffins came out so well that I feel compelled to share. 3 ripe bananas 1…
In my 20s I realized that I could accomplish much more if I was fit and active. I learned this through doing regular Iyengar Yoga classes. This led me to swimming, which I had always enjoyed but never seriously trained at. I found a Master…
I’ve been quite busy this past month, but now life is settling down and into Spring! I have been working on a quilting piece called “My Favourite Fairy Princess” for an Exhibition with a theme of Reflections. My idea was to show a mirror, and…
The Big Knit of tiny hats for smoothies. What a fun idea! The past couple years I’ve noticed the little hats on Innocent smoothies and this is the first year I decided to participate beyond merely buying them. So I made 5 tiny hats, with…
I took a class in foundation piecing last August and did not finish anything in the class, finally picking it up again last week. I finished the small house that I started in the class in under 10 minutes, and made several more within the…
Sometimes you have to take a step back and do a little piece just for fun. My son offered to design a quilt for me, and I asked him to do it in purple and yellow, in preparation for a big piece I will be…
This quilt follows a pattern put together by my friend Ruth Bourke, who also gave me the fabric. It’s really lovely fabric in crazy patterns, I never would have used it without the push! Sometimes it’s good to get out of your comfort zone, I…