University of Quilting Logo

At one time I taught a lot of quilting classes.
I designed this logo for my wide assortment of classes.
I used it on my class mailings and also printed it on t-shirts and a jacket. I designed this in Corel Draw but didn't know how to share it on my blog.

I finally learned how to use a Corel Draw image on my blog with help from Glenda Kirkiridis in South Africa. She just kept offering suggestions until I was able to make it work.


Has anyone tried to make a scarf like the one I showed on November 24th with the explanation I gave?
A friend of mine said I should have taken photos for a tutorial as I did it. That would have been a good idea, except that I didn't know what I was doing and it was an experiment - a successful experiment.
I wore it when I went to the dentist's office today. All the ladies who work there loved it and I told them I thought they could do it with the explanation on the blog. They were ready to head to the rum dum to search for wool sweaters to felt. I'll see them soon so I'll check their progress. Let me know if you make one.

Here's another puzzle made from one of my miniature quilts. The strips in the log cabin are 1/4 inch wide. I distorted it in Corel Photopaint.

Let it Snow, I'm ready!

I'm working hard trying to get this house organized and decluttered. This means getting rid of things, finishing things and just plain straightening things and putting them away.



One of the things I did was finish two felted purses. I made them several years ago but never attached the straps. I added the straps and it was so easy I don't know why it took so long.



I just love this bright Christmas red felted scarf I made from sweaters.
It is made this from 2 identical sweaters that were never worn. I cut strips from them and felted them together with my Embellisher machine. I put marbles on the wrong side and wound the marbles with tiny rubber bands.
I put it a mesh laundry bag. It was then put in the washing machine with some towels, detergent and very hot water. I ran the washer for about 25 minutes, checking it for how much it felted and stopped when I was satisfied with the texture.
It did create a lot of lint in the washer and I stopped it often and with a strainer removed all the lint on the surface of the water.
I dried it flat on a drying rack. After it was dry I carefully removed the rubber bands and marbles.
I'm thrilled with it as it turned out just as I hoped it would.
If you click the photo you can see the texture from the marbles.

It's a quick project and one you still have time to make for someone for Christmas.




When I looked outside this morning the ground was covered with snow. It's our first snowfall and everything looks so fresh and clean. I don't expect it to last. Do you recognize the view? It is the same view you saw on my fall post on November 2nd.

Now I can wear my new cuddly scarf!

I'm also still getting rid of things. One of the things I have decided to part with is part of my magazine collection. I've listed the magazines on my side bar. If you are interested in any of them email me.

And of course I couldn't conclude this post without a puzzle so you can enjoy our snow.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!