Monthly Archives: January 2011
Giddy by Moda coasters and table mat
I had a good quilting day today. I did make a loaf of gluten free bread, and made potato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches with chocolate pudding for dinner, but I spent the rest of the day quilting. It’s probably … Continue reading
Saturday in the country and the city
Spent most of the day today in the city at a birthday party for our youngest grandson. He turned 2 on Wednesday. I took my camera, but didn’t take any photos. Right now, the only thing I’m taking pictures of … Continue reading
Tater tot casserole
Can you believe that after all these years, I finally made tater tot casserole. I sort of made up my own recipe, but it was really good. What was I thinking? I should have been making this for 40 years! … Continue reading
How-to: Creating a rag quilt square
The square is the basic building block of rag quilting, but since there is no quilting after the squares are stitched together, each square has to be quilting before being stitched together. Here’s what you need to begin your … Continue reading
How-to: Rag quilting a table runner
I got the cart a bit a head of the horse. This should have been the first picture and the first post in my how-to series on rag quilting. But I was taking pictures of this runner as I made … Continue reading
How-to: Rag quilting – Choosing fabric and getting started
Even though most of this information is already available on the web, there are a few things that I have learned by trial and error that make the rag quilting process easier. If you can cut a straight line and … Continue reading
How-to: The creative process in quilting
Here’s a little insight into the creative process that I go through to come up with a new project. Since I rarely follow directions and I never buy patterns, each Country By Design item is a product of my creative … Continue reading
Alternative sources of fabrics for quilting projects
Coming soon to a table runner on Etsy! My hubby cleaning out his closet this morning, and I rescued these shirts to recycle in my quilting projects. If you don’t have a family member with a stuffed closet, thrift shops … Continue reading
Country By Design!
I just typed Country By Design into my msn search engine. The first two listings are for this blog on WordPress! Yeah!! I need to try Google and see if the same thing happens. I have spent a lot of time … Continue reading
How things change
One of my goals for this year was to write a post every day. Well, that didn’t/isn’t going to happen! Another goal of this year was to spend more time promoting my Etsy shop, and to only make things that … Continue reading
