Tag Archives: Vicky

The Makery

The Makery opened recently in Los Altos.The Makery has gorgeous party supplies – it’s a Pinterest pinner’s dream for finding goodie bags to match paper straws, bunting, tulle and tissue paper poofs, craft kits, party hats, and felt balls in … Continue reading

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Beady

We’ve been making beads again.   Sometimes there just isn’t enough danger in quilting with needles thread and cutting wheels and scissors. Fire,  propane, kilns, molten glass, popping hot glass rods, red hot metal….Now there’s some fun! Vicky wanted to … Continue reading

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My Quilt Neighbor Totoro

Quilting has continued as evidenced by the quilt above. Having gotten into a groove of improvisationally piecing first Matisse things, then an alligator, then fish, a whole world of possibility sort of representational piecing without pattern pieces is now opened … Continue reading

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