by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
So I completed a lovely quilt for his girlfriend’s dorm room and wanted to make something special for my son, too (I mean BUY something ready made?! The horror!) My firstborn leaves for his freshman year in college next month. His college colors are red and...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
I spent the weekend whipping up these fun little bags and really got the factory assembly rolling! Almost all of these were quilt-as-you-go test blocks or pieces that I’ve had hanging around (in some cases for years!) and had stored away. I have a team of very...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
Finished and ready to go!
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
Finished and mailed today for a “star” member of my staff as a thank you for her super-star effort. I hope she likes it! I’ve held onto this Japanese dragonfly and batik fabric for too long. Time to put it to a good use!
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
A graduation gift for a very special girl heading to college in the fall.
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
I love making a handmade gift – in this case for a 50th birthday surprise dinner for my friend Sara (who is my birthday buddy – we share the same date!) We are both lucky to have a wonderful group of friends, some of whom got together for dinner tonight...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
Orange is my favorite color! I’ve wanted to make an orange quilt for our room and started by experimenting with giant blocks made from large half square triangles (finished block is 16″). I used Kona Tangerine and Tomato Cotton Solids. When view it from...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
I’m honored to have received two ribbons in the San Francisco Quilters Guild 2015 show In March! I received 3rd place for Selvedge Salvage. This quilt uses the, often thrown away, selvedge end of the fabric. While making other quilts over the past decade,...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
I LOVE sewing my tiny scraps (all sorted by color, of course!) and creating “made fabric”. There is something so satisfying about making something out of what feels like nothing – especially when you take those teeny tiny pieces that you don’t...
by Lorraine Woodruff-Long | 2015
I’ve not been much on mini-quilts, but this may just change my mind! This is my “challenge” entry for the San Francisco Quilt Guild 2015 show in March. The theme is “Ocean” and the quilt must be 20″x20″. It allowed me to do...
