Melody Crust - Fiber Artist

I am still playing around with this idea. Something about it really works. Here I am trying a variety of possibilities. Large a...

I showed this picture of Cactus spines the other day, wondering what design I might come up with. I have been playing around with this ide...

I have a 'thing' going with the sun. I love it, it doesn't love me. I have been caring a parasol for years. I have special requi...

Port Gamble Fiber & Fabric 2014 April 26 & 27, 2014 Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm Enjoy the juried Fiber & ...

I'm ready for it to be done. The guys have been great. Careful and courteous. The noise is awful! The last time the roof was done, the ...

After years of 'fixing' the roof, we are getting a new one. This morning early a very large dumpster arrived. Then materials show...

I've been sitting a my machine trying to sew. But spring has finally arrived here at the lake. The door is open, has been all day. Smel...

I spent the day at the Quilted Straight in Port Gamble WA. Great day! Wonderful students! We finished quilt fast! Busy quilters. E...

I'll be at Quilted Straight in Port Gamble on Sunday April 13 teaching my Fast Finished workshops. There might even be an opening. Call...

Seems like I'm always working on a new project. Probably because I am. I take lots of pictures all the time. The sanding joke in my fami...

Went here for lunch. Great food, nice people. I had lamb meatballs (the Turkish name escapes me). Be sure to have some humus! They provide a...

I was reviewing my pictures of Arizona, found some I really think you would you would like. I can't remember for sure but I think these ...

The other night I found myself surfing the net. Something I rarely do. But TV was worse than usual so there I was, sitting on the couch with...

My stash of miscellaneous presser feet are some of my best friends. So finding a new one is special.  My favorite foot ever is the #20 open ...

Every year at this time, as winter grudgingly gives way to a blustery, wet Northwest spring, attention turns to the 31 Yoshino cherry ...

I should give this quilt a name or forever I will think of it as 'The quilt with borders'. But no name comes to mind. About the ba...

Sorry that I can't take a fast picture of the whole quilt, but here it is with the border. I think it looks great. I met my goal, finish...

This top just cries for a border. I am trying to catch up and finish all older projects. I set myself some parameters. I want to u...

We were fortunate to get reservations for this historic lodge at the last minute. The El Tovar, is a former Harvey House hotel situated di...

To finish out two week tour of Arizona we visited my favorite place in the whole world, the Grand Canyon!  The Grand Canyon is a steep-...

Please don't think that there was a chance I missed any opportunity to visit a quilt shop or two. The Quilter's Store Sedona was a ...

A MONTH FOR HEARTS  (#2004-5-128) commemorated  a momentous month that year 1) my 33rd wedding anniversary –we just celebrated our 43rd....

Celebrate International Quilting Day with me and TheQuiltShow.com beginning Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16. Everyone w...