A few months ago, I was approached by an artist and producer named Jamie Courville to see if I might contribute to a project called Squirrels Stories. Jamie says, “A linguist told me “squirrels” is the hardest word to say in the English language. Squirrels Stories is the place for the things that are difficultContinue reading “Squirrels Stories”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
PRELimSv1 PDF
This is a very rough draft document that follows the tracking of making this quilt top. More updates to follow. Please, check it out. A1PRELimS
Magical Peach +
This is a reminder to all: There is much magic in the world and you never know where, how, or in what shape/form it might reveal itself. The above is a typing that occurred when Peach, our cat, walked over my keyboard. I don’t think this was a mistake. Just a moment prior to thisContinue reading “Magical Peach +”
In the thick of it!
Hook, line and sinker. I am in the thick of designing. The Quiltography app is really quite a powerful and fun tool! Meadowlark by Windham Fabrics comes to life!
4 years ago today: the vista
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 4 years ago today. Four years feels good.
Designing we will go
How to begin designing? Why trial and error of course. Should we use pen and pencil, design on the fly, a computer program? An app? Hmmm.
meadowlark quilt top challenge, thoughts and ideas.
Half square triangles are legendary. Epic. Awesome
Meadowlark quilt top challenge! (and giveaway)
I challenge you to make a quilt out of Meadowlark, come read about the challenge.
Swinging and lifting, I feel good.
This year I needed to put my plate weights in storage, they were smelly and my landlord asked for me to address the problem. I did. This action reverberated and made me reevaluate my workout abilities and needs. I chose to move back to using kettlebells, which I have a small collection of. This change also made me changeContinue reading “Swinging and lifting, I feel good.”
McCall’s Quilting Magazine and a Meadowlark Giveaway-a guest post
I am hosting a guest post by Stephanie Forsyth, my quilt designer for Meadowlark. We are both really happy that her delicate, groovy, lush, and chic designs using Meadowlark, are going live! What follows are Stephanie’s words: Ladies and gentleman, I am in McCall’s Quilting Magazine! I still can’t quite believe it! This is theContinue reading “McCall’s Quilting Magazine and a Meadowlark Giveaway-a guest post”
Melanie Testa 