Patchwork Pillow

June 12, 2009 by Kristine Tsai

Finished my first pinwheel attempt!

This was a gift for one of my coworkers.  Originally it was going to be 9 pinwheels instead of the squares, but when I assembled the 9 pinwheels, there were just some really annoying corners that just didn’t line up.  Too bad :-(   Now I have 8 wonky pinwheels laying around with no purpose.  They were originally made of the other three fabrics used in this pillow.

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Puzzle Ball

June 1, 2009 by Kristine Tsai

Woo, I finally completed a project!  Lately I’ve had a lot of unfinished projects.  This weekend I sat down and made the puzzle ball from Last Minute Patchwork+Quilted Gifts.

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New York

May 8, 2009 by Kristine Tsai

Dickson and I got back from our trip to NYC a couple weeks ago.  Don’t you love how every time you get back from vacation you feel like you need another one?

Anyway, we did A LOT in one week, but here are some highlights :)


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Hyperbolic Crochet

May 2, 2009 by Kristine Tsai

This is so cool.

It appeals to my engineering side, I guess, even if it’s more mathematical. It’s about using crochet to model hyperbolic space, because apparently, mathematicians originally thought it was impossible.

After watching it, I was compelled to find some patterns to try, so here’s a couple links I found.  They’re on my to-do list :)

New Purse for Me!

April 3, 2009 by Kristine Tsai

I’ve been wanting to make myself a new bag for awhile.  I had it in my head, and I finally found some time to sketch and sew it up this morning. I’m loving it! I can’t wait to use it!


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