I QUILT FOR FUN

It's done! Since it took four years to piece and applique it, I am taking the position that I have four years to get up the courage to...

I believe the "light at the end the tunnel" analogy is way over-used.  But there are times when it just makes a point better than ...

......and "only" six to go.  ONLY.  Only?  Only.  No matter how I say it -- it's still six blocks and I'm not working on a...

Nine down -- seven to go along with about a bazillion little border blocks.   This block was particularly hard for me to design and I do...

Is it me or are there times when “quilt math” is inconsistent? When I am making 76 blocks for a quilt and I get to #38, I am on the...

....but that means there are 9 more to go.  This is like the never-ending-story! I hope you are finishing up a project you love -- or st...

Don't you just love this fabric?  Who wouldn't love tumbling owls! This is being used as a border in a baby dedication quilt fo...

Seriously -- I feel like I'm in a marathon--a quilting marathon. I'm happy to say that I have one more Lollypop block appliquéd! ...

What to do?  My Christmas quilts are done.  My baby quilts for the hospital are done.  I don't have any deadlines that I need to meet. M...

The journey of Lollypops continues.  This is not the first, and is far from the last, post on my ongoing relationship with Kim McLean'...

Well, if you read my last post, you know I was bouncing around from project to project like Jumpin' Jack Flash.  This week has been the ...

Sort of! I decided to put up my machine this week and focus only on handwork: applique, cutting fabrics, organizing fabrics, and even knit...

I know, I know...you've seen this more times than you care to..... But I am thrilled to say that the first block of Kim McLean's ...

It's going to be a good week -- I'm sure of it.  In just minutes, the coverage of the Australian Open begins and one of the big adva...

What happened?  Or better phrased, what didn't happen?  We're a third of the way through January and a tornado has hit my sewing roo...

I want to quilt.... I don't want to ~ clean ~ deal with contractors who don't show up on time ~ make decisions that really don...

This is Rosewood Cottage and was six different patterns (I'm guessing a BOM) that were sold together at a quilt store about 1.5 hours fr...

Oh -- this is so fun!  A little football, a little tennis, a little private time and some stitching.  AND, a lot of learning.  If you can do...