This post is more for myself than anything, to buoy my spirits on a day when I feel depression tugging at the edges of my conscious thoughts. Life is unpredictable. It seems to often challenge our hap...Read More
The first quilt I ever made was in about 1985. I had made pieced and quilted pillows to give away for Christmas gifts and had sewn many little girl’s dresses and little boys outfits. But my firs...Read More
Wow – working full time really gets in the way of my fun. I also had 3 grandchildren visiting for 1 1/2 months this summer so practically no sewing got done – except for teaching the gi...Read More
This quilt is Named “A Trip Down the Arkansas River” and was a block of the month quilt for Nature Programs I gave at the Delta Rivers Nature Center when I worked there. Many of the bloc...Read More
Well, making a living and paying the bills definitely gets in the way of the really important things in life. Can you tell I haven’t had much time to sew recently? That equates to base-line ...Read More
I heard a dear friend say the other day that she majored in her degree field because she wanted to avoid Math. Actually I often see pained expressions and sometimes terror in the people’s face...Read More
Here are the winners from my Blog commentors! CongratulationsMiss Summerson: One year subscription to Quilt Pattern Magazine! Cheryl and Scarlette each win a hand-blown glass button and fat quarte...Read More
QUILT PATTERN MAGAZINE! A Magazine developed by quilters for quilters! FIRST ISSUE COMING IN JANUARY!! Preview on their website http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com/ VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AND THEN…...Read More
Some things are just frustrating. Some people just delight in aggravating others. Last night I twice experienced the frustration of running out of bobbin thread on my machine. It’s frustr...Read More
Prairie Points are easy and a fun way to finish a quilt instead of using a binding. To make prairie points – first decide what size… I usually do either a 3 inch or 3.5 inch square.Determi...Read More