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the links to each specific quilt are hereHappy New Year, friends! I really like the new year. It's a good time to reflect on the past year and to look forward to what's ahead.Looking back....You know you made a lot of quilts when you can barely fit them into one...
Here's my last finish of the year. It combined two of my wip's....geese in the forest and tokyo's triangles...which is handy. :)The center panel is made up of the 12 blocks I managed to make for Anina's quilt along. The top and bottom borders were made from flying geese triangles...
the tide is high/lazy summer days
These two quilts were finished much earlier in the year. I have to blog about them before the end of the year so I can link to the quilts on the list in my sidebar, and so I can include them in my end of the year flickr mosaic. :)Both...
This quilt was inspired by the photo in this post. When I saw it, I knew I just HAD to make a color wheel quilt. I whipped the quilt top up for a sample for the retreat, because I thought it would be a good scrap quilt idea to share....
MerryChristmastoyouandyours!:)...
I'm happy to report another finished quilt. :)This was from my second round of the 9 patch quilt along. I do love scrappy quilts most of all.The printed fabric on the back is by Jennifer Paganelli. I love this fabric so much. I'm not sure if I love the...
Art @ The Hermitage
Work In Progress... (or, Yet Another UFO)
I normally don't like to post pictures of an unfinished work, but I just wanted to let folks know I'm still out here and I'm still quilting. Due to playing nurse for several seriously ill felines over the past year, I've been almost totally out of circulation, and have barely...
This is what my awesome husband gave me for my birthday last week. It was a totally unexpected, out of the blue, dropped from the sky, gift from The Goddess surprise. Decades ago, my very first car was a 1957 Thunderbird, and I've wanted another one ever since it went...
So far, this year has been the worst New Year of my life. Out of the 49 days since 2010 began, exactly five of them have been what I would call "okay". The rest have sucked. Trying to stumble around with my lopsided eyes for the last 44 days has...
Elvis is a different cat since the passing of his best friend, Dmitri, a couple of weeks ago. The two of them were practically inseparable - always hanging together, awake or asleep, with Dmitri being the dominant cat. Dmitri spent hours grooming the other cats - washing their heads, chewing...
Arachnophobia vs. Arachnomania
Spiders fascinate me. At the same time they revolt me. Sometimes they scare me, and, other times, they just plain give me the heebie-jeebies. I am completely ambivalent about them. I try my best never to kill them because most of them are "good" bugs, as in they eat...
Our beautiful, special little boy left us on January 13....
Sunrise Quilt Studio
My new wholecloth quilt is finally off the frame and ready to rinse and block. This photo is the back of the quilt. The front is full of marks from the water soluble pen as well as water-soluble thread. After it's blocked, it will be ready for binding and a...
This is the other customer quilt made with 1930's reproduction fabrics. Very sweet!It's one of those quilts that makes you feel happy....
This baby quilt is made from 30's repro fabrics with unbleached muslin. This is a customer quilt and is one of two quilts she made from 30's repro fabrics. The 2nd quilt is still on the frame, but almost complete.A close-up of the quilting.DH and I are working on enlarging...
The Sunbonnet Ladies quilt is almost complete. This block has the background completed and just needs a little quilting within the applique. The sashing also needs quilting - that will be the last step.The outer border is almost complete. It is just lacking one side border to be finished. The...
I finished the last 2 tote bags this afternoon. This one is in purples and greens. I quilted some line-dancing designs and feathers in the pieced block.I quilted feathers after dividing the piece into 4 triangles. I marked the spine of the feather with children's chalk, then quilted the feathers...
I received a question about the wedding gown quilt that I worked on last year so I thought I would post about it again.This dress was pieced into the top by the customer. I'm not sure how she did it, but the objective was to keep the dress as whole...
Anyone Can Quilt
Months ago I spotted this little tea cup at Goodwill. I snatched it up right away as it reminded me of my dear friend who is a horse lover. I knew I wanted to add it to her birthday gifts,......
Random updates... or me easily sidetracked.
I just finished these. My new favorite pair of socks. Love them. And they are made out of washable wool. A-thank you. I've also started this: Which means I have all sorts of these lying around: Which makes it difficult......
Or at least a trial separation. My sweet husband did some laundry. When I saw the shriveled little thing fall out of the clean laundry pile fresh from the dryer I almost cried. I think if I wash the other......
I've been sidetracked again. Now it's with these fun little dresdens. Ooooh they're so fun! Also have some vintage sheet coffee cozies on the assembly line. They're almost finished! So I had my 35th birthday last Friday. My thoughtful friends......
I'm so happy that it's Friday! We've made it through the week. This week for me was filled with beautiful rain, and horrible headaches. I am so prone to nasty headaches and sometimes they last for days and days. Yuck.......
Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!
So, here I am, Sunday night.....I've been here since Wednesday and it's been such a cram packed adventure that I haven't been able to even gather my thoughts into a coherent stream that would make sense to anyone...How is it that it can take 9 hours to fly somewhere it...
Not a whole lot...but I have this quilt kitted up and that makes it really easy for me to pull a handful of block parts and just sew for a bit!A lot of the time I only like to cut out a few blocks at a time and not commit...
Must Have:Bigelow Vanilla Chai Tea. Big Mug. Sweetened with a bit of splenda.....Lovely. Just sayin....
Hi All!Yes, I know...I know....I'm a delinquent blogger! But if I described to you the past 10 days..you'd understand WHY! Really....come for a little bit of a time line with me and see....Tues, Feb 23: SurgeryThurs, Feb 24: Drive to Peach Tree City, GA....dinner and a lecture/trunkshow that night.Fri, Feb...
That Checkerboard Border......
I'm not concentrating well enough to want to work on those 40s blocks after all. I decided instead to finish the quilt that was on the machine, get the binding on it..and spend the afternoon with my feet up in the recliner binding to the "Lifetime Movie Network." Always good...
Thanks for all the well wishes....it really was much of a non-event. It would have BEEN a non-event except for the need for anesthesia, which I hate at all costs....I also hate IV's....because I have rolling veins and it just plain hurts and I'm a big baby. So there.I remember...
Simplify
So, I cleaned my house for 7 hours straight today. Not the normal cleaning, but cleaning. Why? Well, Where Women Create is headed over here tomorrow, if you can believe it. (Still pinching myself!) Crossing my fingers that the photo......
Remember a while back when I mentioned some amazing opportunities that were coming up? Well, The Creative Connection is certainly one of said amazing opportunities, and certainly one that was too great to pass up. And once Joanna "Life of......
It's been a long time coming, this monkey quilt for my little monkey. He sat on my lap and picked out the fabric months ago. I even let him loose in the quilt store where he chose a few more......
Beware, this is the polar opposite of productivity, as mentioned in my 3 things post. You've been warned. So...I don't watch TV very often, due to my busy-body-overly-multi-tasking soul, but it is often on in the background. Especially when I......
There are few things in life that brighten a day quicker than a package in the mail from a sweet friend. It's true. And when you receive two packages with a cheery factor on a scale of 1-10 of 134,......
(Kim's first quilt. Didn't she do an incredible job?!) It seems I've been somewhat... reflective lately. Not sure why. I've been thinking a lot about how lucky I am to have a job I love, how difficult it is to......
DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Blog
with: My gamer side. Yeah, like you couldn’t tell from my absence what I’ve been doing for the last two months! The addiction to World of Warcraft rages on. My Night Elf Hunter promptly took a back seat to my Death Knight at level 55, and I’m working on the slow...
I’m just popping in to say hey, and sorry for my absenteeism. Actually, “absenteeism” isn’t really a very accurate term either. “Totally and inexcusably lazy slacker” when it comes to anything I should be doing would be more to the point to be completely honest. I’ve had a sickness...
My current project is sorely taxing my creativity and definitely making me question my otherwise good judgment. ITMan and I will be married 20 years on December 28, and I have something very special planned as a gift for both of us, but it’s not exactly something that fits in...
In which Crazy Accuracy Freak Girl throws a fit over precut fabric bundles.Go quilt! Your work gets better every day! Don't forget to check out The Daily Stitch—Your Online Quilting Page-per-Day CalendarSubscribe to The Daily Stitch via RSS or Email...
Head to Head: EQ Printables vs. Jacquard Cotton Sheets
I’ve been doing some printing on fabric off and on lately, using EQ Printables Premium Cotton Satin Inkjet Fabric Sheets. I picked up a 6 sheet package at Quilt Market in Houston in 2008 so that I could try it out. The results with the EQ Printables are okay, but...
Patchwork Tree and Half-Rectangle Triangles
Here’s a little peek at a new quilt I’m designing: Mmmmm, green. If I had to choose a favorite color, it would have to be green. I love,...
Textile Art Quilts by Lynn In California
I made this thread painting for Kelly as a page for her traveling sketchbook for the blog called Artshine. The art there is a mix of mixed media, watercolors, and textile art.This piece is a mere 8" X 8" square...fun to do too.Simply rayon and polyester threads...
I made these two art quilts in October 2009. How I neglected to post them here I do not know.The larger of the two is 31" X 31.5"I enjoyed using my embellishling machine to felt the wooly bits that make up the flower heads and stems. The sky and fence...
Mixed Media Quilted Wall Hanging
Click to see details and colors:A long weekend of paper bead and wire making, followed by a day of collagraph plate creating, another day of sewing beads to paper and fabric, cutting up painted c. plate, positioning them all on a rose cotton fabric; hand embroidering around it all..machine and...
Mandala Challenge Met for Quilts Around The World Blog
The group Quilts Around The World is a group of women art quilters from around the globe, (Australia, The Netherlands, Europe, USA)...who take up a challenge every three months to make a small art quilt and post it on our blog. http://aroundtheworldin20quilts.blogspot.com/Go there to see ALL the quilts as they...
I made this portrait art quilt for my 19 yr old grandson for Chanukah. He does wear his hair in dread locks, and leads a hippie-like life style. I took artistic licence to color them brightly. The dreadlocks are made from rolled up hand dyed repurposed dryer sheets. The face...
On November 13th, I had the honor and excitement of seeing my art hung for the 2nd Friday Art About at the Paint Chip in Davis, CA. We had a nice reception and a very good turn out.Maia, the owner of the store, said I'd had by far the...
Susie Can Stitch
I saw this project on Craft Hope. It's a part of the Orphan Foundation of America's Red Scarf Project . I'm sharing my scarf late, because it was sent out before Valentines Day. My scarf isn't red, but I am sure I read on the instructions that...
I had fun making granny squares with acrylic, but the yarn was so scratchy, I yearned for a more satisfying fiber to work with. I took a trip out to one of the Big JoAnns stores (my local one is one of the small ones, fortunately it is always...
Granny Square Explorations - Acrylic
I am inspired to craft again since CHA! Last week I got out my crochet hooks and started crocheting floral granny squares from this pattern at Lion Brand HERE.First I played with Red Heart Acrylic because I wanted a stack of pretty scrubbers and I have a lot of...
Finally! It's quilted!I went over to the professional quilters house a couple weeks ago to drop off this quilt top I've had finished for at least a year.Alice has a ton of space to give over to her hobby in her basement. Here we laid out the quilt...
I just got home from CHA. What a show! Our Craft Critique reporters are still hard at work covering this amazing trade show. There is a ton of patterned paper and cutting systems at CHA, but we spotted lots of other kinds of crafting too. Read our coverage HERE.I spotted...
Still making things, but slowly
I like winter, but I do get kinda lazy during these darkest days. It is clear that I have been neglecting my blog. My son, husband and I have been retreating into our XBox. We do play together and talk about all the gaming strategies and game...
Cherry House Quilts
Has anyone seen this magazine?
Has anyone seen this magazine at the stores yet? Fons and Porter's Easy Quilts 2010? I have a quilt in there called Bonneville...I am so excited!!! Will I ever stopped being thrilled like a little kid with a quilt in......
61 x 66 Ready for Spring? This sweet as can be quilt, will surely banish any winter blues! It is as quick to piece, as it is fun to make featuring Amy Schimler's On A Whim 2 fabric - which......
I've been working on a lot of new quilts lately, and this means lots of fabric cutting. The first thing to go is of course, the selvage edge...right into the trash, those lovely little colored dots with the designer's name,......
I love it when a plan comes together
Check out this adorable fabric by SEI and Robert Kaufman...so cute! I had an opportunity to make a quilt for a magazine, but the turnaround time was a matter of days; so a plan was required. Thank goodness for EQ6...my......
We are starting a new line of patterns that will have a special section called 'Can't Go Wrong Color'. The color guidelines for these patterns will have tightly controlled color palettes. There are only 6 purples used in the quilt......
Check it out baby! http://www.ctpubblog.com/2010/02/17/sneak-peek-city-quilts/ It's all so exciting! Cherri...
Threads of Friendship
I love all things creative (though my first love is fabric), & I enjoy the opportunity to dabble in a wee bit of papercraft too. Yesterday I went to Tomorrow's Memories for a ‘Card Makers Tea Party’ with Suzitee. The cards had a butterfly theme and featured Bo Bunny’s Flutter...
Have you seen this little baby yet? We went and joined the queue’s at Melbourne zoo a little while ago and spent some time oohing and ahhing over this amazing little creature: What a cutie! It is...
I’d like to introduce you to Kitty, my new KitchenAid mixer – lucky, lucky me. My Nanna’s 23 year old Kenwood Chef (which was on permanent loan from Mum) started smoking when DH last made bread. DH was most apologetic and offered to...
A “Thank You” & a cute baby photo.
Many thanks for the words of encouragement on my last blog post. Tomorrow was a much brighter day, and has been since. I am blessed by bloggy friendships – local, national and worldwide. Now for that cute baby photo… My...
When the going gets tough, the tough get sewing.
I have had a few disappointing situations happen to me & my family this past week. So instead of turning to the chocolate, I have been doing some sewing therapy – much more productive and better for the hips :) Another...
I’ve been having a bit of fun playing with colour lately. Summer seems a very colourful time and as it’s been too hot to get out in my garden, I’ve had no option but to sew (what a pity!) A little while ago I bought a pre cut 5” pack...
The Quilt Rambler
A1 Quilting Machines loves Texas
Guess where I am? Setting up the A-1 Quilting Machines booth at the Dallas Quilt Celebration! I'll try to recap the past few days, but I'm warning you ahead of time - typos and grammar will be questionable as it's now after 11 PM and I've been going...
T for Texas, T for Tennessee, T for Time to Rearrange and Reflect
Texas.Just the mention of the state brings thoughts of grandeur, pride, cowboys, oil, slogans like "bigger in Texas," "don't mess with Texas," home.I wasn't born in Texas, but both of my parents were. I'm a navy-brat, born on a naval base, so I reckon I'm still a Texan - my...
Nothing like a tropical vacation to reduce stress (grin) Only negative, it was COLD and not so tropical.Never-the-less, we packed up our bags last Monday with high expectations. Six days and five nights away from it all (sounds like the title to one of my favorite movies). Even though we...
I was awakened this morning to a bouquet of purple flowers, my husband said when he saw these he knew it was the right bunch. In honor of this being "Daytona Sunday" (as in THE Daytona 500 NASCAR event) I clipped the stems and arranged the beautiful flowers in our...
Spend a Moment Looking Over My Shoulder
I'm trying something new - took this video with my Verizon Wireless Droid and trying to figure out how to get it online...it's not the best quality or content, just my first attempt at Rambling while I quilt.. this was the quilt on the frame today and I was in...
What's better than a Shop Hop? Warehouse shopping of course!And what a way to end the first month of a new decade - a road trip with a side trip to my favorite fabric manufacturer, P & B Fabrics in Dallas!Okay, so my new A-1 Quilting Machine customer lives...
Simply this and that
Simply This That and the Other has MOVED
Simply This That and the Other has a new home on the Web!Our new home and name is, We think you're going to like our new home! Whatcha Waiting for ? Head on over to Pleasant Home and take a look around. Oh. We've noticed many of you still...
Pleasant Home is my New Home on the web...
If you haven't heard. Simply this that and the other... Has MOVED. We're now called Pleasant Home and we live at www.Pleasant-Home.com. Soon I won't be posting over here. If you haven't already, make sure you RE-SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, RE-BOOKMARK, etc. my new URL. We've had a week long party this...
If you haven't visited this week already, than you don't know that we've moved!Simply This That and the other went into the witness relocation program. LOL. Just kidding.But we do have a NEW NAME, a NEW URL, and a FABULOUS NEW website (if I do say so myself.)We've been celebrating...
Simply This That and the Other has MOVED!
FINALLY !Whew!Here just a minute. Let me take a deep breath. {deep breath}.O.K. that's better!My New Home on the web is up and running! What a move it has been!I'll have to tell you all about it later. For now?My new blog has a "Landing Page" which is Pleasant...
Have ya all noticed my posts have been a little sparse? Have ya all noticed things disappearing from my blog ? Have you all noticed I've been really quite in Blog Land?Well, there's a reason!I've been busy!Busy doing what you ask ?Busy MOVIN my Blog !Yep! I packed things up...
Calling all Flea Market Fancy Lovers...
My friend Penny from the blog Sew Take A Hike,has started another blog. But this isn't just any old blog.It's a petition of sorts.For what you ask?Well Flea Market Fancy of course!It's just about extinct!Here's what Penny has to say about the FMF blog;"These dire circumstances have inspired me to...
Twisted Sister: Artwork by Jamie Fingal
Retirement gift for a Girl Scout friend 15H x 13.5WDetail; Flowers and text are painted with Liquitex acrylic paint on primed canvas. Centers of flowers are programs that she worked on that is my artwork - photo transferred to fabric. All Mistyfused onto wool felt and free...
While other people are talking about slow work and embroidery, I am working on my metal madness project - 8-1/2 x 11 sewn onto wool felt. Should make some lovely fabric on "Spoonflower." Detail. Imagine the possibilities. ...
Leslie Tucker Jenison and I are co-curating a special exhibit for the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach - July 22 - 25th that is a juried invitational. We call ourselves "Dinner at Eight Artists." All of the artists were asked to interpret the theme "Beneath the Surface."From...
Mistyfused fabrics in three sectionsFreezer paper used to make a margin for stenciled dots with Liquitex acrylic paintPainted and Mistyfused fabrics come togetherFree-motion quilted with black rayon thread.Art quilt is for a Robert Kaufman Fabrics exhibit where all of the artists used their favorite colors from the Kona Cotton Solids...
I am experimenting this week with all the things I can use Mistyfuse with. Art paper, book paper (gasp!), cotton fabric, tulle, and free motion machine quilting. These are all 12x12 and were totally fun to put together!Art paper for the house. Printed paper from an old...
Girl Scout "Green" Tote Tuesday
Tote Tuesday to benefit the American Cancer Societythis Girl Scout Tote with my artwork on itThe complete line of Girl Scout fabrics generously donated by Robert Kaufman Fabrics - 26 - 1/2 yard cuts, 2 boxes of Thin Mints Watch out for it on Tuesday, February 16thSOLD @ the...
The Quilter
I wanted to see what Dwirling would look like on this Strip Twist pattern from Bonnie Hunter. This is one of three tops for Quilt of Valor that need to be quilted. I knew I needed to keep the quilting simple because the quilt top is so busy.Here's the geeky...
The vest shown is a before dyeing and after dyeing with blue kool-aid.In the sewing room shake up, a lot of forgotten wool yarn was exposed. A lot. I've been knitting away on items for Wool-aid. Here is their mission statement: Wool-Aid is a community of knitters and...
March is Craft Month, did you know that? I think I did know that, but forgot. I do know that March is National Quilting Month and National Quilting Day is March 20. And before I forget again, you may want to watch the CandT Publishing Blog for crafty type items...
You've probably heard the buzz about blogger pages. Well I decided to use it. See the tabs up there under my header? 'Home' and 'Freebies' is all I have right now, but I thought I'd put one up for the various tutorials that I have done too....
Using Bonnie Hunter's method of Leaders and Enders has resulted in lots and lots of 4-patches, some with white squares and some with off-white squares. I thought it was time to use some of them so I searched some downloaded patterns and came up with this one. It is a...
The studio has been arranged in the same way since I moved it into this room. Why did I suddenly decide to rearrange furniture?It started with the big pile up of sandwiched quilts. There are three in the seat of the rocking chair. To keep the quilt from dragging on...
Red Fish Circle
Check out the new pattern by Cherry House quilts using On A Whim 2 fabrics. Isn't is grand?...
In my shop -...
On A Whim 2 fabrics are in stores now. If you are wondering where to find yardage I have a list of online shops to make it a little easier for you. I can't wait to see what you make with this collection. In the meanwhile, for your entertainment, here...
Did any of you happen to watch American Idol last night and see an ad for Fight2Win.org? I was really moved by the ad, and as a Hodgkin's Disease survivor, have never seen any fundraiser asking specifically for donations for research on Hodgkin's Disease. I always thought this is true...
Or should I say baby bibs? On Etsy.CupcakesOwlsMosaic HeartsCupcakesInterlocking HeartsBirds...
Here are my newest salt and pepper shakers to add to my collection.STRAWBERRY HEADSWINKING DALMATIONSCheck out this funky hat from the 50's - 60's that I found for $1......and this awesome school bag from the 50's....
Canton Village Quilt Works
Hello Everyone,The highly anticipated NEW Kaffe book is in the house!!You can purchase it here and here. The best part is that it is 15% off!! Hurry, only a few in stock. I know you will love it!Until Next Time......
A Little Bit of Coffee and Kaffe Makes Everything Better
Hello Everyone,First I want to thank everyone for their wonderful suggestions for border options on my Molita quilt. I have finally read through all of them and am anxious to finish this quilt. Thank you!! Now onto my regularly scheduled post...I may not be a coffee drinker, but this...
Hello Everyone,This past weekend I was invited to a wonderful quilting retreat in Rhode Island. My friend Tina of Seaside Stitches invited me and I was just so excited!! I was able to meet her for the first time. She is such a wonderful friendly, and talented lady who has...
Border Suggestions Needed... Please
Hello Everyone,So here is a little throw back to the past for me, otherwise known as a UFO or WIP. The following quilt top I pieced as a sample for a class I was teaching at the LQS about 5 years ago.I had purchased the lovely molitas from Carol...
Hello Everyone,Most of you know that I have a love affair with 1930s fabrics. So much so, that I have added a new collection to my shop. The collection is Storybook VII c.1930 by Windham Fabrics. It is such a sweet collection, with wonderful colors and prints. The...
Hello Everyone,So you are probably wondering what I mean by a Baby Bag, right? Well read on and you will discover what I mean. So in November, 2009 my newest little nephew was born to my brother and sister in law. I have not yet met him, only in pictures,...
All Things Quilty
It has been a fun weekend of March Madness. Here in the Raleigh, NC area, basketball is hot, hot, hot, and the local team is North Carolina State University, my alma mater. However, area fans are also divided among the UNC and Duke fans, and several other schools from the...
My Gammill has been getting a good workout lately. Right now I have a good supply of customer quilts, and at least ten more charity quilts waiting for me. Yesterday I started with a soft, sweet baby quilt top by Teresa. It was so cuddly I felt like taking a...
Blogiversary Fabric Drawing Winners
When I first posted last week about my three-year blogiversary, it had just snowed, was really cold, and I was longing for some signs of spring.Here it is, one week later. It was 73 degrees F in Wake Forest yesterday, I caught a few rays on my deck, and...
First of all, a reminder that tomorrow is the drawing for my blogiversary fabric give-away. If you would like to enter, please see this post and leave a comment. The past two days have been absolutely gorgeous. I went for a walk on our local greenway yesterday. Not many signs...
We ventured out to Greensboro, North Carolina to attend a birthday party held at a friend's farm, complete with live music, barbecue, and lots of friends and family.When the amps started blaring music, the startled Holstein cows took off running. Later they crept to the edge of the...
Look what I saw when I came back from the mailbox today! This bright little burst of sunshine was peeking out amid last year's brown chrysanthemum stalks! The first crocuses! (Croci?)So, I started looking around the yard for other signs of spring. Yes, the camellias are...
Don't look now!
Joseph's Coat week 18 round up ...
Long time no Joseph's Coat post!!!! Sorry guys things have hotted up here which has made it a little difficult to keep up with blogging ... I hope that you can all stick with me throughout this quilt along even......
Four workshops, a couple of trunk shows & some winners!
Life around the home of DLN has taken a rather busy turn since the kids went back to school those few short weeks ago! Time allotted for blogging is being soaked up with so many other things!!! Sorry for the......
Yep it's that time again! ... well it was actually yesterday ;) ... and who could wish me a more fitting Birthday wish than Hoops & Yoyo???? I love these guys!!! Make sure you check out their Hallmark cards they......
Sunday the 10th of January was the second anniversary of Don't Look Now! ... yes, yes I know I'm a little late! It now seems hard to believe that there was life before blogging .... I have no idea what......
Do you remember this .... this was poor Joshua about 10 months ago when he realised that he wasn't going to be starting school that day .... it's a long story ... Anyway ... today I got up very early......
Joseph's Coat - finishing the ends of your rows & the edges of your quilt top
It has taken me a little longer than I had expected, however, I have finally finished off piecing together the first 14 blocks of my Joseph's Coat. I have broken this stage down into two steps. You can find the......
Me & My Quilts ~ Exploring the Possibilities
I finally have the label made and stitched onto His Favorite Jeans. Now, if the weather will cooperate, I'll take the finished quilt outside for a photo shoot.Chris and I completed our quilt swap and I've started the binding on Welcome Home.Hope to have photos to share soon.Quiltdivajulie...
I'll be meeting up with Chris Saturday morning to swap No Words Needed (medallion-pieced back shown above) for the freshly-quilted Welcome Home gift quilt. As soon as I can get the binding finished, WH will be gifted to my co-worker (but not until after I take pictures). Like so...
In honor of this 600th post, I have two giveaways to offer. Please leave me a comment below with your preference and I'll post the winners on Friday the 12th. Many thanks to my regular followers (your encouragement means A LOT) and welcome to those who are just passing through.Here's...
Introducing Waste Not Want Not, my first attempt at crumb piecing and wonky log cabin blocks. This is what happens after a hectic week without stitching and the decision to use up whatever is left from my first project for the Liberated Amish Get Together.Backing up a bit. Remember...
Spent my lunch hour on Friday at Shelby Farms (large urban park). It was still a bit chilly but it was SUNNY!I couldn't believe how close I was able to get to these two sea gulls. One step. Stop and wait. Another step. . .He was...
What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a slinkity sound?A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it's Slinky.It's Slinky, it's Slinky. For fun it's a wonderful toy.It's Slinky, it's Slinky. It's fun for a girl or a boy.Here's to the weekend!Quiltdivajulie...