On a Mission
Well, a commission, really, two of them actually. I’ve been working part-time at a local quilt shop for nearly three years now. I work full-time in grants work for a private University, and I’ve always...
View ArticleBlock Party
Not much sewing is going on these days outside of preparations for the big day, but I did get together with my friend Trina a few weeks back and managed to finish my March and April blocks for One...
View ArticleLil’ Dumplings
I posted this to Facebook after finishing it on Sunday–and I included a Sharpie marker in the pic I posted, to show the scale. This bag is TINY–it measures about 3.5″ x 2″ at the base, and not quite...
View ArticleWhat a Tangled Web We Weave – Spiderweb Block Tutorial
BLOGTOBERFEST, Day 31 Today is the last day of Blogtoberfest, and my day on the Wicked Blog Hop. Also joining in on Bloggers Quilt Festival with this fun Halloween quilt! My “wicked” quilt block is...
View ArticleWhat a Gem!
On Christmas Eve, this little pumpkin turned a year old: She’s our grandbaby, Gemma. I started a quilt for her a while ago (Hubby and I picked out most of the fabric together before she was born) but I...
View ArticleX & Plus Block — DOUBLE-SIZE!
In 2013, I had my International Stashes Bee make me X & + blocks, using Badskirt Amy’s tutorial. Her tutorial makes 8″ unfinished (7.5″ finished) blocks. The Bee members used a lot of text fabrics...
View ArticleFeeling Recharged
For six years now, I have traveled to Waite Park, MN in July to spend a few days with some of the best friends I have ever known; a group of women that felt like forever friends almost immediately...
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