Celtic Solstice
I finished my quilt top just a few days ago. I put myself into a month-long hibernation and worked on Bonnie Hunters Mystery pretty much non-stop.I stated working on my quilt right around the...
View Article"Snow" = no bread, milk or water
I'm not sure what we'll get, but I am ready. The bread and milk aisles were almost empty at the grocery store when I got there around 3 o'clock this afternoon. The check-out lines were about 30-35...
View ArticleHour by Hour
Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd document our snow event. It started around 12:30 p.m. My kids are stuck in gridlock traffic trying to get home from work. (UPDATE: it took them 4 hours to get...
View ArticleCraziest snow photo I've ever seen
Just a few miles from my house. This photo has gone viral on the internetfound @twitchy
View ArticleSpring in England
a teeny tiny town in a England where Spring has sprung Hi Mr. Cheese ManDriving around a bit looking for thatched roof cuteness
View ArticleSummer Finishes
Pinwheel Stars in Aunt Grace FabricsBaptist Fan QuiltingTrail MixFirst UFO for the YearA terrific way to use up a large chuck of scrappy scraps Just a few for now. I am on a binding marathon Quite...
View ArticleColor Mondays: Episode Purple
I am joining along with Jenny - She says:"It's a new, fun linky party where you get to play with color. Mondays can be so blah, so boring, so overwhelming, that I thought it might be fun to brighten...
View ArticleColor Mondays: A Favorite Picture
Quilters need thread. Right? How about an abandoned warehouse full of shelves, work stations, cubbyholes and dust? This weeks Color Palette theme is a "favorite photo" It took me about two secs to...
View ArticleSo Long Summer....
Yes .... Summer is drawing to an end. To be honest, I've had enough of the heat and humidity. The constant buzz of the cicadas in the trees. I am ready for the cool crispness of fall, apples and...
View ArticleColor Mondays: Episode Disney
There's not a lot of Disney happening around here. Those days have long passed. I do remember our Friday night specials from way back though. Our kids would each sake out their favorite place on the...
View ArticleA Modern Quilter's Pincushion
With all the talk about modern quilting and that how orange is the new black, I couldn't resist and made a bunch of these adorable pincushions for my store. I am changing my fabric preferences in...
View ArticleColor Monday: Episode Vintage
Here are some of my favorite things~Vintage Mason Jars~These are things I love to collect~Vintage Sheets and Aprons~ I haven't actually made anything with them yet. I'm still in that collecting phase....
View ArticleQuilt-Alongs for 2015
With the start of the new year, it's time to think about what I want to accomplish with my fabric stash. I want to be very busy this year. I've decided to use up my stash as much as I can. You know...
View ArticleI heart these bitty blocks
These bitty blocks were so fun to make. I just couldn't stop at 16. I made another set in bright and then another set in 1930's. You and can follow along with Quiltmaker magazine...
View ArticlePlaying with Pinks
This weekend I am catching up on my Quilt-Alongs and BOM's. All week I've been stuck, hibernating, enjoying being in the house with the freezing temps outside. Today it almost reached 60 degrees....
View ArticleColor Monday is back again
Daydreaming of Spring. Will it ever get here? Today I'm experimenting with Palette Maker and Chip it!Linking up today with Porch Swing Quilts
View ArticleOut with pink. In with What?
Due to the frigid temperatures here, I sure got a lot of quilting done.You should have heard me, singing along with all my favorite country songs up in my sewing room. I throughly enjoyed myself this...
View ArticleColor Monday ~ Home
The theme this week is "home"We get our inspiration from JennieBeing from the South and all, I thought I'd share my favorite time of year at my home. Fall is my favorite.Home is a place where I'm so...
View ArticleBring on the Sunshine
Hello! Welcome Back.I haven't seen a forecast like this in months. All sun, no snowflakes.I should be outside enjoying it, but I'm so happy sewing up a stack of yellow fabrics. Rainbow Scrap...
View ArticleCloudy with a bit of Sunshine NOT!
What happened to our glorious sunshine from this weekend?I have to admit to you all that I am a bit weather obsessed. I'm always watching the Weather Channel and checking all my apps when there's a...
View ArticleMarch Monday Madness
And Color MondayWell it's started. The ACC Basketball Tournament March Madness is here! I heard a little news trivia this morning that businesses loose $2 billion in lost employee productivity...
View Article#Spring #Sprang #Sprung
I am not having any problems digging into my stash for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge colors. It seems I have bits and pieces of every color in the rainbow. Here are my two blocks for April. You can...
View ArticleStars in a Time Warp ~ My first good Blocks
Today I am brave enough to share with you some of my Stars in a Time Warp blocks. I am trying to make three blocks for each color/fabric that Barbara Brackman selects with her quilt along. For many...
View ArticleScrap Happy Saturday
It's August and it's all about the color indigo. I do not have a lot indigo in my scrap stash but I managed to come up with these few blocks. They are as close as I could get to indigo. I like the...
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