I realized this morning that I forgot to share my Friday Scraps yesterday. And what a week this has been. A couple years ago I thought I was ready to start looking for a house to buy. I counciled with my pastor and was encouraged to save some more money. I wasn’t as ready as … More Friday Scraps – a couple days late
So I’m standing there at the ironing board pressing some freshly pieced poppy fabric blocks when I get a notification on my phone, it’s a forward email from my mom of new blog post she found interesting. She sends these to me from time to time and it’s great to see how different quilters tick. … More Friday Scraps
Vacation is over…at least for the next three days. It was nice while it lasted, got several quilts done, one still needs to be bound and 2 are only cut out…I shall see if I can fit them in along the way. (Photos to come) But for the next couple days I need to get … More And It’s Back to Work for the Quilter
A couple months ago I met a gentleman and his daughter at a local fabric shop. They had 3 large black bags full of clothes that had belonged to the wife and mother that had recently passed. They wanted 3 quilts, one for each of them and a brother. I finished them up last night. … More Garments to Quilts
Catch up that is…I haven’t been out of action, I have been busy with quilting, my real job, adopting a dog, getting fit…and putting of updates. Recently it came to me that I should see if there was a phone app for this blog thing…take a couple pictures, pull together some words and post. Might … More I have to do it again…
This last month I created several memory quilts for a few customers. From T-shirt quilts to baby clothes to the clothes from a lost loved one, each one has it’s place. A few years ago I was commissioned by my cousin to make a quilt for her daughter with the T-shirts she collected throughout grade … More Memory Quilts
It’s been a busy week… First I was looking online for some fall crafts that I could do real quick for some table decorations for a Harvest Festival at my church. I came across this super cute yet simple felt leaf garland. It was a must do, so I did it. For now…it graces our … More A VERY Busy Week
This is my machine. I got it about 15-17 years ago. A Bernina and she has treated me very well. A couple weeks ago, she got sick and it was about that time that I began to think of giving her a much needed retirement. Not putting her away for ever, but giving her some … More My Most Recent Acquisition
This is the current quilt on the machine. I finished one before church this evening. When I got back home I had a bit of time and decided to take that one off (photos to come once it is bound) and put the next one on. Then because it was only 10:00…why not quilt for … More New quilting design
Yep, I said Fried. About a month ago I was working on a quilt and my quilting machine stopped. I called the tech and tried this and that and was directed to send this to the company to see what had gone wrong. Two waiting customers and three weeks later I find out that my … More Fried