This is the quilt I made when I took a learn how to quilt class. I seem to always pick the hardest projects. Mom and a group of ladies finished hand quilting it for me because I would still be working on it if the hadn’t finished it for me. It is called Pioneer Braid. [...]
Mothers Day will be here before you know it. I know that we would all love to make quilts for our moms and mother in-laws but time just won’t allow it. I found something that is just as exciting and they will love it. For mother’s day gifts that will truly make them smile, choose [...]
The history of patchwork quilting in America dates back to the first New England colonists. I love all the old patterns and am using replicated fabric from the civil war era. It is amazing the colors they were able to produce with the limited dyes available. Most of the colonists had brought quilted coverlets with [...]
I received an email from Hobby Lobby and wanted to give everyone a heads up on this topic. March 2008 Dear Hobby Lobby Customer: On behalf of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., I want to assure you that product safety is our highest priority. For that reason, I want to let you know that we recently [...]
Here we go for another Thursday Thirteen. If you would like to participate and visit other Thursday Thirteeners simply visit Thursday Thirteen’s Website and get started. Here are my thirteen favorite quilt blocks. Arrowheads Aunt Dinah Bear’s Paw Drunkard’s Path Dutch Rose Flower Basket Jack in the Box Kaleidoscope Maple Leaf Night and Day Orange [...]
On Thursday, my sister and I attended a lecture given by master quilter JoAnn Belling. This picture is of my sister, Grace, JoAnn, and me. She was a natural speaker who was funny even when she didn’t mean to be. She doesn’t have a formal art background but has an eye for color. Her use [...]
Do you eat more when you are on vacation? When we leave for a trip I tell myself I will eat healthy. I will choose things that are less fattening like salads and brothy type soups. Do I do that? Nope. I eat all the breads I find out and about that I don’t find [...]
We have all been making our hand crafted items with hopes to sell them to an admiring buyer. It has not been easy. With the many different sites all requiring different things for our ads, it can be overwhelming. Sites require lengthy registration processes and difficult entry forms that make it next to impossible to [...]
Tonight, while clicking on Entre Cards, I went from blog to blog and caught up on my reading. I discovered a few blogs to put on my favorites list and some that I hope to never see again. They were frightful. I happened upon a blog that is written by a very talented artist. Caroline [...]
I am curious to find out how many of you shop on Black Friday. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, and is traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. If I waited until the day after Thanksgiving to do my Christmas shopping I would be so stressed out. I [...]
