I have been looking in all the fabric stores for a pattern to make a purse. This is the pattern I ordered online. I hope it has an oval bottom and gives directions for making stiff sides. It is hard to tell from the picture. The pattern is The Bow Bag by Monica Poole.
Did you happen to watch the Olympics last night? 100m finals offered two fantastic runners. Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart actually tied with a time of 10.98s and so both will receive a silver medal. With the electronic timers we have today, it is easier to calculate down to the ninth degree. The rules state [...]
This weeks subject for Heads or Tails is Supply. Skittles has thought up another great topic! I simply must tell you of the latest gadget I have added to my quilt supplies. It is the quarter inch seam marker. I have two sizes. One is 8 inches and the other is 12 inches. It makes [...]
I did it! I had Greg take his sister’s rag quilt to the post office and it has been mailed. Here is a picture of Stacy cutting the squares. She worked on the project while we were on vacation in Tennessee. The picture is taken in the living room of the cabin where we stayed.
I admit that one of the first things I do when I plan a trip is look online for quilt shops in our destination city. When my sister Grace, my mom and I visited my son at grad school last year we discovered a few new quilt shops. Cincinnati not only offers Cincinnati weight loss [...]
When I took mom and my aunt to Nappanee, I thought it would be nice to find a quilt shop to visit. There is a nice one in Shipshewana called Lolly’s. It is in a huge building and has tons of fabric. You can spend hours in there. At least, I can! LOL I looked [...]
