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I have been working on Celtic Solstice, a little.  This is where I was this morning and since then I have added about thrice as many and started using the different purples.  I am still working on Step 1 but will be checking out Step 2 tomorrow, just prior to Step 3 coming out on Friday. 










I have a really good excuse for falling so far behind.  Saturday we had a great time at the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert.  Oh, my, what a fun experience.  Then early Sunday morning I woke up “not well.”  Getting over that has taken a ...

I am making Christmas presents and some of the people that will get them read my blog. What do you do?
Perhaps I should share a Christmas scene I painted one year.

Believe it or not I made this wreath about 35 years ago. It looked much different then, just pinecones with red berries and a bit of baby’s breath. My mother, bless her heart had tucked it away all these years and recently gave it to Dear Eldest Daughter. Well, everyone knows that Dear Eldest Daughter is all about the bling, so I re-did the original wreath for her. It was all spruced up with silver spray paint then some glitter birds and baubles added and it looks amazing. She couldn’t wait to get it on her new front ...

After the past two days of baby sitting, prepping for medical tests, Christmas shopping (not - didn't find much!) and getting ready for St. Anne's - I barely had squeezed much applique fun into my time.  I did add a teeny bit to my poor neglected LE: The background is a lot lighter cream.   Finally decided on a vase fabric.  Thanks to all who helped my out with this.  Were you more

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday

If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that ...

Denise of My Life in Quilts is the winner of my recent book giveaway that was part of the Quilting Isn’t Funny Blog Tour. She will receive a signed copy of Quilting Isn’t Funny by humorist Megan Dougherty.

To get a chance to enter the contest, I asked Craft Gossip readers to share something funny that happened to them while quilting. Denise wrote:

This is only funny because it worked out in the end…otherwise I’d still be crying! Last year I was making a very modern, very geometric quilt for my son. It had lots of ...

I’ve just gotten home from dinner, and now I’m ready to pound this quilt out! I’ve got my Camp Snoopy Glass, and 4 cans of diet coke! I can do it!

Over the weekend we had a visitor.  Barnaby….better known as Barns. That’s Barns all decked out in his Christmas sweater.  He is HUGE.  He is a mastiff and boy oh boy is he a big boy. Kelli went to pick something up off the floor and met Barns face to face.  Honestly, his head is [...]

Ok, it's official!  The holiday stress level has hit it's max with me.  I thought I was doing pretty good this year.  After all, I had already made 3 quilts and they were already quilted.  I had also done some shopping and got the package in the mail to Japan to all my babies over there.  (Of course, it was missing a few things I really wanted to put in there and didn't get purchased or made.  But if they were going to get a package before Christmas, I knew it HAD to get in the mail ...

Secret Santa Soiree Participants!!!!

Tomorrow is December 5th and the deadline for shipping your gifts!!!!! I have not heard from very many with the shipping information. Please, PLEASE let me know when you have shipped your gifts. I have a couple of folks, shipping on the weekend, that is fine, but I need to know when you plan to ship.

Secret Santa packages are arriving!! Once you do your post, please let me know you have it up so I can fix the link to indicate who has received their gifts.

My Secret Santa package arrived today, and my neighbor ...

We have a snug little cottage full of kids and quilty goodness. That is to say, it's small and full! So we choose to have a small tree.

When I begin feeling a bit sad about the old countertops being ripped out, I look at this spot. This is one of the worst spots.  It’s right by the stove. When I’m canning, I spread a towel on the countertop and as I take the jars out of the canner, I place them on […]

300/365, a photo by Mule Hill on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
1.5" block.

Celebrating #300 with a dessert block. Chocolate and raspberry.

Making a wallhanging with these blocks but this one is strictly for the 365.

four patch back, a photo by Mule Hill on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
1.5" block.

I only press open when necessary. I like bulk. It's a quilt for Pete's sake. Bulk is good. This 1.5" block says otherwise.

chain piecing, a photo by Mule Hill on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
four patches. 1.5" blocks.

And suddenly... a beautiful dog appeared on a bright lime green background.