What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Yep, that’s what happened. I took the two plus hour trip to PNQE at the Oaks Sunday morning. I went just to go. Most shockingly of all – duhn duhn duh – I went by Myself. While this isn’t anything unusual, I went to visit with friends. That’s it. Visit. I didn’t buy anything. I … Continue reading A Trip to PNQE →

Last Monday the Cotton Quilters Guild held its September meeting. After dispensing with our usual meeting agenda, we had a few out-of-the-ordinary items to handle. At the end of the month we'll hold our quilt show and craft fair. 

Several people are working to get things organized, but Pam, the president, is handling most of the details. She's the kind of girl who likes to make sure things are done right. During the meeting, however, I convinced her that I'm handling the booth arrangements and that I have things under control.

At some point we got to ...

Well I thought I had a post started.... about a week or so ago.... but alas... must have been snatched by that pesky computer gremlin, (which I hope has been excised by taking a very old copy of Photoshop off). I have been busy!!! Very, very busy. And I will be busy for the next week or so... and then I hope things start to settle down and I can begin a routine that has me focusing on "I Have a

Wednesday I leave for the first Shadowing gig with Floriani. In the meantime I’ve been spending some time learning the software and remembering how to do things on the embroidery side of the machine. I have to tell you it’s so stinking cool. But I have to share something with you by way of showing … Continue reading September is gonna be fun →

September is here. Today, where we live, the air is a touch cooler and with the cloudy sky it almost feels like the season is about to change. It reminds me to hang my autumn wreath on our front door. While I enjoy many things about summer, the oppressive heat isn’t one of them. Autumn is truly my most favorite season of the year. Bring on fall. 

Thanks to Kent’s sister, Penny, for sending me this photo of him on his 1st birthday.

My sweet husband had a birthday this week. It was quieter this year than in ...

I feel like I have so much to catch you all up on and have been too busy to write anything much!   I went with a friend to the AQS show in Grand Rapids last week and we had a blast!   So many beautiful quilts!  I think this one was my favorite.   I want to make a Viking quilt some day too and this one was fabulous! There were so many beautiful quilts!  These are just a few

Our dining room table is where we eat breakfast almost every morning and dinner almost every evening.

A Brilliant Day Out.....

A few weeks ago I took a class called “Further Adventures In Free Form Piecing” and never got around to posting what I made. The class was taught by a fellow guild member and was one of the funnest classes I have ever taken.
First we made curvy blocks. I know I made something similar years ago. I will have to look for those.

Next we made quarter circle blocks.

These were by far my favorite. I intend to play around with the technique more, only with smaller blocks.
Next we made leaves.

I love the look but did not ...

Coming Up Roses by Jill Finley

Today, I’m part of the Blog Hop for my dear friend, Jill Finley’s gorgeous new fabric line for Riley Blake Fabrics, Coming Up Roses.

When Jill invited me to be part of this fun, new Blog Tour to launch her newest line of fabrics, I was thrilled to participate. And when I received the package of these pretty precut bundles in the mail, my heart almost stopped! They are so fresh, saturated with sumptuous color, and are oh-so pretty. Instant L-O-V-E. Of course, you all know I’m passionate about precuts; I ...

My very dear friend and ultra-talented quilter, Sue Stewart, and I have been participating in a fun, “Friendly Challenge” for the past couple of years. You can read more about how this began by CLICKING HERE and HERE. The guidelines are fairly straightforward. We always start with a fat quarter bundle of Cherrywood Fabrics (one bundle for each of us) and we add one additional focus print, one contrasting fabric and one background fabric. The quilts must be 54″ square. For the first challenge, we each made four 16″ blocks and then swapped those blocks and fabrics for the other ...

Last weekend, we took a trip to visit the area in Ohio where I spent my youth growing up. It was a special trip because my brother, sister-in-law, my husband and I took our folks’ ashes to be laid in their final resting place. We also spent the weekend visiting homes where we grew up and places that were special to us in one way or another. You can read about it HERE.  During this same trip, we stopped to visit the incredible Ohio Veterans Memorial Park which was built in Clinton, Ohio; the neighboring town from where I grew ...

Last weekend my brother and I, along with our spouses and extended family members, spent the weekend visiting meaningful locations around Northeast Ohio where we grew up. The weekend was emotional, touching, and very meaningful to both of us and our families. 

We visited the cemetery in Akron, Ohio, where my parents buried their two baby girls who were born before both my brother and me. It took more than 30 minutes of looking because the tiny head stones were overgrown with grass, but we finally found the places where our baby sisters were laid to rest so many years ...

Last week, my Partner-In-Craft, a friend who graciously offered to model for us and myself braved the possibly of rain and a cold wind (oh, the things we suffer for our craft!) and headed outside to take photos for updating the Etsy store.

Now, we are serious, responsible adults who maturely recognise the fact that the photos we use on Etsy has a big impact on our branding and sales and should be imbued with the utmost importance. So with gravity and minute attention to detail… we had a lot of fun.

There were pot mitt ninja wars, draping over ...

I have some finishes to share!!!  Why do they always feel so few and far between?  I could not show these until I gifted them (which I did at the quilt retreat) I made a basket for each of the women sharing the retreat with me. This one went to my SIL This one went to my friend Pam This one was for my friend Cori This one went to my friend Elaine