This finish has been a long time in the making. This small quilt is the result of the Temecula Quilt Co. 2015 Summer Sampler Sew-Along. I was diligent (in the beginning) about keeping up with the blocks as posted on their blog. I decided to do mine using the black and white scraps (generously sized leftovers!) that I fell heir to after my mother finished her own black and white quilt. She
read moreScrappy Shining Stars 65" X 83" Remember all those piles of scraps that I have cut? Well, they're being used. I am holding fast to my guiding word for the year: VISION. I have a goal of making up stacks of scrap quilts in 2020 using what is right under my nose. Here's my first idea. This one will utilize 3.5" squares in 9" 9-patches combining with 4-patches (2" UF squares for a 3" finished
read moreScrappy Shining Stars 65" X 83" Remember all those piles of scraps that I have cut? Well, they're being used. I am holding fast to my guiding word for the year: VISION. I have a goal of making up stacks of scrap quilts in 2020 using what is right under my nose. Here's my first idea. This one will utilize 3.5" squares in 9" 9-patches combining with 4-patches (2" UF squares for a 3" finished
read moreWell golly gosh, here we are once more at the end of another year, and this time it will also be the beginning of another decade. The mere thought of the year 2000 used to be such a far fetched fantasy, and yet now we are at the end of twenty years of this new millennium. Many things have happened, most of them lovely, a few bad, but life goes on, and God is always Good.
Here are a few last photos of various things and I have included some of my favourite quilts over the past decade. I hope ...
We're really good at it-- removing stitches. We're well acquainted with frogging and we all have armed ourselves with the proper tools. We've been doing it for years. We have different terms for this action, too: rather than "ripping out" we may refer to this as un-sewing, reverse-stitching or removing stitches. I'm skilled at this craft! In fact, I'm so adept at stitch removal that when I
read moreWe're really good at it-- removing stitches. We're well acquainted with frogging and we all have armed ourselves with the proper tools. We've been doing it for years. We have different terms for this action, too: rather than "ripping out" we may refer to this as un-sewing, reverse-stitching or removing stitches. I'm skilled at this craft! In fact, I'm so adept at stitch removal that when I
read moreOur Tuesdays girls had our yearly Christmas outing today. This time we headed west and went to Palmerston North, which is about 1 hour 40 mins from here. It's a bit longer these days because the gorge that you used to drive through has been closed for the last 18 months or so due to major slips. The cost of repairing it was too major and a new road is going to be developed. Unfortunately, it's going to take about another 6 years before that is completed!! We are way down on the list of priorities. This is ...
read moreMeme's stepdad is a volunteer fireman. Her mom decided that they would be a family of firefighters for Halloween. Meme, however, can't seem to say fire-anything. When asked what she wants to be for Trick or Treat, she answer, "a fire-ah." So we made her a fire-ah costume. Her little brother is going to be a dalmatian. I haven't seen his costume yet.
