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You may (or may not!) recall this post, where I’d made a bag to take to places (like quilt shows) where I didn’t need a larger bag. I took it to the Houston Quilt Festival last month and promptly caught it on a door jam, ripping a small section. The bag was still usable, but […]

It’s been a bit since I’ve read a WWII book. For a while, that was all I read because that seemed to be the only historical fiction books that were available. I finally told myself no more WWII books until some time passed. I was scrolling looking for a new audiobook and this popped up, …

What I’m Reading: The Teacher of Auschwitz: Based on the inspiring true story of Fredy Hirsch Read More »

No change in the numbers.

I worked on Verticals this week, less than I hoped again. Half the narrow strips are sewn now.

I also stitched on Snow. I may mess around and finish it in November.

We’ve had a lot of life going on here the past month, and those issues have taken up our time and attention. Very much hoping things settle this week, and we can return to our normal boring life. Boring looks good about now.

Fabric In: 8.625

Fabric Out: 24 yards

Net Fabric Out: 15.375 yards

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While I’ve been laid up, I scrolled through Facebook WAY-WAY too much. I keep telling myself it was better than shopping online. HA!! Anyway, through my scrolling, I discovered a new-to-me Facebook Lifestyle site. Brooke Ervin. I highly recommend looking her up. I love her videos, and she has great recipes. She is also super …

What I’m Making: Bagels Read More »

I recently got a question from a blog reader wondering when I’m going back to working at the library. I thought I would answer that here. The quick answer is I decided not to…but let me explain. When I started my job at the library, I wasn’t really looking for a job. I was asked …

Ask Jo: Out with the Old…In with the New Read More »

Wow, the year is marching along. Here we are not only in November but all the way to the 7th. You might remember last week, I had wanted to work on my Queen of the Harvest, but then lost the chart. I had a working copy, but didn’t know what colors went where. So I …

Cross Stitch Update: November 7th, 2025 Read More »

I’m still working on the BOM from Wonderfil, and the most recent block was released at the beginning of this month. This time it was several cookies in a cookie jar — a perfect accompaniment to the coffee theme of the BOM! There are just two more blocks to go.

Things have been unusually quiet on the blog, but not in my life.

Young Son got married the last week in September.

Sparkle Jane had a baby girl on October 14.

My father was just diagnosed with melanoma.

Teaching is a great job, but demanding.

And I’m still here.

Not much sewing, but I have finished 36 of these blocks. They need more friends…working on that. Slowly.

Just before I went to the cabin and had surgery following, my inbox got loaded with emails from Karin with finished quilts, and I am just now getting to them. Hi Jo!!!  I know you haven’t heard from me in quite a while….but here I am, and I hope I don’t overwhelm you.  In my …

Community Quilts from Karin Read More »

Are you sick of my star quilt yet? I am and I’m not. I love it…I just want to be done sewing stars…and now, I think I am. I sewed this big bunch on Monday… I did these on Tuesday… Wednesday was a super busy day for me. I knew I didn’t have time for …

What I’m Working On… Read More »

I’m working to get into a little bit of a routine. I’ve been walking in the morning…stitching in the morning for just a bit and sewing in the afternoon. Somewhere in between, I’ve been writing blog posts and taking care of the house. This week, following that schedule, and no appointments, I got quite a …

Cross Stitch Update: October 31,2025 Read More »

Our local guild is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and our guest speaking on Saturday will be Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. As it happens, it was from her blog that the circle I attend chose this year’s BOM as a group project, so we’ve been asked to bring our blocks to the […]

As predicted, I didn’t get a lot of cross stitching done this week. With four medical appointments and a lunch date, it didn’t happen. That’s totally okay. There are weeks like that in life. So onto what I did get done. Last week I told you I worked on Oh Joyous Day and I said …

Cross Stitch Update: October 24th, 2025 Read More »

Happy Thursday friends!It’s been a full couple of weeks since Quilt Market. Teaching online and actually quilting. You can see the newest quilt on Instagram. I had one day to spend at Quilt Market so I had to make the most of it. One bonus was having a driver. Wow did that make the day… Continue reading Quilt Market

By the pricking of my thumbs, someone disorganized this way comes…yep, me! I signed up months ago and then the date slipped by. Through some weirdness, I hadn’t heard updates and well, life happens. Unfortunately, I’ve been having a little too much outside the sewing room life and not enough inside. So, in an apolgy for my tardiness, here’s a quick look at my Halloween’s past. The first three are ones done a by friend and I only did the quilting.

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