I have had the idea for this quilt for at least a year and a half. I shelved it last fall due to other projects, but, this fall, it told me it had to be made! Luckily, it is a pretty small project - it...
Have you seen the contest going on over at the Modern Quilt Guild website? They are calling it Project Modern (button in my sidebar) and there will be four contests over the next year. It was announced on September 1, so I am a little...
Thanks so much for your encouragement about my sewing funk. I am feeling so much better this week! Projects are zipping through my mind all the time. If my body worked half as fast as my mind, I'd get so much more done! Of course,...
Sorry for the long blog silence! September has been busy getting back to our routine. There are extracurricular activities to be signed up for and organizational meetings to attend. There are special events at school - last week we had Curriculum Night and this week...
It is the first day of school here in Michigan. It seems strange that it is already Sept 7! These are my two daughters, Heather (l) and Michelle (r) with Heather's friend Thea in the middle. They are each starting 10th, 11th and 12th grades (left...
Just in time for the September bee blocks to arrive, I finished my MidMod Bee August block. Jess's idea was only one color and white per block. My color was a rusty tone on tone floral. I hope she likes it! Things have been kind of quiet around...
Believe it or not! I finished Leanne's blocks for the Bee's Knees August VQB in August with a few days to spare. I have never made either of these blocks before. The scrapbuster block (top) was a lot of fun and I enjoyed making it - although...
I finished these stacked blocks for Jen in the Bee's Knees Bee yesterday. I have seen some of these quilts around the web and I love them. I love the colors with the simple, solid backgrounds and I love the randomness of them. Most people probably...
I was lucky enough to be asked to participate in a VQB focused on mid-century modern design. Rossie of Fresh Modern Quilts on Flickr and Cheryl of Naptime Quilter were the instigators of this fun project. We started in July (or should I say "they"...
The winners of my first giveaway are mjb and HighwayCottage! I have sent each of you a message requesting your address. Mjb chose Prairie and Highway Cottage chose Shadow Boxes. These were the two most chosen patterns. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest! Also, thanks to Rossie...