As I mentioned earlier, my older daughter and I are on college visits this week. Yesterday we visited Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. My daughter is the dark-haired one in the middle wearing the white top. It sounds like an amazing place. It has all the wonderful advantages...
Most of this weekend's sewing was putting together my blocks from the Bee's Knees VQB. This shot is a partial view. I actually have the whole top together, but I'll wait until the quilting is complete before I show the whole thing. I really like...
Ever since I first saw the Authentic line of fabric by Sweetwater/Moda I have loved it! Specifically, I love fabric with words/text/handwriting on it. Some time ago I bought a half yard of each of the pieces with words and some of the light green...
I decided to use the bright red as the accent color for the quilt I am working on (See this post). This picture is a sneak peak of part of the quilt. The top bird is the accent fabric. It is subtle, but easier to...
I am excited to participate in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival. I certainly had a lot of fun last time looking at such a wonderful collection of quilts. It is difficult to decide which quilt is my "favorite". In the end, I chose "A New View" because I haven't talked...
I am working on a quilt and need some birds in an accent fabric. These are the ones I have tried out this evening. The white didn't work at all; it just blended into the background. I wasn't really surprised, but I thought I would give it a...
Boxes, boxes and more boxes! My Mom is having an estate sale this weekend to help downsize before she moves all her stuff to our house. We have been sorting and packing and sorting and packing and sorting and packing some more! These boxes were...
Here are my blocks for Margaret for the April Bees Knees bee. They are the first paper piecing I have done! Margaret's great directions made it easy. As I write this, I am distracted by all the helicopters flying over my house ferrying President...
I'm on my quilting retreat in Chesaning, MI. The retreat facility was originally built as a church. This photo is taken from the front door. (I took it first thing in the morning and some of us had just gotten out of bed.) You can...
The tulips and trees are all blooming here in Michigan - spring is really here! We have had lovely weather this March and April (very unusual). We could use some rain now to give all the new plants a good drink.I have not been out...