My thanks go out to all the people who have kindly welcomed me to Quilt with Us! It is nice to be part of this group, and to see what you're all doing by way of quilting.

My big news for this week is that my highly popular online patchwork quilt design class, Darned Quilts, is now open to students at Academy of Quilting! In this class, you will learn more than you ever thought possible about fabric gradations!…

This little lad (lassie?) must have a story to tell. This cherub was toppled on its side when we looked at the house and when we moved in.…

My mom was the youngest of 7 sisters plus she had a younger brother.  About 8 years ago I demonstrated how to do "y" seams at a quilt guild event, but then never made more than 4 of the blocks.  A while back I found them so I decided to make 3 more blocks and set them in to a setting similar to the "7 Sisters" layout in honor of my mom.  Her 1st name was Iva so I'm going to call this "Iva and Her Sisters".   I am still thinking about what I want to put on the label.  She loved flowers and…

The baby for which this quilt top is made is now 6 days overdue.  If I hurry, I might be able to finish it before he arrives!  

It is made of western fabrics - browns, oranges, and blues, according to momma's preference.  It will finish at roughly 42 x 50.  The delectable mountains half-blocks are 4.5 x 6 finished.  I'll just machine quilt this one as simply as possible.  I haven't pieced a back yet.  The setting reminds me of woven saddle blankets, and that's the look I was going…

It has been 45 yrs. since 58 girls graduated from nursing school in Albany,NY. We spent three years together growing up! Next week, we will be spending a fun weekend reuniting. 33 out of 58 are going to make it. The two gals that have been planning this have done an exceptional job tracking down everyone!!! We may not see everyone, but we have contact info and our own website now. I planned the 30th reunion, I know how much work it was and enjoyed seeing everyone reconnect. I decided to make…

Walking in France, Getting Exercise in Africa

It's me, it just has to be me.  It never fails that when I want to make something I can't.  Still trying to get the house finished up and sold.  I have a few ideas that I really want to work on but no where to work at.  Our house is basically empty so that we can paint and fix the things we discovered were not up to code.  Maybe I should stop thinking about all the things that I want to do while I'm painting or cleaning.  I finally sold my Tin Lizzie long arm machine, and bought the Handi…