My sister picked this fabric out for a new wall hanging that will be mounted to a 62in x 62 in frame. It gave me more headaches and I learned some new swear words doing it! I broke 5 needles using invisible thread...will never use that again...kept coming off the spool and jamming up. But, it's done and she'll appreciate it! That's all you can ask for!…

I figure If I purchase the border fabrics I'll HAVE to make the quilt! See there is a method to my obvious quilty madness!…

My new blog which I started in February, has reached its 1,000th view!.  Follow the link here to see the instructions to enter my giveaway to celebrate.

http://orange-crumpled-napkin.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-my-first-giveaway.html…

We're taking my mom's ashes to bury them next to my dad. It will be the end of her long journey and mine with her too. It's bittersweet since I will also get to see my children and grandson. Hopefully when I return, I will be able to visit the board more and get some quilting done.

The last few days, while getting ready, I hurried and planted my vegetable garden. The weather is very warm for this time of year and there is no guarantee that it won't frost. I'm gambling on the…

Paper pieced dancing frogs in a round about quilt contemplation:

Paper piece frog pattern available at:…




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I went to Chicago for my DD and DSIL's baby shower. I had the quilt top finished but not the quilting. :(  They love it! They went to Alaska to camp for their honeymoon and to observe grizzlies. She wanted a grizzly bear quilt based on the artist Charley Harper, and this is what I came up with.  The baby is due May 24th, so we will be going back to Chicago very soon & I WILL HAVE THIS QUILT QUILTED!! I promise, cross my heart.  I can't wait to become Nana!  Maybe she will be born on my…

Back in Jan, someone posted a link for a BOM.  Each pattern is free if you 'purchase' it the same month that it's released... .$1.00 after the next one comes out.  I signed up and had downloaded but not printed out Jan-April - but then got a virus on my computer and lost the link and my downloads along with 95% of my vacation pics.

I'd really like to get the link again - and this time, I'll print out the patterns - not trusting them to my computer again (even if this is the first time…