I don’t know how I manage this but I love these colors.  The block isn’t done yet.  I still have another round of triangles to put on this but it’s looking good  

In spite of an incredibly busy week, I managed to bind off the "Which Came First Shawl."

 

I still have to weave in ends and block. In…

I am a long time member of "Quilting With Us" (QWU).  I used to give virtual workshops here.  Like many others, I have ventured out as QWU became more quiet.

We are getting the warning that QWU is at risk of being disabled.  I fear this is a sign that QWU will one day be no more.

It has become like family here and the thought of losing the…

You may remember our Air Quality Index reading last week of 525 (September 12), which was "Hazardous." By Wednesday, we were down to 264. 

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Like others, I'm seeing that this site may shut down. I hope not. It has been a great place where we have developed friendships for many years.

The smoke from the fires has dissipated from here, at least for now. We still have a fire burning close by, but it should not affect us here at the Ranch unless lots of heat and major winds come back for a few days. 

I should be moving to an apartment here on the Ranch the end of October. It is brand new, except for the outer walls.…

Are we going to lose "Quilting With Us"?  I got a message that this Network is at risk of being disabled.

A finish.  Finally!  I think the edges are rippling some because the binding may not be 100% cotton.  It was something in my stash inherited from a great-aunt.  She was quilting in her later years (the 1970's) with whatever was available.  And history is repeating itself, because that's what I'm doing now, too.  This one is going to a sweet baby girl in Idaho.  Machine pieced.  Machine quilted (domestic machine).  This quilt completely used up several of the prints here.  Stash busting…

I really want to finish my whole-cloth quilt this year.

It's hard to tell that I've made any progress on it, but it really is happening. I've also made a…