I’ve just discovered that Keepsake Quilting (you do get their lovely catalog, don’t you?) is having a giveaway, and the grand prize is a 20-year supply of fabric! Who wouldn’t love that? 🙂 Second place (two winners) is a one-year supply of fabric, and third place (50 winners) will have a […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Last week I was lucky enough to be able to attend my very first AQS quilt show; this was the one held in Phoenix. I stayed with my very good friend, and we had *such* a good time — as usual. HandworkAt any rate, I took two classes while there. […]
Today the Mac computer turns 30 years old — I can hardly believe it, especially since I’ve had Macs for about 28 of those years. The photo here is of a Mac Plus, which is what I had then. The very first Mac wasn’t as powerful as this one. LOL! […]
Friday I was lucky enough to have been able to take a free-motion quilting class from Cindy Needham. She’s most famous for her quilts made from old linens, and we saw lots of those at Thursday evening’s guild meeting — they’re drop-dead gorgeous! But linens aren’t something I have hanging […]
Sometimes people are just so awfully nice! One of the ladies in the quilt group I belong to gave me a Christmas gift today, completely unexpectedly. (Aren’t those the best kind?) Look what she gave me: Aren’t they beautiful? I love scissors and have more than a few pairs, but […]
Let me give you a little “history” so you’ll know what the background of this story is. Some years ago (eleven, to be exact) I made the little panel quilt on the left as an Advent calendar for my grandchildren. Since that time it has hung in my home from […]