Sandy

722 posts
I'm a retired high school French teacher from Arizona, now living in the Las Vegas area. I loved teaching French, but I love retirement even more! I'm a quilter, and most of what you see here will be about quilting, though I've also taken up knitting, and I love to bake. :)

You have to see this!

I haven’t been doing much quilting for the past few days, but I know someone who has. 😉 Some of you know that I have a twin sister who began quilting just about five years ago or so. She’s only very recently begun machine quilting, but what a job she’s […]

Mug organizer

My local quilt circle met today. We’re a large group and usually have about 20 or more of our members attending any one meeting, though there are about 40 on the rolls. We take turns sharing ideas for projects with each other, and today’s project was a mug organizer. It’s […]

Tomato Pie

No, this isn’t a dessert! 😉 Tomato pie is a wonderful lunch or light dinner, though, and it works very well as an appetizer, too. My sister introduced this dish to me, and I love it and try to make it at least a few times each year when tomatoes […]

Carol Doak class

I’ve been a fan of Carol Doak for a very long time now. She’s the queen of paper piecing, for those who aren’t familiar with her name. I’ve run into her several times at the “really big show” in Houston and even had a class with her. When she agreed […]

Chili and shortbread

What a combination, huh? 😉 We’re trying to use up some of the ground elk meat that’s in our freezer, since DH will be going elk hunting soon. So yesterday I made some chili, using three pounds of ground elk and whatever else struck my fancy. I have enough to […]