Sandy

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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. :)

Sushi!

Have I mentioned that I love sushi? Of course, I love lots of different foods, but sushi is right up there at or near the top. Last night our younger daughter had us over for a Mother’s Day sushi dinner, but it was a little different from what we might have […]

Harrogate progress

It’s been some time since I’ve posted any progress on my Custom Fit Harrogate sweater, but I finally have all four pieces off the needles. Yay! As you can see from the photo, I don’t have enough blocking squares, so I improvised with a folded towel in order to get […]

Prima Diva

Last Friday a friend and I got together to work on the Prima Diva Clutch. This pattern is not for the faint of heart! Robin decided to use as many different fabrics and colors as she could, while I stuck to a two-fabric palette. We worked together, both for the […]

Blue ribbon!

My quilt guild, Desert Quilters of Nevada, is holding its local show this weekend, and I worked at the admissions desk all day yesterday. During a quick break, I was able to go visit the three quilts I’d entered into the competition: Strolling at Lake Havasu, Double-Pointed Dresden Plate, and Moon […]