Last night I had a very nasty surprise when I wanted to check something on this blog. The whole blog was gone!! Gulp! All that remained was some text that indicated a problem with the coding in the “theme” I use here. Ack! Of course I did the wrong thing right away — it figures. I […]
Last summer, the San Francisco Stitch Company posted weekly machine embroidery blocks. I downloaded each one and made it, thinking that the blocks would be good practice for me. Who knew the blocks would also be so cute? 🙂 I had to put the finished top aside for a time while […]
I’ve had four of my five grandchildren over to work on quilty projects at one time or another, but the youngest boy somehow never made it. There were several reasons, but they’re not important now, since he and I finally found a mutually agreeable time this past Sunday! Yay! Most […]
One of the projects I’ve wanted to get done had to be complete before the holiday season sneaks up on me. 😉 Every year we give our grandchildren a new Christmas ornament; it’s a “tradition” I began with our daughters when they were young. This year I came across patterns for some […]
Okay, I can’t take a photo of the entire ‘Tis the Season quilt top, but I took four photos of the four different “quarters” of it. Here they are, and you’ll just have to imagine how they actually look as a whole piece ;). Did I mention that there are just […]
Two days ago I finished the embroidery on ‘Tis the Season. So why am I frustrated? Because I don’t have any way to take a photo of the completed top! LOL! My house is fairly small, and without a hanging sleeve on a finished quilt, I simply have nowhere to lay […]