Dresser scarf

As I was working on the project I last showed you, it suddenly occurred to me that it would work very well in my granddaughter’s bedroom! Even better, her birthday is coming up this Friday, so I now had a deadline to work towards — and I made it. 🙂 Of course, […]

Practice

I’ve had a difficult time getting going on a new project, but a couple of days ago I ran across a kit for a very small dresser scarf; I’d hidden it away a few years ago for future use. I decided that the mindless piecing involved would be a good way […]

Rest in Peace

I haven’t been around much lately, because we’ve lost a dear member of our family, my husband’s mother. This photo shows her just a few years ago, but she was only six weeks shy of turning 95 when she died just over a week ago. She’d been declining over the […]

Change of plans

I started a new quilt the other day, and that’s the end of that story. LOL! This one is simply not going to be finished. After making a few blocks, I just don’t like it the way I thought I would. Oh well. Not every project is destined to become […]

Quilt show results

I was delighted with how things went for me at our local show this past weekend. There were some really beautiful quilts, but I have ribbons on two of the four pieces I’d entered! People who earn ribbons are given badges to wear at the show, which is a nice touch. It […]

International Quilting Weekend & quilt show

What are you doing for this special weekend? My local guild, Desert Quilters of Nevada, is having our annual quilt show! This is a three-day event (Friday through Sunday) that takes all year to coordinate. Finally, last Monday those of us who were entering quilts for the show delivered them to the […]