family

24 posts

close-up of one gnome

A gaggle of gnomes

I’ve posted before that I like to give our grandchildren a Christmas ornament each year. Sometimes it’s a purchased one, perhaps from a trip my husband and I have taken; and sometimes it’s something I’ve made. After the holidays last year I ran across a design at Sweet Pea that […]

dinnerware bonanza

Never say never …

I’ve been known to tell people that I never win anything. That’s not quite true, of course, as I’ve won a few things over the years, including a nice gift certificate to my local quilt shop recently. However, about a week ago I began to get shipping notices from Williams-Sonoma […]

birth announcement with cute sloth

Birth Announcement

Our extended family has had another addition. This is a second child for our son-in-law’s niece and her husband; I’d finished another one some time ago for their first child. Thinking ahead, I had sort of “stockpiled” a few ready-made embroidery designs for occasions like this, so I quickly decided to use […]

Mother’s Day Mug Rugs

I really haven’t done much stitching during our COVID shutdown; for some reason, I just haven’t been in the mood, although I did make masks for family and a few friends. However, the fact that Mother’s Day was coming up spurred me to do something for our two lovely daughters, […]

colorful rose bush

It’s been a long time!

I can hardly believe that I haven’t posted anything here in six weeks! But, of course, life isn’t normal these days, and I’ve had a hard time mustering up any enthusiasm for quilting. It doesn’t help, either, that my husband is home so much that I don’t really have access […]

Sleep masks

Sometimes it’s very difficult to fall asleep on an airplane. Actually, it’s almost always difficult to fall asleep on an airplane! I decided to try using a sleep mask the next time I take a long flight, but it seemed like very little extra work to make similar ones for all of […]