A Whimsical Year
I have decided to have some fun in 2021 – I am introducing my Whimsy line of patterns. The patterns will have a central theme of checkboard medallion and border, which were inspired by Mackenzie-Childs designs. The quilts will have fusible appliques associated...
Sweet Treat
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! This was one of my favorite chants as a kid. My parents would load us up in the car on a Sunday afternoon and drive to the local ice cream stand. I say local, it was about 5 miles away, which is local when you live in...Kitty in the MIddle Quilt-Along
February 1st, we start the Kitty in the Middle Quilt Along. This quilt along will help beginners learn several blocks and hone the technical skills of more experienced quilters. There are eight different blocks in the quilt – we don’t want to use up the...
Big League
Swing batter, batter swing! The holiday season is wrapping up and baseball enthusiasts are anxiously awaiting Major League Baseball’s spring training- the herald of warmer weather and playing outdoors again. Baseball is an American pastime and right of passage....
Quilting Terms and Acronyms
Have you ever had to search the internet to figure out what a quilting acronym or term meant? Quilting acronyms are definitely an alphabet soup with its own flavor. There are some amazing blogs out there that provide great answers. But you still have to hunt and peck...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!!! May 2021 be a healthier, more productive and more positive (not in the COVID sense) year than 2020. Even though 2020 may go down in history for all of the remarkable things that happened around the world, it was a very good year for me. First and...
Cleaning Up and Cleaning OUt
AS 2020 comes to a close, I am cleaning up and cleaning out. By cleaning up, I mean clearing up loose ends and making those last minute deadlines. I had three of them yesterday and now I am down to 1 1/2 today. With any luck, I will have the others done in time to...
Wrapping Up 2020
Christmas Wreath The end of an unbelievable 2020 is coming to a close. For many people 2020 will no longer mean 20/20 vision. It will mean “don’t ask what else can happen, because it will!” But that isn’t all bad, so good things happened this...
