I’m proud to have started and finished a challenge piece in the same month.  This quilt measures eleven inches squares.  The blocks are four inch.  Sometimes the pictures make things look smaller or bigger then they are.  &n

I was looking for a Christmas stocking pattern the other day and I pulled Scrap Saver’s Christmas Stitchery by Sandra Lounsbury Foose (Oxmoor House, 1986) off my shelf.  I picked up this book at a library used book sale.  Sometimes I

A friend wanted to go to Ann Arbor to shop at Whole Foods, so we made a day of it and visited a quilt shop too.    We stopped at Lake St. Mercantile in South Lyons, Michigan first.  If you like 1800s reproduction fabric, this is the sh

My husband came home for lunch yesterday and told me about a moma cat and her two kittens that someone dumped where he works.  The property owner called the Humane Society and they said they have so many cats that they would immediately euthaniz

For the last block using the white on white (WOW) painted fabric, I decided I wanted to make a paper pieced stocking.  Rather than spend hours looking for a pattern, I drew my own in EQ6.  The block drew up so fast and easy.  I saved s

Gayle left a comment on the last post asking if I counted all my fabric before starting the Stashbusting Challenge.  No, I didn’t but I have thought about it.  The truth scares me a little.  I bet I have four times as much fabric

Instead of sewing and busting stash yesterday, I did some cooking and took a 4.5 mile hike at a Metropark along the Maumee River.  The wind had a chill to it, but the sun sparkled off the water and the water birds graced every view.  I coul

The theme for October is “your textile workspace”.  My workspace doubles as the guest bedroom.  It started as my sewing room.  At that time our third bedroom served as the guest room.  When our son was born, the guest

Whenever I need another book at the library, I browse their online catalog until I find an available book I want to read.  This saves me time when I stop at the library since I could wander around for hours without giving it a thought.  Wal

The trees started turning and the walnuts started falling, but it must be 80 degrees outside.  Everyone’s enjoying Indian summer while it lasts.  I took a three mile hike at one of the Metroparks yesterday as part of their Autumn Adve

I am having so much fun painting the WOW fabrics and using them in blocks!  I painted these pieces at retreat last weekend.  The red went into this block.  The bell shape came from the book Quick Country Christmas Quilts by Debbie Mumm

I honestly don’t know how I’d get anything done if I didn’t go to retreats.  I took all my pieces for the Quilt of Valor with me thinking I’d have it finished or ready for the last border by the Friday night.  I sewe

I returned from retreat early Sunday afternoon and spent the rest of the day unpacking and putting the house in order after the guys had at it.  Since I did lots of housework before I left, most of the cleanup involved laundry and food.  I

I’ve had a few requests for the camp stories that our son told when he got home last week.  He had so many.  I thought I’d share his favorite and mine.  Every day at camp they had some kind of outdoor learning activity.&nbs

I put all the names in an empty box and let our son pick the winner.  He chose Beth’s name.  Beth, your fabric will be in the mail on Friday.  Thanks to everyone that left a comment or emailed me to enter.  I leave for retre