First I want to thank everyone who has left comments on my blog.  I love hearing from you!  Comments and feedback are always welcome and appreciated.  At work this week I’ve gathered information for an insurance claim on a buildi

This weekend I experimented with consciously managing my time.  I’m embarrassed to admit how much time I waste shuffling around the house waiting for something else to happen.  I often wait ten minutes for my husband or son to get rea

The sun shines in a clear blue sky today, the first sunshine in what feels like forever.  The stores were crowded with people getting out in the nice weather.  Tomorrow’s forecast  is more of the same.  Spring teases us whil

I’m working on my piece for Sharon’s February Take It Further challenge and I must admit it’s slow going.  I’m not the only one struggling this month.  If you’d asked me a few weeks ago, I would have said this

I’m registered to go to retreat near the end of March.  I’ve already started looking through my UFOs to figure out what I’m taking.  I like making the decision a few weeks ahead of time so I’m not rushing to gather s

I didn’t buy any fabric this week.  I used however much fabric it took to make this block for my quilt group swap.  I choose this pattern because I wanted to do some paper piecing.  I saw this block in an antique quilt and wanted

My husband picked up my sewing machine from the dealer today so I’m back in business.  I was wrong about life giving me hours to sew this week.  Instead, repeat bouts of nasty weather doubled my commute time day after day. I am so don

I have a friend that sends me THE BEST links.  I have no idea how she finds them, but she does.  I have to share a few.In my house, I am the only female.  Even the pets are male.  This video explains everything I need to know abou

My husband dropped off my sewing machine at the dealer’s Monday.  I hated parting with it, but it wasn’t running right.  Something in the upper tension catches, causing a grinding noise and making the hand wheel difficult to tur

Lots of stash activity to report this week.I bought three yards of fabric last Sunday at the quilt shop’s Superbowl sale.  You can see what I bought here.  I have projects planned for all the fabric, but some will end up in stash beca

Sharon B. posed the challenge question for February, “What are you old enough to remember?”  This one challenged my creative abilities, but not my memory.  I’m older than some and younger than others, and I remember plenty

I declared Sunday afternoon fabric shopping time.  I started at Joanne Fabrics and bought some cord for a purse and some belting for a bag.  I did under five dollars damage and didn’t even look at fabric.  My second stop was Sonf

Sundays sure come around fast!I didn't buy any fabric this week, but I didn't use any either.  No matter how much I planned to get in the sewing room, I never did.  Pitiful.  Today the quilt shop is open for their Superbowl Sal

I received this scissor and needle case as a gift from one of the ladies in the round robin.  We all gave each other a little something.  The pattern comes from Australian Patchwork and Stitching, volume 7 number 5 issued in 2007.  I l