How did June fly by so fast?  We’ve hit the stash busting challenge mid-point.  I’d love to have more stash busted (and more quilts finished), but overall I’m happy with my numbers.  If I end the year with 25 yards bu

The laws of nature have changed to include a new requirement that I always drive home in a downpour.  Today the rain came as I returned home from the grocery store.  As close as we can figure, we had four to five inches in less than an

We had a whirlwind couple of days.  My sister came into town on Tuesday for a two-day visit.  Since my sewing room doubles as the guest room, I don’t sew much when we have company.  I did, however, get out and about.  Our qu

I spent all day Saturday in Vikki Pignatelli’s class, “Putting Openings in Your Quilts”.  It was such a full day it’s hard to know where to begin.  Vikki packs so much information into her classes!  When I take

I got home yesterday evening after driving through torrential rains for a good hour.  The National Quilting Association put on another great show.  I didn’t hear one negative comment about the show, classes or lectures from anyone.&nb

I’m leaving today for the NQA show in Columbus, Ohio.  I’ll see the show today and tomorrow I have a class with Vikki Pignatelli called “Putting Openings in Your Quilts”.  I heard Vikki speak at a local guild meeting

I basted the May TIF challenge last night and wondered how other quilters baste their quilts.  I always pin baste, whether I’m machine quilting or hand quilting.  I thread basted a quilt once with horrible results.  That one expe

I’m making progress on the May TIF challenge piece.  I’m compelled to work on this block every time I go into the sewing room.  Even when I plan to work on something else, I walk over and pick up this project instead. 

The weeks pass too quickly!  How could it be time for another report already?  I didn’t buy or use any fabric this week.  I sewed another strippy block, but I used donated strips.  Other projects also moved forward, but I wo

I did!  I put together one side of the border on the round robin.   I sewed two more strippy blocks for quilt group.   The ladies have enjoyed making these blocks so much that they don’t want to stop.  This will ma

Tonight, I sewI haven’t touched my sewing machine in two and a half weeks except to unplug it.  In that time I’ve helped my son with schoolwork, cleaned the house, worked in the yard, visited my mother and cooked for my family. 

I did lots of handwork this week but have no fabric usage to show for it.  We continue to plant flowerbeds when it stops raining and the temperature stays under 90 degrees.    Fabric in this week:  0 yardsFabric in YTD: 

I took my son to the Jewelry, Rock, Gem & Mineral Show/Sale at the fairgrounds today.  He loves anything to do with rocks and fossils.  He has a large rock collection that he cleans and touches and looks at….kinda like me and my

Sharon B gave us the theme of “stories that are, stories that are possible” for the June Take It Further challenge.  What a fun topic!  Whenever I think of quilts with stories, I think of antique quilts.  I seldom know the

 For a change, I read a quilt book last week.  Judy Hopkins filled Triangle Free Quilts with interesting designs using only squares and rectangles.  I can match triangle points, but sometimes I don’t want to work that hard.&

Another week blew by so fast if I had blinked I would have missed it.  I spent this weekend weeding and planting like my life depended on it.    Six flower beds down, about a dozen more to go.  At least I have a good excuse for no