I finished the fall round robin yesterday, which I renamed Ohio Autumn.  I can’t believe it took me six months to get it done.  I looked back and that’s when I started posting about this quilt.  I did make other things duri

In the 1980s and 90s my dad made wooden items and sold them at craft shows.  As a retired cabinetmaker, woodworking provided a natural extension of his career into a hobby.  At the time, the country decorating trend was hot here in the U. S

I’m still hand tacking the binding on the round robin.  I’m determined to get this project finished so I can add the totals to my stash report.  I’ve read several books this summer but decided to discontinue posting review

The first thing my son asked for Sunday morning was home made pancakes for breakfast.  The second thing was if I could make him a gym bag.  For Monday.  Sure, I could make a gym bag for Monday.  I could even use stash.  We st

I stopped at the quilt shop today to pick up the golden threads paper.  I had four inches left when I finished quilting the fall round robin.  That’s as close as it gets!  While there I bought almost three yards of fabric to use

I finished appliquéing the Dresden plate block today, in just under three weeks!!  That beats my time on the last block by over eight months.  I use this quilt as a filler project, so I can laugh all I want at how long it takes. 

The theme of August’s Take It Further Challenge is balance, as it relates to a person’s life.  I hadn’t planned to work on the August challenge yet since I’m still working on the June and July challenges.  Just when

I finished the quilting on the fall round robin last night.  Today I’m working on the sleeve and the binding.  I’ll wait until next week when I finish the quilt to change the totals and post a picture.  I have to figur

EQ quilt design in hand, I started going through my stash looking for sashing and border fabric for the QOV.  As I laid out fabric, I got to thinking that the blocks looked too big to finish at nine inches.  I never did measure them. 

I went to the QOV meeting last night for the first time since May.  In June I had a conflict and in July I couldn’t find the energy to haul my sewing machine and all my supplies out for the night.  Some nights a girl has to just sit i

I stopped at the quilt shop last weekend to pick up another roll of Golden Threads paper.  They didn’t have any, but promised to order it.  I’ll go back for it in a few weeks.  The owner and I got to talking about how we us

I spent most of the week quilting the fall round robin.  I think I’ll have it to the binding stage by next weekend.  I feel some stash busting coming on!  My numbers have hovered in the same range for months, so a finish or two w

While preparing the next dresden block for appliqué last weekend, I decided to document the process.  I love antique dresden plate blocks, so I buy them when I find them if they are good quality and reasonably priced.  I never expect

I came across a couple new websites the other day.  Well, new to me anyway.  The first is Creative Textile and Quilting Arts.  You can browse through articles, class offerings, ezines, quilt galleries and a related blog.  You&rsqu

I started out strong by finishing the appliqué on another Dresden block and quilting the center of the fall round robin.  Then Saturday happened.  I slept way too late and ran errands into the afternoon.  My son discovered he mi

Another Dresden plate block goes into the finished pile.  You gotta love it when a week’s worth of appliqué takes nine months to finish.  After declaring August “finish some quilts” month, I’ll take any progre