So my very good friend Donna asked me if I would make her a quilt. And she would pay me. Ah. No! Been friends with her for about 35 years. I’m not taking money from her! We finally agreed to a barter. She is an amazing stained glass artist. I said “you make me a cat piece. I will make … ….oh there’s more
I’ve been away from my little blogging home for a few weeks but there is a good reason. All kinds of changes happening. We have decided to sell “Perfect”. Our home for the last 20 years. It was a very difficult decision but the right one for many reasons that I won’t go into on this post. Rather than blogging, … ….oh there’s more
April is my favorite month in Florida. The weather is usually wonderful and I can get a bunch of gardening done. Travel Having stated that….we went to North Dakota to visit family for eight days. It was a little chilly for April and patches of snow and ice remained. We plan on spending more time there this summer to get … ….oh there’s more
As I was getting to the final stages of the Dinosaurs Quilt, my machine started having issues. The tension was messed up plus it was skipping stitches. I had a couple more quilts to finish but knew the Babylock needed maintenance first. So I stopped by the local quilt shop and got on the wait list. Four weeks later, they … ….oh there’s more
And photographed! This might be my very last post about this quilt that has only taken me SEVEN months to make. Terry and I went out to the back yard to take some photos and it was too large for him to hold up. And he’s six foot. So I enlisted two tall sewing friends to hold it up for … ….oh there’s more
It’s finished. I’m REALLY happy with how it turned out. Just need to get some great glamour shots and I thought I had the perfect opportunity…… Went to Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island last weekend. To hang out with my daughter and family for one day while they were there on vacation. Took the quilt along to get some snaps … ….oh there’s more
This is going to be a quick wrap up for March. Went to DC for a long weekend to visit my daughter and her family. The weather was a little cool but not as bad as our last visits! And a lot of trees and flowers were blooming. Oh yeah, I got covid for the first time during that trip! … ….oh there’s more
I’ve been saying this to myself the entire time I’ve been working on the Dinosaurs quilt. I have carefully cut, trimmed, & measured every step of the way. But still–there is some degree of wonkiness! I’m depending on the quilting and the laundering to straighten it up a bit! From the beginning of putting this project together I was very … ….oh there’s more
How many times have I posted about the basic shopping tote? Too many? I went through this website and counted 11. Could be more…. But at least 11 times. Might as well make it an even dozen! While I was waiting for supplies to finish my Dinosaurs quilt, I whipped up another one. This one is headed to the “Punch … ….oh there’s more
I went off to DC for a long weekend visit with my daughter and her family. That was on March 2nd. The Dinosaurs quilt was a bunch of large blocks at that point. Had a great time. Thought the cherry blossoms might have started coming out. But no. A little too early. But there a lot of other flowering trees … ….oh there’s more
