Did you read the post at Cluck Cluck Sew?  Click here for the post and her great tutorial and pattern for an Hourglass project.      I l...

 Fall arrived while I've been quiet.   Sir Old Man finished painting the shed and it looks really nice.    I spent one day digging out f...

  After such a nice holiday weekend here, at least weather wise, I went back to the sewing room today for a while.  The humidity returned an...

  I am beginning the month of July, looking for motivation.  Hoping for inspiration too!   The month of June was very slow, and non-producti...

  Before I get emails checking on me, I thought I needed to stick my head up and do a post!  Days have run together as there is nothing to s...

    Off and on during the last two weeks I worked on joining the multitude of wonky courthouse step  blocks.  From my stack of 80 completed...

  We took a quick trip to NC this week to have a day visit with Sir Old Man's cousin.  A wonderful visit and lunch and some slightly coo...

I am starting the month with 2 finishes from August.    Oops, not quite  true.  Ok, I am starting at zero and here are two finishes from Aug...

  Yes, yes, I am still here......just been very quiet and struggling with the pain and heat.  Over the weekend, I pulled out tops, batting, ...

   I have 2 bins of fabrics to sort thru still, but not yet!    There are about 30 more blocks already cut and ready to sew.    I wanted to...

  First the saga of that "snake in the grass" scrappy trips top that needed to be ripped apart.  Finally un-sewn, gently starched ...

  I glanced out the office window as I was answering emails and saw a swath of yellow blooms.  These are large, very large daylilies calle...

 2018 draws to a close and finds me with few things done and lots of ideas.  So that is a good thing.  I went thru and added to my page unde...

  I love getting emails from like-minded quilters -----who love floral fabrics. Cynthia sent a photo of her recently completed water color...

    I love the look of blocks set on point, but I sure hate the joining potion of the assembly.    To be clear it is the corners that make ...