Thanks again to Grace for sending me this fabulous pictures from the 2009 Quilt Show in Chicago. My mom, who died 6 years ago, and I both lo...

A while ago I was talking with some friends and we were discussing rescue animals. Specifically, some very odd and wonderful ways animals ca...

Through Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Store , I joined Team QFL, which is like a football team for quilters. We are a large group and get points...

Thank you, Grace! She was kind enough to send these pictures from the quilt show. The first was my favorite of the "artistic" quil...

I have always been attracted to homemade quilts and quilting. This attraction is for many reasons, some of which are that I love antiques, I...

I am on overload. Yesterday I joined 40 other women and took a bus down to Chicago to participate in the International Quilt Show. OH MY GOD...

A few months ago I joined a mystery quilt group. We meet at Ye Olde School House once a month and get "clues" as to the lap quilt...

Last night I let the dogs out for "last call" a little after 10pm. Gracie came right in, but Lucy Lou was poking around and then ...

When Shelley and I were little (we met when we were 8) we both loved to read. Still do, but I digress. Our favorites at that time (c. 1963) ...

I'm starting to make up names for my quilts now. Scary. This is a twin size quilt I made for the house Phil and I will someday have. It...

As mentioned in a previous post, my sister, Suzanne, turned 65 on March 29th. Phil and I were lucky enough to be there when her dear husban...

March 20th, I left for a nice long vacation. I had rented a timeshare in Hilton Head, this time in the Sea Pines area- right by Harbor Town ...

This week I've been walking the "girls" very early each morning - around 6:15am. Notice I use the word "with" the do...

Here are a few pictures of quilts in progress. Above is the Wee Spin wall hanging from the class I took at Ye Olde Schoolhouse last weekend...

So, my "quilt from hell" aka Basket Weave 4 patch is all finished! This is the first large quilt I attempted and now that it is qu...

Today I took a quilting class at Ye Olde Schoolhouse . There were about 7 of us in the class. And, while we certainly didn't look anythi...

Gracie had surgery on Monday. I noticed a little growth on her leg and took her to the vet right away. He was concerned enough to want it re...

I have two dogs, Gracie and Lucy Lou. Like good girls, they let me know when they need to go outside and are very good about not leaving mes...

Last fall I took my second quilting class at Ye Olde School House in Hamilton, WI (Cedarburg). We made this Buckeye Beauty wall hanging. How...

I finished up the last step - hand sewing the binding - on a twin size quilt I made. I call it my "purple people eater" quilt due ...