I will be driving to Michigan tomorrow for a nice, long weekend with my gal pal, Sally. I'm hauling my sewing machine and 2 projects al...

Not much, unfortunately. The two mystery lap quilts each have their double borders added and are on their way to Meandering Mary to be quilt...

Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Shop offered a mystery quilt for the Thursday Ladies Friendship Group and I was lucky enough to participate in it....

I swear that every time I take a picture of Lucy Lou she will look right into the camera until a split second before I snap the picture. Sh...

Well, I've completed the sampler quilt and the baby quilt. At the last minute I decided to put a border on the baby quilt. I had just en...

Ye Olde Schoolhouse offers 3 beginning quilting class, spread out over the course of 3-4 months. The very beginning class is a table runner,...

Remember the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea?" Need I say more?

My house is 120 years old. I have always gotten water in a certain area of my basement. Usually it is not too bad unless we have days of hea...

Yeah - I'm a little overwhelmed in the quilting world these days. Maybe life, in general. I have 2 queen sized quilts that need the bind...

I think Paul is laughing because he knows Lucky ain't getting anywhere near this quilt! Poor Lucky. Lucky Paul. He loved the quilt and ...

I am not a political person. Those who know me well know that I hate politics and I do not intend to use this blog as a "soap box"...

When I was in Atlanta last March I was talking about quilts when my nephew Paul said, "Hey, you should make Lucky a quilt." If yo...

OK, a seamstress I am not! But I can sew a relatively straight line, which is why I love quilting. I can be creative without having to sing,...

Click on pic for a much better view. I said I would not purchase any more fabric. However, I couldn't resist this. I saw this bluebir...

I planted this pretty little plant a few years ago and forgot what it is? Does anyone know? It sits low on the ground and is almost a comple...

Here's what I'm up to these days in "quilting land." My Elizabeth's Sampler class in now full gear. Tuesday will be w...

Saturday night we made steaks on the grill and had my nephew Patrick, his son Aaron and daughter Shannon over. Pam, Patrick's wife, was ...

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...