I have a my ‘Lovely Year of Finishes’ post planned for tomorrow so I’m going to share with you my Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Along blocks today instead of Monday! Block 55. I’m going to be completely honest…I’m typing this post while I watch my girls’ at gymnastics and I may have blocks 56 […]
Scrappy Trip Along–FINISHED
Finished! I join in on the #scrappytripalong trend a month or two later than everyone else but once I started I was hooked! The only ‘consistent’ thing I did when making my blocks was having a fabric that read ‘red’ go down the center diagonal. I tried to go light-dark-light-dark…etc throughout the rest of the […]
Tula Pink City Sampler–Blocks 52 to 54
It’s Monday! Happy Monday! That means we get to see how my Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Along blocks are coming along… Block 52Block 53Block 54 – I’m so loving this one!Which block is your favorite of these three scrappy blocks?
2013 Quilt Expo
I realized that I haven’t posted about having THREE Quilts in the 2013 Madison Quilt Expo this year yet! Quilt Expo always happens at a bad time for me…apple season…but if I get a quilt (or 3) into the show I get to leave the orchard a few hours before close so I can ‘run’ […]
Up to my Ears in Apples!
Apple season is officially in full swing. We grow almost 60 varieties of apples at our orchard and we currently have 22 varieties in our shop, including the Honeycrisp. Folks around here seem pretty happy with all the delicious apples! We are in full on ‘Apples to School’ mode as well as working with a […]
Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Along–Blocks 49 to 51
Let’s take a quick look at three more of my scrappy blocks I made for the Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Along… No 49 No 50 – this block is straight…my photography skills are not always the best…No 51- I LOVE this awesome blue print – my friend Sharon gave me the scraps of this […]
The Story of my Brother’s Quilt
The quilt I made for my brother has gone through many transformation over the years. Yes. Years. When I started making this ‘Squarey Quilt’ 8 years ago, my initial intention was to give it to my brother. As I worked on it…I discovered that I was too in love with it to part with it. […]
Capri is a Kindergartener
Capri’s first day of Kindergarten was sort of split in two. On the same day Cedi started school, Capri had her Kindergarten Orientation.She decided her flower girl dress was perfect for orientation.Here’s Capri with her teacher. Unfortunately her teacher is going to be on maternity leave until December. Fortunately – her classroom as a fantastic […]
Mercedi is a First Grader
Just over a week ago, my oldest…Mercedi Rose, started first grade. She was very excited to get back to her friends and to learning again! I loved school as a child and I really hope my kiddo’s do too…so far so good…Pip really wanted to go to school too…her sisters were kind enough to find […]
Orchard Update
Things are definitely picking up at the orchard. At this time we have seventeen different varieties of apples in our shop, donuts are being made every Friday night, cider on Thursdays, and caramel apples most every other night of the week. But fun is still being had! My little ‘Saucesational’ analysis continues…I have analyzed Sansa’s […]