Are you all set for Christmas? I’m not quite ready over here – oops! I have to say though that I”m close enough to not worry about it. Honestly – I could pull some all night-ers and have everything just right but then I would be tired, cranky and not in the holiday spirit myself. […]
Visit with Santa
I love that my girls still find Christmas magical. Last weekend we took the girls to tell Santa what they wished for for Christmas. Of course the big girls do it mostly for Pip but it was neat to see that they were just as excited to tell him their wishes! And of course … […]
Reindeer Cupcakes
Tomorrow all three of my daughters have holiday parties at school. I lucked out and had treats for two of them at their Halloween party (yeah for apples!) but I Cedi generously signed me up for cupcakes. I hate making cupcakes! I have one cupcake pan so I can only make 12 at a time […]
Geese Feet–a New Quilt In Progress
I honestly didn’t mean to start another quilt. I had zero intentions of doing this. But then I saw Go Go Kim’s block “Geese Feet” that she created for Aurifils block of the month program and it was just so fabulous. I couldn’t resist the pull to stitch one up. So – I decided to […]
City Sampler Quilt Along–Take 2
During apple season I don’t have a lot of time to sew. Two years ago I followed along with a City Sampler Quilt along which turned into a pretty awesome quilt … if I do say so myself. Gnome Angel hosted another quilt along this year and after watching the action for a few days […]
A Mountain of Mountain Mist Batting
Another one of my fabulous prizes from the Modern Quilts Unlimited “Everything Old is New Again” quilt challenge! It’s literally a mountain of Mountain Mist batting! I pulled out the THREE box fulls they sent me and made the mountain on my futon! Amazing! Thank you to Mountain Mist for this fabulous prize!
Friend Ornament Exchange 2016
The other night I was a part of an ornament exchange. I made my famous pop tab/aurifil thread ornament as my exchange. I know my ornament is absolutely amazing … but I secretly hid a sewing machine ornament to give to the winner as a little bonus. Anyway – when it came time for me […]
Superior Threads Prize Bounty
I’m so grateful for having won the Modern Quilts Unlimited “Everything Old is New Again” Challenge. There were so many prizes and generous sponsors that I want to make sure I do my part to spread the word about how amazing they all are! I received a $300 gift certificate to spend at Superior Threads […]
Mortimer a Paper Pieced Skull
I secretly love to paper piece when quilting. It allows me to do create angles and details that isn’t simple in standard piecing. Is paper piecing easy? Definitely not at first. It takes a few tries to make sure you’re putting the fabric in the right spot, sewing on the right line, etc., but once […]
Stripper Stash Block Exchange
A group of fellow quilters and I are in a fun block exchange with each other. Each month there is a “queen” and it’s typically their birthday month. They give everyone at least a fat quarter of fabric and then they each make two blocks. We all chose our blocks before this all started so […]