Feels Like Hookey

08 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Maybe I'm semi-retired. I sure haven't been working hard at my quilting. Not even 100 feet out my back door are lots of wildflowers at the edge of the woods. Distant shots don't show them very well, so here are some shown at closer range of what lures me outside every day.

First up is Hepatica.There leaves come out after they bloom. There are big patches of these. They are mostly white, but some pastel lavender and lilac. The fern-like leaves belong to the Dutchmen's britches that look like bloomers hanging upside down to me. That's the second



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Category: wildflowers

The Best Ever

30 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
What can I say? Spring finally arrived here in Skunk's Misery. I am outside as much as possible. There are lots of weed seedlings demanding my attention. When I am in the house I'm either too tired to quilt or I'm filling orders for my Thirtysomething Square Up tool. Stephanie Prescott of A Quilter's Dream designed a Block of the Month quilt using my Square Up tool. Perhaps you are participating or have seen it at your LQS. Her pattern is called Sample This!



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Category: Thirtysomething

Another Adjustment

10 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I haven't done any sewing or quilting in the last two weeks. I was working on 2 quilt tops - my Flying Geese quilt and Bow Tie blocks done; these are the newest.  I'm loving it. The Flying Geese blocks are waiting to be joined. I should be able to get back to it soon now that things are settling down.
I haven't written in 2 weeks for several reasons. First, I came down with the flu. We were at



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Category: piecing progress, retirement

She Made Do

25 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by

I've been too busy helping my fella friend to do any sewing so today I am sharing photos of one of the few antique quilts in my collection. I bought this about 20 years ago when my guild took a bus trip to Kalona, Iowa. I have no history on it, but it is 130 years old or more. 

The pattern is a variation of the Union Square or Contrary Wife block. Don't you just love how we can't keep the names



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Category: antique quilts

It’s My Therapy

21 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by

My fella friend has been needing my help so I haven't had much time to sew. At least I got 5 more blocks almost done that are a bit lighter than the others.

We had quilting at church on Tuesday. We weren't very productive but we had a good time. We got word that one of our group will no longer be able to join us but hopes to sew from home for us. Of the three quilters



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Category: piecing progress

For the Curious

18 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I know some of you took some Process Pledge to enlighten others as to how you work and made decisions on your quilts. In case you are a new reader, this is a glimpse of how I often work. First I make a bunch of blocks that I like. Then I try various settings. So far I have made 13 of my Flying Geese blocks.

I tried setting them



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Category: piecing progress, variations

Winners Announced

17 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
 I came down with a Wicked Cold and my fella friend needed a little extra help the last few days. That meant no quilting time. The weekend is only half over and with it being International Quilting Weekend I'm feeling kinda bad  now that I haven't been quilting.  But, I will fix that as soon as this is posted.  I'm feeling it now.   Am I the only one that didn't notice that National Quilting Day changed to International Quilting Weekend?  I guess I don't stay on top of



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Category: Gayle's giveaway, piecing progress

Willpower

13 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Have you ever seen an ugly quilt?  If not, I'd guess you never checked out ebay. Occasionally I browse ebay for antique quilt tops. I had Sue here the other day and we bid on a top. About the only good thing I could say about it is that it's colorful.  Sue wanted it cause it had 1940's prints; her favorite. The prints are pastels like the 1930's, but they are larger designs. Yes, she got it. Here it is.

I'm not saying



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Category: antique quilts

It’s Party Time

08 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Welcome to everyone participating in this winter's quilter's blog hop going on from March 8 to the 14th. This is my first time joining the fun. For my regular readers that don't know, you can follow this link to hop to blogs hosting give-aways.  If you are new hear, allow me to show you around.
I post once or twice  a week about my quilting life. I don't host mysteries or quilt alongs and I don't post many tutorials either. I figure why repeat so much of what is out there already. This is simply my online diary of



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Category: orphans, tutorials

Blocks, Borders and Binding Oh, My!

06 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Lots of cutting yesterday during the storm. But First I did some sewing on this Broken Dishes quilt. It's been ready to put together for a month, but I kept overlooking it. I want to put a scrappy border on this thing so then I cut  that. The blocks are all together now, but since it's getting big and harder to get on the wall, I'll wait for a picture when it is pressed and the border is on.



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Category: piecing progress
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