April Showers brought May Flowers...and a Dutch table topper, too!!

Finding new places for pots has been a delight, filling them with pretties was even more fun! Morning's are a pleasure on our veranda as we enjoy reading, sipping a cup of coffee, watching and...

Rain, rain go away....

come again another day... so we can play!  This sweet little poem was my mothers. Lester and Lyla are in the neighborhood looking for new digs, soon there will be a family of five or six. Will...

 Thank you for your visit and I hope this "special" day is filled with all the simple things that make you smile. Easter Blessings to you and your family! xoxoxo,Carolyn 

I't all started with my my great grandmother, ?Sudie?!

Sudie and me1942My mother and Sudie, planning new ideas! My mother and Sudie started the spark that led me to love sewing and quilting! This is my new spot....still organizing and finding special...

Happy Valentines Day!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! XOXOXOXCarolyn

Most Important Things First!

First phase of our move begins "Two Men and a Truck" tomorrow at 8:30 AM- apartment furnishings to new home. The phones, internet and cable T.V. are to be set up on Friday. Today while dropping off...

New quilt for our new house!

P.S WOW!! Thank you so much for your support and best wishes. No wonder I love blogging-the ability to communicate with so many upbeat friends!!XOXO, Carolyn We are on the move again! Looking...

Happy New Year!

May a little angel like "Mildred" be with you as we welcome 2013 together! XXXXX, Carolyn

Christmas

We, along with grandchildren, had hoped for white Christmas--but not 12" of "white"! Anyway, it is beautiful and it is IOWA. Being snowbound for day or so has afforded time to reflect on past...

Special time of year

Thank you, my blogging pals, for your friendship and kind words. When I started blogging I had no idea how many treasured friends I would have the privilege of adding to my life. I am grateful for...

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day brings to mind the blessings in our lives that usually go unnoticed;a home that surrounds us with comfort and protection;delicious food, for pleasure in both eating and...

Mid-October- little of this and that!

Zelda, is wishing you a "Happy Fall Day" and weekend!BOO AND SCARE!!!! Miss. Abbie is selecting fabric for my next progect-- what do you think of her selection?Decorating with a few fun hollween...

Autumn Favorites

Sunday, we took a road trip in the country... ....these are some of the pictures we took.  A finish! Fall hexie table topper!Linda (13th Street Studio) had a giveaway---- I won a box full of...

New project and new " Digs"

Couldn't pass up purchasing Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications magazine "Quilts and More" fall issue...the cover picture inspired me and the title inside "HEX" marks the...

Countdown!

From our garden .... " Chester" " Jim Bob"Both will be taking a long winters nap-in storage! This is my favorite time of the year, our fall Clemantis is in full bloom- it's putting on quite a show...

Finally, a day of rest!

I have a happy heart! Because the...... is over!Andthis is what was left! Moving on----this is my new sewing spot in the apartment and ready for creating new projects! This is our kitchen...small...

The Three What's!

Haven't faced the three "WHAT'S" for 28 years!!!!!! "What" to keep?"What" to sell?"What" to give away? Everything is marked and today we will organize and spread out with more large tables! Friday...

Home sweet home ( past 28 years)

5309 Harwood DriveHurray, we've sold our home! Fortunately, on the market 16 days- sold to first couple who viewed it. Then came home inspector, pest inspector, etc! etc! Oh, how things have...

RED HOT!

Did I say, " Red Hot"---yes I did! That's what the weather is like here in Des Moines, Iowa!Multiple 100 degree days have (again) kept me indoors! I've had a project in mind and decided to use...

Hotter Than a Firecracker!!!!

For many of us accross our country, this " saying" is an axiom----a self-evident truth!Days of near 100+ have driven me ( again) indoors--except for necessary trips into the yard to water the...

Why quilting is such a great hobby for me.

I find large quilts rewarding to make. However, my real love is making small (doll) quilts since I enjoy playing with color, prints and scraps. My reward comes more quickly!Finished piecing this...

New quilt for Annie and her Raggedy Anne friends!

I made a Country Threads design, "Spring Pavers" a month ago and decided to make it again using my patriot prints...I will be ready to display it on the 4th of July. Suzanne, a friend, made a...

Granddaughter Cates "Graduation" quilt!

Five years ago I introduced our granddaughter, Cate, to quilting. Her intention was to enter it in the Iowa State Fair. As high school activities increased, her sleep-overs decreased as did...

A little stitching.... a little quilting.....and, help from "Miss Abbie" instructing.... as how to sew Kathleen Tracys, "Scrap Squares" doll quilt! Our garden is planted --- veggies are...

Happy Mothers Day!

Treasured baby quilt mother made for me in 1941. Close-up of "Henny Penny" and her chicks! Saying a special prayer for you on mothers day.Hugs, Carolyn

May Day Greetings

May 1st is a special day of fun and excitment making May baskets, plain, simple, fancy or frilly and filled with candy, nuts, lots of flowers and dandelions too! When I was young, May 1st was a...

Chicks, Peeps and tending the garden!

Finished these "Chick" potholders and several more...... Peeps!Its a small flower with very meaningful name----it whispers "forget-me-not!" Collection of forget-me-nots hand painted on china. The...

Spring!

Watercolor card I painted and sent to family for Easter.Some of my Spring projects...... finished just in time!Our lilacs are in full bloom. View from my my sewing room!Ohhhhhh...their sweet...

Weekend with Kathleen Tracy and friends.Weekend attending the 7th Annual Cabin Fever Quilting Get-Away at The Grout Museum in Waterloo, Iowa was a great experience and so inspiring! This is the...

"Little Dutch Village" on Harwood!

"Little Dutch Village"Just finished piecing this wall hanging today using my red, white and blue scraps. Jeanneke, from the Netherlands, is hosting "Building Houses from Scraps" . Visit her blog...