Sally! Congratulations to you. Just leave a comment and Ill get with you for the details. Thank you all for participating and for your patience.
Mom clicked her heels three times (well not literally) so were finally home. Can you believe it!!! My mom is 78 years young and had valve replacement this past Tuesday week and is home now sorting th...
Thank you all for your prayers and warm thoughts. Mom is doing quite well and will be home soon. The nurses and staff have been so kind to her which makes things go a lot smoother. There is still tim...
While Mom is convalescing at home from surgery, Ill be out of pocket, off the grid, taking a hiatus, out of contact....... sorry..... from the blogging world.......... but Ill be thinking about you a...
This is my favorite mason jar...... LOL...... It was my grandmas believe it or not. Its the only one I selvaged from her canning things, so that makes it around 50 years old. Each year th...
Well, Ive now gotten the 36 blocks made so Ill need to square up each block to 8 1/2". Then Ill be able to sew everything together. I made 2 blocks at a time because I had to continually look at ...
This is Design Wall Monday so dont forget to pop over to Judys to see what everyone else is up to. The other day I posted about doing a new project using border fabric and went in search of a design ...
To: Mother Mom Mommy Momma Maw (Its a Texas thing) A Mother...... When youre a child she walks before you, to set an example. When youre a teenager she walks behind you to be there should you need he...
Ive pulled fabrics from my stash for my next project. Of course I have no idea what Im going to make but these fabrics are speaking to me... saying, "Use me!" Not one to disappoin...
This recipe is a sweet to bread and butter recipe and I won 1st place at our County Fair a few years back with it. A little story about this recipe. As most of you know, I taught fourth grade for man...
Where have I been? What have I been doing? Well, not working on the above photo. Some of you may remember that project from months ago. Nope, Ive been in my garden, weeding and picking cucumber...
Guilitta is a blogging friend from Germany. She has managed to light a fire under me..... LOL I had promised to make a template for those who were following me on that Broken Dishes project. We...
This quilt some of you have seen before. Its from a black/white and focus fabric that Jackie sponsored a couple of years ago (sorry, I dont have Jackies link at the moment but will post it ASAP). Im ...
In 1989 Cheerleading was founded at the University of Minnesota. The U.S. battleship Maine sank prompting war with Spain. The sci-fi novel War of the Worlds was written by H.G. Wells. Robert Al...
Block #5
May BOM is ready. Just click on the Leaf #5 on the Sidebar to get the pattern or click HERE. Enjoy!! Remember these scrappy blocks. They were a few posts ago.... I got side tracked with the Gra...
If you are wondering why my BOM is showing on DWM, its because this is the final installment block of trees and will complete the wonderful journey those of you whove stuck it out with me. Trees 5 an...
Im finished. Again, a big THANK YOU to Jen over at Miss Punkie Pie for turning me on to Granny Squares. I added my own little touch with the sashing and cornerstones and I love it. The final me...
I now have made and squared up 30 Granny Square blocks. I dont know if theres a certain way these blocks are suppose to look, I just put colors together because I like the way they look. ...
First, its DWM again so make sure to pop over to Judys to see what other are up to. A giant shout out to Jen over at Miss Punkie Pie. She turned me on to "Granny Squares" the other day and Iv...
For those of you who know me, my history with animals and insects, will appreciate this little encounter. Saturday afternoon, I watered my little garden, walked around the yard for a time and h...
So, Im into Plan H with the project Ive been posting about.........LOL And Ive just recently mailed off my Quilt of Valor top.......Yea! So while that project is brewing in my head for a solution, I ...
So, Im progressing along with my scrappy string blocks and its time to audition fabrics for the four corners of each block......... confused????? I was too..... LOL Hey, Im feeling my way throu...
Make sure you pop over to Judys Blog to see what everyone else is up to. First template.... Template A...... Im thinking something to do with the "Y" seam should do the trick......... lets se...
As I was combing through my stash of quilting books, magazines and patterns, I ran across the pattern above and the ruler that goes with it. "Great," I thought, heres another way to get...
Finally got the borders sewn on and the stars stitched down. All thats left is making a label with an opening at the top where messages and letters can be placed. It measures 65 by 80 inc...
This is my Design Wall Monday.... make sure you pop over to Judys to see what others are up to. After re-reading the instructions for the QOV...... you know me..... sew first, read later..... LOL I w...
Happy Easter for those who celebrate it and a wonderful weekend to all! Easter Sunday 1961 Grandma, Granddad David and me
Im working on a Quilts of Valor that Marjorie is hosting, and am making progress. Theres a "GO" challenge but Im just doing a quilt. Found this quick design "Crazy Nine P...
Design Wall Monday on a Tuesday..... sorry about that. Ive been lazy with the sewing but not in the garden.... so I pulled out these to quilts from my UFO box to show. All they need is quilting..... ...
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