I received one of the best Christmas gifts ever in 1988 - my youngest son was born December 14th of that year.  I knew I wanted a Christmas-...

The second block for the Civil War Tribute BOM is called "Thunder & Lightning".  I like the name (I grew up in the thunderstor...

The Deep, Deep Sea baby quilt is done!  I spent a marathon day watching movies and hand-stitching the binding.  As soon as the binding was ...

I recently finished piecing one of the most aggravating quilts I've ever worked on! I fell in love with a fabric group - Floragraphix ...

I confess I have been in a bit of a funk lately and haven't felt much urge to sew.  I've finished about three-fourths of the...

In a previous post, I alluded to my stash of tropical fabrics, some of which went into my Four-Patch Parrot Quilt.  Much of that tropical f...

I may be slow, but I am persistent! I succumbed to this Civil War Tribute BOM subscription two years ago.  I was drawn to the blocks in t...

I have no use for Black Friday sales.  My family is very low-key about exchanging Christmas gifts, so there is no need for frantic shopping...

I have been distracted by other events lately, and progress on the Deep, Deep Sea baby quilt has been slow.  I did spend some quality time ...

I have always had a fondness for sunflowers.  Their cheerful yellow blooms seem to be sunshine, personified.  After the devastating floods f...