Today is the last Saturday brought to you by the color orange via the Rainbow Scrap Challenge .  I've made orange versions of all the sc...

I found two different dates for the start-up of the Wilson Sewing Machine Co.  The company was founded in either 1867 or 1871 by W. G. W...

The third block in the Grandmothers Choice BOW is "Union Square".  I wish there was a little more contrast between the fabric...

Lots of prep work done this week!  I am often reluctant to cut fabric in the evenings after work - I'm tired and afraid I'll make mi...

Yes, Remington sewing machines were made by the same company famous for firearms.  Sewing machines were manufactured during the 1870s and...

Here's the block for week #2 of Barbara Brackman's Grandmother's Choice BOW .  Because of the Y seams, I decided to hand-piec...

Did I mention I have been feeling smitten with the color orange?  That orange and white color combination has been calling my name all week....

Another Scrappy Saturday has arrived, along with a new color:  pumpkin.  Or in my case:  orange.  I have LOTS of orange scraps and yardage l...

I didn't want to fall behind from the very beginning of the Grandmother's Choice Block of the Week project, so completing block...

This was the site near my house yesterday evening.  Lovely work crews from Georgia Power did their magic while I sat on the front porch a...