Gosh, June already!  The year is going by so quickly.  Here are all the quilts that I can choose from to display for the month of June.  So, sit back and enjoy the eye candy.  As you can tell, I have had a ball making all of my quilts for display each month. Cherish your day, cherish your life ..read more

For the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge, #10 was pulled. For #10, this is what I can work on: NICU baby blankets Gift or donation quilts or tops Adult bibs Adding hanging sleeves onto quilts Frankenpiecing batting QAYG Log Cabin blocks I have chosen to work on my QAYG Log Cabin blocks and this is where I'm at right now.  There are 7 more blocks ready to work on.  All the strips and triangles have been cut out and ready to for paper piecing.  The quilting bit will be worked on later as I do want those for take along projects. Then, I will get sleeves and labels onto these t ..read more

Oh, what a month May has been for me.  Busy, busy, busy with appointments for hubby. So, did anything get accomplished?  For the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge, nothing got done on this star project.  I did find the book (which was in the bottom of the bin), read through the next round of instructions and just put the book back in the bin with the project and closed the lid.  Oh dear!  That doesn't sound like a good start on getting this ufo worked on. So, what did I do? I worked on finishing this ufo instead and so, so happy that it is finally a top.  There ..read more

Here is my donation quilt, finished and ready to go. Isn't it amazing what a little bit of applique can do to change the look from ordinary to sweet!  Someone will love this quilt. I'm glad it is done and I can move on to making another one soon. Quilt details: Source:  none .... just made up as I went.  I do have a bunch of nine-patch blocks that I try to use up each time making a donation quilt. Block size:  8-1/2" finished Quilt Size:  60" x 75" Started:  January 2024 Finished:  April 2024 Batting:  Hobbs 80/20  Machine quilted by:  ..read more

"Sweet Dreams are made of this".  I sing that song every time I write about this quilt.   I've been promising photos of this quilt for a while now and now was the time to do it.  The ground outside is dry and the quilt wouldn't get too dirty.  How lovely it looks in our garden under the crab apple tree that is now blooming. The applique sashings and cornerstones have journeyed with me on many trips down to the Caribbean islands.  It has been on the go for about 10 yrs. or so.  Finally, this quilt is done and ready to be enjoyed and displayed with other quilt ..read more

Well, with the month of May ...... comes a different set of quilts for display in our home. Here they are ..... enjoy! Cherish your day, cherish your life ..read more

May has come ..... the grass is green ..... things are starting to sprout up in the garden. With May comes new challenges. For the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge 2024, this is my UFO to work on.  This project dates back to 2014.  I took a class when my friend Debra came up to our guild and taught us this pattern.   The book is someplace and I will need to find it to figure out how to do the rest.  If not, then I will need to put on my thinking cap and figure it out!   I will also still work on my Rail Fence Delight.  I do want to get this project moved a ..read more

April has been a busy month with appointments, a sick cat and family functions.  Not much got accomplished in my studio, but I'm very happy at what got done. Now, our sick cat.  It all started a couple of weeks ago, when I tried putting Ridley outside on a harness.  He absolutely freaked out.  He did not want to be outside and once back inside he started throwing up his food.  A number of days later and a visit to the vet and x-rays showed nothing there to cause the sickness.  He was given meds to stop the nausea and vomiting and a few days later, he was fine.&nbs ..read more

Here are my quilts that can be selected for display for the month of April.  My goodness, but when I look at the photos, quite a few of the quilts are EPP.  Wow, how did that happen?  Enjoy! Cherish your day, cherish your life ..read more

This is now a top!  Yea!  Got something finished.  With Ridley being part of the family now, I devised a plan in order to give me some sewing time.  We have playtime early in the morning and tire him out so that he sleeps for most of the morning and that is my sew time.  Yes, I'm smart!  LOL  This pattern came from Bonnie Hunter in her "free pattern" tab section.  Scrappy Bargello is the name of this pattern. I did it slightly different than her instructions.  First off, I didn't cut all the strips she recommended.  Looking at the photo, all t ..read more