Making Memories using clothes
I'm working on 3 memory quilts for a customer using 18 plaid cowboy shirts and 8 pairs of pants. If you haven't done a memory quilt...
Getting ready for 2017!
Like all of you, I'm in that frantic stage of prepping for Christmas--but seeing the gift gathering almost done. Right now I'm working...
WooHoo--FINALLY new wheels!
Bet you thought I was going to tell you all about a new car! Nope--new wheels on my long arm machine! Not only are they slick(always...
Retreat Time!
Last week we hosted our 2 and 3 yr old grandsons (oldest stayed with another relative in order to attend school) while our...
Just finished our Guild's "Drag N'Brag" show
The Miami Co Quilters Guild (KS) has existed since the late 1980's and has had an annual show since the mid-1990's. This past weekend...
Super ideas for quilting!
My husband & I just returned from a train trip to Washington,D.C. I had never been there and my husband's only memory from a trip when...
What happened to summer?!
I can not believe that in just a couple of weeks, Labor Day weekend will be here! What the heck happened to summer? If you are like me,...
Trying to Stretch some skills!
Maybe it's the retired educator in me, but I'm a big proponent of "lifetime learning" and translating that into quilting means always...
Anyone ever color on their fabric?
A couple of years ago I saw a demonstration on how to use Derwent Inktense pencils on fabric at my machine quilters guild. I bought the...
Inspired at the Machine Quilters Showcase
After spending 2 weeks off the quilting frame while proctoring Advanced Placement exams for a high school in the district I retired from,...
