My husband, Jim has had this print since I’ve known him. At various times it has hung in our home (usually in the basement) and most recently in his office. When he retired, it returned home and is back in…
Picking Up Where I Left Off
It has been a long time since I’ve done ANY sewing. It was the summer of walking and walk we did, but now it’s time to get back to business. When my husband Jim retired in July, he had never…
Everything But Sewing
My husband, Jim, retired July 10 and it has been a summer of major adjustment for me. For the past 35 years I have been used to him being gone from home for at least 12 hours five days a…
A Little Patriotic Project
I received a charm pack of Moda’s Red, White and Free fabric as a gift and had been thinking about how to use it when I came across a tutorial using charms to make chevrons. I had used this particular technique…
DWM: Sweet and Simple
My big design wall news is that I actually (finally!) have a design wall. In all my years of quilting I’ve always made do with whatever flat surface was available…mostly the floor. I have a small piece of batting hung in…
Mini Lotus Quilt Finished
Yesterday I finally managed to squeeze in some quality sewing time and finished this little quilt. During the quilt retreat Jen and I attended in March the woman sitting next to me was working on a mini Lotus quilt. I…