Yesterday I finished another little quilt for Quilts Beyond Borders. It was pieced with simple squares so I did simple quilting. Then, much of the afternoon and all evening was spent at the annual gala for the Emergency Shelter of…
Book Review: Thank You For Your Service
Coincidentally, but appropriately, I started reading the book Thank You For Your Service by David Finkel yesterday on Veterans Day. I’ve barely been able to put it down since I got home from work last night. This book isn’t for…
DWM: Hitting a Speed Bump
Over the past couple of weeks or so I noticed that my Juki seemed a little noisy. Then on Friday it started making a louder sound and I knew I was in trouble. I’ve taken it apart, cleaned it thoroughly…
November Small Group Challenge: Poinsettia Quilt
Our small quilting group meets a week from today and of course, I’ve procrastinated on making the challenge quilt for the month. We’re working through Kim Brackett’s book Scrap Basket Beauties and the quilt is called “Poinsettia.” The block looks like…
Tumbler Quilt Finished
A couple of weeks ago I pieced this tumbler top with the new Tula Pink and Ty Pennington lines for a shop sample. When I dropped it off the shop owner and I spent some time auditioning borders but nothing…
DWM: Another Nine Patch
Last week I sorted through another bin of UFO’s and found this blue and yellow nine patch. I always love blue and yellow quilts (and nine patches!) so I worked a bit sewing the rows together. All the blocks are…