It’s been such a long time since I’ve posted. Things got very busy in the fall and through the holidays and it just wasn’t a priority. Since the first of the year I’ve been doing quite a bit of sewing…
My Current Project-Heritage Sampler and Stack Pressing Tutorial
A few days ago I looked through a bin of UFO’s and came across my Heritage Sampler blocks. This was block of the month project I coordinated at the shop a few years ago. All of the applique blocks were…
Whirlwind Weekend
Our son Bryan is applying to medical school and has interviews scheduled at a number of different schools. I’ve been traveling with him and it’s getting a little crazy because they’re close together and there hasn’t been much time to…
An (Almost) Wasted Day
This week has been kind of a letdown after last weekend’s marathon sewing session. Bryan and I made a quick trip to St. Louis on Monday and Tuesday. He had an medical school interview with St. Louis University. When we…
Stay At Home Retreat Weekend
I didn’t finish nearly as many quilts this summer as I though I would. This was our first summer in over 12 years that we didn’t travel for soccer so you would think that I would have had a lot…
Plugging Away On Yellow Brick Road
Before Patchwork Sampler closed in October 2008 my daughter decided that we should make quilts for her seven closest friends for their high school graduation. She picked out fabric for each of the seven quilts and I stored it away….