Two Finishes and a Disappointment
I have been getting some small quilts through to completion. For this first one, the fish print fabric was already cut up when I received it. I am happy to use donated fabric,… Continue reading
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Tattered Treasures
As my mother-in-law continues to downsize, she is contributing to some sizeable up-sizing of our own household, and the treasures she is passing on to me came from a generation even further back,… Continue reading
Funky, Funkier, Funkiest
Here are some recent finds, and they are all a little bright and crazy. This first one has me utterly befuddled. I can’t find the exact pattern in Maggie Malone’s 5500 Quilt Block… Continue reading
A Fruitful Small Business Saturday
I talked my husband into going out to some local antique shops on Small Business Saturday, and I made some great purchases! Let’s start with this top. Nice, but not too special, you… Continue reading
Panel Play Mats
Two weeks ago I hit 24 quilt shops in an hour and a half! How did I manage that? Because someone had the genius idea to have the small scattered quilt shops of… Continue reading
Textile Treasures
A most generous reader, Ranger Elaine, has sent me some wonderful treasures from her collection. The star of the show is this tiny silk-covered accordion book with quilt scraps in it. Elaine thinks… Continue reading
Return to Routine
Our family celebrates the holidays in about the most laid-back, stress-free way possible, but still I am always glad to get back to ordinary life. All the posts I have read recently have… Continue reading
15 in ’15 End of the Year Check-in and a Find
I did not complete all the goals I set at beginning of the year. But this has been my best year ever for actually working on goals throughout the year. √ 15 fused… Continue reading
The Perfect Recipient
My sister asked me to make a quilt out of her Texas Rangers T-shirts, for her grandson. The only thing I knew about T-shirt quilts is that they are hard to make, since… Continue reading
Blog Hop Around the World
A few weeks ago, I was invited to participate in the Blog Hop Around the World. I said yes, but at the time I was deep into research on Bronze Age textiles, and… Continue reading