Planning a quilt
I no longer offer custom and heirloom quilting but I would be more than happy to quilt anything else for you.
I no longer offer custom and heirloom quilting but I would be more than happy to quilt anything else for you.
Here I share all the projects I finished at quilt retreat this year and also where we held our retreat.
Quilting retreat is a place where all you do is sew, make new friends, eat and maybe go fabric shopping and you don’t have any family or household distractions.
I had foot surgery a week ago (April 10th, 2019) and at times I wonder what I was thinking because it is painful. But then I remember the benefits of having a foot that actually fits in a shoe without pain. They removed a joint out of my second toe and fused it together (I …
I still can’t believe it is January 2019, where did 2018 go? I just got home from 2 weeks in Missouri visiting family, those grand-kids are growing up so fast. I finished a quilt for my oldest grandson so that I could give it to him for Christmas. It was from the book Civil War …
My daughter and I made a weekend of celebrating my birthday this past weekend. Saturday we went to Michigan City and walked the beach of Lake Michigan at Washington Park Beach. Becca said the company she works for is currently working on designs to update the park. Here are some of the pictures from the …
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Last summer my daughter Becca and I realized we had a lot of things we planned on doing now that I lived in Cali with her that we hadn’t done yet. And realized time was running out since we were moving back to the Midwest. But we had to be realistic and only do what …
I am making a baby quilt for a friend from some fabric I have had since before I moved to California a few years ago. I just knew it would come in handy someday. Dick and Jane fabric panel and coordinating fabrics from Michael Miller. It is cute and bright and perfect for a baby. …
For those of us who don’t have a computer and use pantographs here is my solution to organizing them. I purchased 2 Ikea Alex cabinets for thread and pantograph storage but still found I was searching each drawer to find a specific pantograph. I also use Machine Quilters Business Manager and I have images of …
I know I will probably get some haters for this but I am in love with the idea of using vintage sewing machines for a wall sconce. I found this article on Hometalk.com, and I think I want to do this for my next studio. Hometalker Grants Pass, OR I’ve been putting together a few …
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And thank you for making 2016 a great year, I couldn’t do it without you. I know 2017 is going to be even better. Share this:
Allow gratitude to create a positive space within you. Fill that space with joy, achievement, peace, and love. The Daily Motivator Ralph S. Marston Jr. I am headed to Glamis Sand Dunes to spend Thanksgiving with my Daughter Becca and friends. I hope you have a great day!!! Share this:
I have fallen behind in my posting customer quilts so have decided I better just start again this month and not try to back up and figure out the ones I missed. Fall is finally here and we are experiencing some cooler weather here in the desert and it is much appreciated. All thru the …
My brother sent me a 50 pound box of quilt tops and pieces of quilt tops that he got at an auction in Missouri. I will be quilting them slowly as time and inspiration allows. This is the first one finished. Machine pieced, not vintage. It was just the center part, I felt it needed …