Brain Dump

I’m working on a quilt project.  Shhh.. it’s a suprise for…. I’m not even posting who yet.  Just in case he decides to pop in.  All the blocks are done and I’m going to finish the top tomorrow.  
I also sign up for a nine patch a day quilt a long.  WHAT was I thinking?  I’m already [...]

“View to a Quilt”

This was my view for the past 3 days.  Oh. My. Gracious.  am I ever tired and sore.  Wrestling a quilt can be hard work.  But….
It was worth it.  K.’s “All About Me” quilt is finished.

 
The pattern is easy and goes together quickly. It took me longer to find the fabrics that I wanted to [...]

A Patchwork Week…..or more

Is it any wonder I love quilting?  There are so many metaphores that can be stacked, chopped and pieced back together in a thousand different ways to describe life.  But that’s not what this post is about (WHEW! Right? breathe… I wouldn’t do that.  Ok.  I might.  But only late at night…. I hope.)
Life never [...]

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

It’s done and yes, it was insane.  It took all week, but I finished C.’s quilt. 
It was insane enough trying to finish his quilt.  While he was at school.  One day I spent the day quilting out of the house just to be able to get in more quilting time. 
It also happened that I needed [...]

Why I know I’m certifiably insane.

Reason 1 – C.’s birthday is in less than 2 weeks.  He will be home all this weekend.  The only time I can work on the quilt that he doesn’t know I’m working on for him for his birthday is when he’s NOT around to see that I’m working on it.  Yet I’m still trying [...]

A year in the Planning…

And yet it only took about a week to make this quilt. REALLY actual time making the quilt was probably about a week. Ok, I didn’t work on it 7 straight days. They were spread out when I had time to work on it and in between other quilts. But the [...]