Category: Uncategorized

This has been a very difficult year for us, financially.  My husband got laid off, I quit both my jobs (thinking we were moving), we unsuccessfully tried to sell our house (which has depreciated in value), and we lost money on a home we had hoped to purchase.  We are not unique in America these […]

I have been thinking a lot lately about the number of quilts that I have.  I have a L.O.T.  Many of them I do give away, but there is a limit to how many a family can use.  Isn't there?  People are always asking me, "What do you DO with all your quilts?"  As if […]

No, I don't have a porch swing, but if I did, it might look a bit like this one.  And wouldn't I spend a lot of time sitting in it and reading?  What I do have is a couch, and I curled up on it for a good bit of time yesterday, with a good […]

I haven't been doing a lot of sewing in the past month, but hope to get my Mo-Jo back and finish up a few things.  I have brought out my Beach Cottage project, and finally completed all the blocks.  The step I am at now, is sewing all the blocks into units of four blocks.  […]

  I think it was my sister Mary, or was it Kate? who had a beloved doll named Poor Pitiful Pearl.  Pearl was a pathetic looking doll if there ever was one.  She wasn't elegant like my Madame Alexander dolls, nor was she chic like my younger sisters' Barbies.  Her dress was patched, and she […]

As I write this, I am about to turn in after a nice holiday weekend with family.  We had a great Sunday dinner/birthday celebration/4th of July party at my dad's house.  I didn't even have to drive home (Ahren was the designated driver), so I could enjoy my sister Andrea's watermelon margaritas.  Better than Jamba […]

Told you I was going to use up those blue blocks that didn't make it into my first version of Stargazer.  I can't remember when I have had so much fun with making a quilt!  I never make a quilt twice- I may have done it a couple of times in my life, but usually, […]

You guys are simply awesome.  Thank you so much for your suggestions and offers of fabric!  I cannot believe what an amazing resource you all are.  If anyone is considering starting up a blog, look no further for a wonderful source of support, suggestions and encouragement.  I had so many of you actually offer to […]

I am just so frustrated.  All my lovely red star blocks that I made do not work what-so-ever with the rest of the quilt!  What was I thinking?  My inspiration was a pattern in a 2007 American Patchwork and Quilting magazine.  Heritage Stars was the name of the pattern.  It is a Homestead hearth design. You will notice […]

Thanks for all your support yesterday in regard to my very unsatisfactory experience with Sarah's Fabrics in Lawrence, Kansas.  I am happy to say that when I called the shop to give my credit card for the refund, a young woman (who I am sure had been warned about what a b—h I was) was […]