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Here you see a photo of the quilt that is currently on my bed.  I just changed things out yesterday to have more of a fall feel to the decor.  This is a Thimbleberries sampler quilt I made ages ago.  I used a Thimbleberries pattern and all Thimbleberries fabrics.  I am a bit over my […]

istockphoto How do you pick the perfect pumpkin?  Last year Sara and I went to a couple of local pumpkin farms in the hope that we would find that elusive item.  Dressed in our cutest fall outfits, we trudged down row after dusty row of pumpkins searching for the right ones.  Dodging little kids on […]

I finished my Sampler Quilt that I have been working on with Lisa!  I am a day late, but at least I have finished something.  I am very happy with the way this top turned out.  I used the Chocolat fabric line by Three Sisters for Moda.  Of course I had to add in a […]

Lisa (Stashmaster) and I decided to wrap up this Sampler Challenge.  We are both going crazy with the slow pace we orginally agreed upon and want to get this one finished so we can move on to some other projects.  So both of us (she in Washington and me in California) sewed all weekend and […]

Some how between house guests, helping out my cousin with a fashion show, and reading Harry Potter, I managed to finish block number 6 of the sampler quilt project I am working on with Lisa.  I thought I was ahead of the game, having had block number 5 done two weeks ago, but life got […]

My sister and her husband are coming for a visit this weekend, and I have been cleaning my house like a crazy person.  Having company is the thing that really helps me to notice the dust on the bookshelves, the dirty carpet, and the need for a bit of a decorating update.  It is good […]

This Sampler Quilt project is turning out to be so much fun!  Lisa (Stashmaster) and I have been working on this project together over the past couple of months.  It is a very slow paced joint project, as we agreed to only post about a new block every other week.  Easy pace, no stress.  My […]

Ta da!  Sampler Block #3.  I am using the Chocolat line of fabric by Moda.  My friend Lisa and I are working together on sampler quilts using the same block patterns, but completely different fabrics.  Her fabric choice is Fig Tree’s Cinnamon Stars (also by Moda).  She is also using a different approach to her […]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  I promise to do better.   I have been quite busy with various sewing projects, as you will see!  This weekend my daughter Sara (House of Charm)  and I travelled up to Granite Bay to visit my sister Andrea (Under a Blue Moon), and spent half our time visiting […]

Hello friends.  I have been a bit distracted and under the weather lately, so please forgive last week’s uninspired posts.  I promise this week will have more interesting and quilting related items of interest. This weekend, I cashed in a $25 gift certificate at a lovely quilt shop in Pacific Grove, called The Back Porch.  […]