Despite all this snow and the freezing temperatures we are soon to embark on a long-awaited trip! A Caribbean Cruise! This is going to be our first ever cruise and it is a celebration for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary! They love cruising so all of us are getting together to sail the ocean blue… Continue reading A Beachy Cover-up Finish! – Butterick 5795
Category: In the Studio
More Snow, Just Epic!
Epic. That's what this winter has been, simply Epic. Last night was another 7 inches for us. Yesterday Jim and I drove up to Camping World to look at some solar items and to browse the gadgets for the trailer. We are so waiting for that first Spring thaw to get that trailer out! … Continue reading More Snow, Just Epic!
Working on the Sashing
There's still lots of snow on the ground here, even though the temperatures got above freezing for a few days. I don't know if it was the change in weather, walking the dog without a hat, a co-worker getting sick or my husband getting sick but I ended up flat out in bed for a… Continue reading Working on the Sashing
2 Weeks and 56 Blocks Later I’ve Almost Made Butter!
I've been making lots of blocks using the Speedy Churn Dash pattern sheet. Each one is unique and they are so fun! I've completed 56 and plan for a sashing and a border. This pattern is developing into another 'no waste' design as I'm incorporating the extra 3" blocks as border treatment. I had thought of a white… Continue reading 2 Weeks and 56 Blocks Later I’ve Almost Made Butter!
The Speedy Churn Dash Block – Fat Quarter Super Friendly
This unbearable cold has really kept us locked indoors this past week! All better to come up with some fun ideas! I have been putzing around with one of my 'thoughts', those ideas that come to me every once in a while and I have to test them out. My inspiration is this Churn Dash quilt my Grandmother… Continue reading The Speedy Churn Dash Block – Fat Quarter Super Friendly
Away From It All…La, la, la dreamland’s over!
Hey Everyone! What a great trip! This was the longest trip away from home in a very long time. I can't remember spending 2 weeks away EVER, 10 days yes but this was 2 full weeks! And I couldn't have picked a better time to have been in SUNNY California and freeze and snow free… Continue reading Away From It All…La, la, la dreamland’s over!
The Feather Practice String Quilt Pattern
Hi Everyone! I finished writing the pattern for 'Feather Practice', the string quilt I posted in the previous post and is ready for download. You can click the printer friendly link here...Feather Practice Happy Quilting! ~Cathy
A Photo Shoot Morning
I spent an hour this morning setting up my background support to photograph both the Feather Practice String Quilt and Mmmwhaah!, the X's and O's quilt that will be given to our new niece this Christmas! There's snow on the ground and we are expecting more snow later today and tomorrow so if I'm going to get… Continue reading A Photo Shoot Morning
Other Times I Wake Up In a Panic!
Hey All! I've looked on the calendar and I can hardly believe Christmas is 10 days away!!!! Yikes! I have been working feverishly quilting the baby quilt top I designed and sewed together earlier this summer. Jim and I will be seeing our new niece this Christmas and I want to get this finished up!… Continue reading Other Times I Wake Up In a Panic!
Sometimes I Wake in the Middle of the Night with an Idea
I'm sure many of us wake up in the middle of the night with some idea in our heads. This happens to me on occasion and depending on how I feel I'll either get up and act on the idea or if the idea is completely whacked I'll try ever so patiently to go back to… Continue reading Sometimes I Wake in the Middle of the Night with an Idea
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