The wind was only slightly blowing. I finished up this top yesterday and brought it outside to take a picture of it... Getting a photo of the top was a little tricky... Some of the outtakes... I'm glad I didn't stop with this top. There were so many times I thought to just… Continue reading Roll Roll Buzz Saw Top Finished!
Oh Rhubarb, oh how I love thee! Recipe for Rhubarb Strawberry Walnut Crumb Cake!
Oh Yum! I am not even kidding. Several years ago we planted Rhubarb in a section of the yard that receives sun about half of the day. We waited and waited, probably 4 years (before we had enough of a harvest) and now we can actually enjoy with regularity the fruits of what we planted… Continue reading Oh Rhubarb, oh how I love thee! Recipe for Rhubarb Strawberry Walnut Crumb Cake!
Roll Roll Buzz Saw Progress – Working on the border!
Whoot! I am finally working on the border! Here are all these fun border pieces! Lots of them. I really do find Bonnie's patterns to challenge me but they are very time consuming to put together! I know once I get this round of quilt tops put together and out of my WIP bins I… Continue reading Roll Roll Buzz Saw Progress – Working on the border!
Quilt Shop Quality -vs- Chain Store Quality Quilt Fabric, Is there really a difference?
This question was recently a subject of conversation on the Quiltville Open Studio Facebook page. And you know me. I can't leave well enough alone. I mean, the question is valid. Is there really a difference between what we buy in the Quilt Shops compared to what we buy in the Chain Stores such as… Continue reading Quilt Shop Quality -vs- Chain Store Quality Quilt Fabric, Is there really a difference?
When Quilt History Repeats
This is a post of discovery. Have you ever seen a quilt or a pattern for that quilt you thought you'd seen before and it is now packaged differently? This is a tale of a Bear Paw block pattern I saved way back in 1996 when I was just beginning my quilt making journey. Back… Continue reading When Quilt History Repeats
Roll Roll Buzz Saw – The Last Buzz Saw Prickly Pear Block!!!
I have never been more happy to be ready to work on the last block of a quilt! I started this Roll Roll Cotton Boll project as part of a Bonnie K. Hunter mystery in December 2010 which rolled over into the first part of 2011. If any of you have done this mystery and… Continue reading Roll Roll Buzz Saw – The Last Buzz Saw Prickly Pear Block!!!
Roll Roll Buzz Saw Progress
I am plugging away at the Roll Roll Cotton Boll/Bonnie Hunter quilt I now call Roll Roll Buzz Saw. I'm sure there's a better name for it. You can see how the neutral of the half square triangle around the Prickly Pear Blocks melds into the string blocks creating that 'buzz saw' effect. This is… Continue reading Roll Roll Buzz Saw Progress
Passing The Leash
Hi Everyone! It has been a long week. As most of you know we are volunteer puppy raisers for Canine Companions for Independence. We raised our 2nd puppy, Jamba, and turned in him last Fall. Two weeks ago we got the call that Jamba had been pre-matched with a young boy as a skilled companion.… Continue reading Passing The Leash
Looking for Lube but Finding Fabric!…and some other fun stuff!
I'm in search of Singer Sewing Machine Lubricant. This stuff... I have some but with several antique Singer machines in the house I'm going to need more and I just can't find it anywhere. So my thought was to go in search of it at Estate Sales and Garage Sales. So far I'm 0-5. I… Continue reading Looking for Lube but Finding Fabric!…and some other fun stuff!
Tackling a UFO (Unfinished Object!)
This is the Roll Roll Cotton Boll mystery quilt I started along with so many others during the Holidays of 2010 and the beginning of 2011. This was as far as I got before I realized I'd made a mistake in my placement of the red and white half square triangles. My Roll Roll was… Continue reading Tackling a UFO (Unfinished Object!)
Sewing.for.Life! 
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