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!
Scenes From the Dashboard Series – These Kids Grow Up Hardy!
I took this on my way to work yesterday, stopped to let the kids get on the bus. We've been getting pummeled with snow this winter, 60 inches so far. Almost a record for this area. This bus was sliding all over the road too...but the driver was doing a great job... It took about… Continue reading Scenes From the Dashboard Series – These Kids Grow Up Hardy!
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
More Portlandia – The Commitment to Conscience Health, Environment, Business, Merchandise…and so on…
Hi Everyone, I'm still re-capping my trip to Portland and this post has been in the hopper for a few days. It's a bit lengthy mostly due to my inability to NOT stop taking photos! Plus, there was something about Portland that was so unique, something I just couldn't put my finger on. I wasn't… Continue reading More Portlandia – The Commitment to Conscience Health, Environment, Business, Merchandise…and so on…
More Portlandia, Coffee!!!
I've been told that Portland has a fairly unique coffee scene. My first clue was the first coffee shop, first order. Our coffee was brewed in these glass carafe looking pitchers. I have something like this for our trailer, but plastic, and would NEVER have believed I'd be paying $6.00 for someone to fill the… Continue reading More Portlandia, Coffee!!!
Looking Out at a Cold Cold Earth
I've moved the computer from upstairs, where it sat next to my sewing machine these past few months while we worked on our downstairs re-model, and just now have brought it down to another semi-adjustable location so I could work on posting updates when I received a message on my phone. ..."sorry to have to… Continue reading Looking Out at a Cold Cold Earth
Fabric Depot!
Fabric!!! A trip to Portland would not have been complete without a visit to some of their famous fabric stores, right? Here is Fabric Depot! I didn't know what to expect before getting there. Their website says they are in a building that covers more than an acre so just saying THAT I'm impressed and… Continue reading Fabric Depot!
Back In Oregon, Back for more Waterfall Chasing! Multnomah Falls!
Portland trip re-cap, waterfall chasing! On our last day in Portland our gracious hosts drove us all out to 'the Gorge'. The Gorge is a canyon created by the Columbia River as it winds its way past Portland en route to the Pacific Ocean. The day we went was terribly foggy so visibility was not at… Continue reading Back In Oregon, Back for more Waterfall Chasing! Multnomah Falls!
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
Sewing.for.Life! 
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