Home Sweet Home: 2016 Row by Row Quilt won a Prize
Enjoying the buttons that came with the picnic and glamping rows, I further embellished the quilt from my ribbon and button collections.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: Quilting
My Daughter Learns to Quilt: Vision Therapy
While joining me to collect free Row by Row patterns at various quilt shops in Virginia the last two years, my daughter became interested in quilting.
Water: 2015 Row by Row Quilt Won the Prize
Part of the fun is discovering new quilt shops while enjoying lovely scenery, smelling the roses, and enjoying patio lunches…staycation-style!
Waving Red, White, and Blue American Flag Quilt
While auditioning the border fabric from my stash, I decided to create patriotic Ohio Star cornerstones to offset the waving bargello flag.
Red, White, Blue Lightening Streak Quilt and Duffel Bags
When my son took his star quilt to college, I sewed a lightening streak quilt which had lots of energy and movement yet looked quite easy.
Seasons: 2014 Row by Row Quilt Consolation Prize
my kids asked me to represent the houses in my row in snow to tell our story of living in Virginia where we were hit by blizzards galore our first winter here.
Feeling tense regarding tension fiddlies with my new Pfaff
My son proclaims: Mom, you’re just not a gadget gal!
He’s right! I don’t want to fiddle with things. Instead, I want to accomplish things!
Ode to the demise of my Pfaff sewing machine
The repairman said that the alignment is off in my machine, requiring the base to be replaced, costing more than the current value of the machine.
Pfaff sewing machine wobbles after Texas move to Virginia
Circumspect when the movers carried a rather squished moving box into the door of our new house, I grimaced when I saw that it was labeled: sewing machine.
Toddler’s All Boy Red, White, and Blue Transportation Quilt
Details of a simple Winnie the Pooh quilt for my nephew when he was a baby, then a transportation quilt for his toddler years.
