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Just Peachy! You?
Late Summer means Peach Pie! My recipe is at the end of this post.Peaches are such a nostalgic comfort food.Add sugar, egg and butterand it is summer heaven.Big News here in Fun Land!My son, Andrew,...
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Love Birds
I finished my Friend Sew Along top and I'm calling it "Love Birds"It measures 50" x 56" and is made of many orphaned and rescued blocks and 4 Star Swap 2019 blocks. Here are some close ups of some of...
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Blurrsday? Already?
This week I'm back in the sewing room working on a fun new liberated basket project.I love this process of making each basket with no pattern.I'm using beautiful Indigo and Woven Japanese fabrics that...
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Drat! Lyme's Disease!
Happy Friday? I was diagnosed yesterday with Lyme's Disease. The upside? I went to my DR right away when I knew something was wrong and I got a fast diagnosis and I'm on a 3 week treatment regiment....
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Homework!
 Thank you so much for your kind wishes for a fast recovery from Lyme's Disease.  It is getting better just in the last few days.I finished this table runner to use on my Zoom table in my sewing...
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Technicolor Dream Quilt
Technicolor Dream Quilt: 35 inches squareMaria Shell Workshop Piece - Linear Blocks - line into formClose up of the quilting. I used Tangerine and Raspberry coloredthread.I spray basted this so I...
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knock knock
 I'm here....chugging along.  I made a little left over quilt of tiny crosses.The only doll I had that it seems appropriate for is my Troll.I attended another workshop with Maria Shell through the...
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M-O-O-N That Spells MOON
 October Modern Mini: I See The MoonI wanted to represent the celestial occurrence of a Harvest moon on October 1st  blue moon on Halloween night. In my Halloween stash I found this perfect backing....
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Cat in a Tree
 As a distraction from the Election, I'm sharing the drama that played out last week with Nutmeg. It started last Wednesday (10/28) evening. Nutmeg usually goes out on the deck for a little while...
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Stay Calm
Stay Calm and Quilt On. Many thanks for your kind comments about Nutmeg and her big adventure.I took this photo last week in the early morning. Mother Nature is amazing and I feel so grateful when I...
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Kitchen Sink Finish
 "Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?"  That is the silly name of this quilt. It finishes at 40" x 40". I started it in a Maria Shell's workshop. I have worked with orphan blocks many times so am...
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Grateful During Dark Days
 I hope you all enjoyed a safe and healthy Thanksgiving 2020. I wanted to document ours because we were blessed to be together for a whole week.My someday to be, son-in-law, David, made his family's...
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Figurative Applique - Finally!
I'm very excited to be sharing this group of quilts that were started with our Cupcake Group of four friends in 2006.  My Quilt: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: 86"x86"I used all reproduction...
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The Sparrow Story Reprised
 My mother, Catherine Anne (Clarkson) Bednar, left my world 30 years ago today. Many of you already know the "Story of the Sparrow" but I'm sharing it again today to mark this anniversary and share...
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December Modern Mini(s)
 Bright Little Trees - 2020I have seen these little blocks on social media so I decided to give them a try.I made a 'casual' paper piecing pattern. ha ha....pattern. This way they would be the same...
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YAY! It's Over
Bye 2020 Love to see you go.  Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you had a nice Christmas.  We had the threat of a big storm with possible power outages so we had our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve....
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Intentions for 2021
Greetings! I hope you are all safe and well taking care of eachother.Here are six quilting project that I have chosen to complete in 2021.Whig Rose - I have finished quilting the center and 1 border...
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Ever Onward
 That's a little how I feel with the Pandemic still with us all.  But there is hope and we will overcome it.I always feel lucky when I spot a pretty sunrise while letting Coco out in the...
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Me? Art Quilt?
"Rain Bear" - January 2021 Mini.I was inspired by the linen bear fabric that Cynthia sent me from Japan last January along with her swap blocks.  I just love this bear! Thank you Cynthia! You can see...
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Old Man Winter
 Tea at Downton Abbey Finished - 40" squareThis was a mystery quilt project with the Ninigret Quilters guild.   Here I am holding it in July.  These seems years ago, not months.Our balcony looks...
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