Last month I left a comment on a quilty UFO adoption post on a fellow blogger's event. Cyndi blogs at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework, and every so often she does a link up event. You post a UFO that you just don't have the enthusiasm to finish, and then pick a person who …
More Stamping Fun in April
In April, DH invited the club over to have an inspection of their little British cars by a couple of very knowledgeable members to see what might need attention before it became a problem. For the guys who might be interested in seeing the cars, here's a link to the event - LBC Tech session. …
Quilting the Orphan Block Quilt
Picking up from the post on Sarah's blog about using an orphan block, here is the finished flimsy after adding the squares, bars and border. If you missed that post, click HERE to see the construction of the orphan block flimsy. I loaded it on the longarm, auditioned threads, and once again settled on that …
Orphan Block Quilt and Hands2Help
I am delighted to be a guest blogger on Sarah's blog, Confessions of a Fabric Addict today! I am going to be showing how I did an orphan block quilt, beginning with this block. Remember, it was the first block of the Be My Neighbor quilt, then I decided to do it in springtime colors …
Shrimp Flower Appetizer
With another holiday meal coming up next weekend, I thought I'd share a variation of my Shrimp and Avocado Roumelade appetizer. I fixed it a bit differently and tweaked the recipe too. Start by gathering your ingredients. Remember my thrift store score of these parfait glasses? No one says they can only be used for …
Early April in the Garden
It is getting warmer now, and the garden seems to be coming to life again. All around the flowers are not as prolific this year due to a late freeze that did some damage to the buds. Still, the light pink azalea is producing blooms and the bumble bees are having a great time. As …
Easter Decorating
Easter is just days away now. I didn't do a lot of decorating for this holiday this year. One thing I do have to put out every year, though, is this adorable, now vintage, Happy Easter train. Look closely and you can see the word Happy spelled out in twig letters held by the little …
Stamping Easter Cards
Bunnies and spring colors were the theme of my Easter cards this year. I found these adorable fuzzy bunny cut-outs on 90% off clearance at the discount store last year, so of course I had to snap them up. Don't they have adorable cotton tails! I wasn't sure what I would do with them, until …
Quilting Magnolia Attic Window
Loading the longarm with the Magnolia Attic Window quilt, I thought a lot about how to quilt it. I knew I wanted the quilting and the color of thread to enhance the shadows and sashing without overpowering the large magnolia print. Click HERE to see the original construction. Auditioning colors for the quilting, there were …
Be My Neighbor Block 7
Moving on, now I am on schedule of two blocks a month. Next up Block 7. I got out the previous blocks along with my spring scrap basket to choose the next house colors. I decided on the darker blue for the sky for this block. It has a tree, so I dug out the …
