Fall colors are going to be late this year and likely not as pretty as in other years due to the dry weather, the need for rain, and warmth that is lasting too long. We need a cold front, and some rain!! I cannot find much in the way of color yet. We should have …
Sewing Fiction Stories About Life
Continuing the series on sewing fiction, I received an advance reader copy of Birds in the Air from the author. I think Frances could tell by my blog that I am a quilter that reads, and asked if I would like to read her new book. Of course, I said yes, as it was set …
Welcome Autumn Cards
Autumn is a wonderful time to send a card to someone, just to say hi or thinking of you. It doesn't need to be a birthday or special day, just a card to tell someone that you haven't seen in a while or that is having some challenges that you are thinking of them. Even …
Bloggers Quilt Festival – Scrap Dance Tango
My second entry into the Bloggers Quilt Festival is in the Large Quilts category, and what better to enter than Scrap Dance Tango! For new readers, this is my original design and was the mystery quilt for this year, and ran from January to June of this year. This was incredible fun to do, and …
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Bloggers Quilt Festival – Scrap Dance
This week is the entry week for the Bloggers Quilt Festival sponsored by Amy's Creative Side. I decided to enter Scrap Dance this year in the Small Quilt Category. It is just under the limit of total inches. For those reading my blog for the first time, this is an original design that was my …
More Fun at the NC Mountain State Fair
More fun at the NC Mountain State Fair began with the crafting competitions. I worked so long on this set of crewel ornaments last fall, and was thrilled to find them hanging in the crafting competition area with a red second place ribbon. This was baby animals day, and we were lucky to get to …
NC Mountain State Fair 2016 – Quilt Ribbons!
This year I attended the NC Mountain State Fair twice, once with DH and again with a friend. We had a blast both times. Of course, there are way too many pictures to show you everything, especially in one post, LOL!! So, here are some highlights and I'll have more next time. Yes, I did …
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Sewing Mysteries
I really enjoy the genre of cozy mysteries, nice easy to read stories without gore, overt violence, sex or foul language. Even the obligatory murder for a murder mystery happens "off camera", and only the body is found. Arlene Sachitano writes such a series with a quilting theme called the Loose Threads Mysteries. The books …
Pumpkin Tablescape
I just can't stand it, I cannot wait one more day for Autumn to begin. At this time of year, I always think of my mother and how much we loved to do things in the fall. We would decorate together, read Bon Appetit magazine together, plan our holidays, bake pumpkin bread, make wreaths together, …
Victorian Pastel Quilt
This was a beautiful quilt, and so pretty in the pastel pinks and purples. I love this combination of colors. The blocks are five sided log cabin style with at least a dozen different prints. They were left for our local club's program chair at our sew in and no one claimed credit. The blocks …
