Quilted Christmas Bucket Finishing

When we left off yesterday, the round tube of the bucket was complete. The next step will be to insert the bottom. Begin pinning it in place right sides together, making sure that the motifs are right side up. Using lots of pins as this makes it easier to keep the edges together when sewing. …

Continue reading Quilted Christmas Bucket Finishing

Quilted Christmas Bucket

Panels like this one are always enticing. I really like the motifs, but then I get them home and they sit because I can't decide what to do with them. I loved these Santas, but I don't need another Christmas wall hanging or lap quilt. So, what to do? I began looking around on the …

Continue reading Quilted Christmas Bucket

A Basket of Comfort for the Recovering Heart

The day after Christmas, a dear friend had a heart attack, and then bypass surgery two days later.  We went to help bring him home on New Year's Day, taking a gift basket for the recovering patient.  I know from my experience with upper spine surgery just over 5 years ago, that after a week …

Continue reading A Basket of Comfort for the Recovering Heart

NC Quilt Symposium Gift Baskets

With the NC Quilt Symposium so close by, I thought I'd make up some gift baskets to use as door prizes for the guests.  Naturally, I am hoping they will come visit my blog.  There were a couple of retailers that graciously provided some of the goodies. If you come to Symposium, you might win …

Continue reading NC Quilt Symposium Gift Baskets