• The best dottie mini charm quilt ever

    Guess what I’ve got for you today?  It’s the best Dottie Mini Charm Quilt Kit ever, according to Milkshake! I promise, if she thinks this kit is great, it is!  You’ll want to grab one of these kits while we have them in stock, because the pattern I designed to go with it is FREE!   Who doesn’t love dots, who doesn’t love mini charms, and who doesn’t love a free pattern?   I couldn’t help myself when I saw the Moda Dottie mini charm bundles.  I made them into a basic quilt pattern that you can use again and again with any Moda mini charm! How fun is this?  Now, just think how…

  • Moochers

    I was going through pictures today and I found some of Moochers my cat. Moochers, I can’t believe we named her that, the poor cat.  She was such a frail thing when she found us, and the name didn’t fit at all.  But there we were in the vet’s office and they asked me her name.  Moochers was all that came to mind, so Moochers it was. I think that’s why she’s giving me this look.  She just can’t believe I named her that! Over time the name grew to fit her.  Or, maybe she grew to fit the name?   Hummm…    Now she’s a “huge” part of our family and I dare say she’s…

  • The gangs all here to announce the winners

    Wasn’t the Moda blog hop fun? I hope you watched the video from Barb and Mary because it was so cute!  How they think this stuff up I don’t know, but I love it and they always make me laugh! Now it’s finally time to pick the winners of some Mistletoe Lane fabric.  It’s my newest fabric line from Moda.   Since this is the MODA LOVE blog hop I called upon some of my very own “loves” to help me choose the winners. They make up my committee and they take this job very seriously.   Chelsea begged to give something to each and every one of you… …but she…

  • Ready for some auction fun?

    The Toy Fox Terrier Rescue  has an auction on Facebook and I’ve donated a quilt.   Here’s a chance to own my Bitsy Button & Friends quilt and help dogs in need at the same time!   The Toy Fox Terrier rescue is a wonderful group, volunteering many hours to help these dogs.  This is the rescue group I adopted my Milkshake from! To bid on this quilt just visit the Toy Fox Terrier, Inc. Facebook page and leave a comment under the quilt picture with the amount of your bid.  Be sure and check back during the auction to see if you’ve been outbid.   The auction runs from August 7th.…

  • Cotton Candy

    Look what I bought for Valentines Day! A pink fluffy dog bed.  I just couldn’t help myself! I just hope I don’t have to end up buying two; one for Chelsea and one for Milkshake.  My studio could start looking like a cotton candy store! Anne :>)

  • Rescue Angels

      On my quest to find another dog for our family, I’ve met the most AMAZING people.  Rescue Angels, I’m calling you.  You work so hard to save an endless number of animals, and your courage and faith amaze me.  What surprises me the most is how many of you there are! From Jean’s sister, who helps in the Tracy, CA area ( Animal Rescue in Tracy)  to Laila who put me in contact with the people at Animal Compassion Team  in Fresno, CA, I am in awe of the network of people who help homeless animals.  I learned of a group who help get shelter animals adopted by posting…