• Applique All Day with The Fat Quarter Shop!

    The best way to learn how to applique is to start with an easy block and jump right in!  The Fat Quarter Shop’s made that “sew” easy for you!  They carry all the applique tools, Aurifil 80wt. applique thread and of course hundreds of fabrics to choose from. Today you’ll find block six from the Applique All Day Series, exclusively on…

  • Milkshake Update

    When I look back over the past week, I can’t believe we’ve made it through. Thursday of last week I took Milkshake back to the vet convinced it was time to say goodbye.  She was so weak, she hadn’t eaten in 4 days, and she could hardly walk.  Our vet said to let her have one more day to see if the…

  • For The Love of a Dog

    I posted this picture and story about Milkshake on Instagram last July, but in case you missed it here it is again… “The love from this old dog has taught me so much: It knows no end, it has no limit and it will always be there. She’s my senior rescue (13) and she has congestive heart failure. We’ve known…

  • Happy New Year Everyone!

    I love doing a giveaway, especially to start a New Year!  Just imagine, some Sugar Plum Christmas could be coming your way before it even ships to the stores!  Are you ready for the winners of the New Year’s giveaway? If you see your name below, you’ve got a goodie coming in the mail as soon as you email me your…

  • Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!

    Join me this New Year’s Eve for a Bunny Hill giveaway!  It’s time to celebrate the end of a year and the start of another and I’ve been gathering up things to give away.   I brought some samples back from quilt market and found some other treats that Moda’s sent me over the last year.  I’ve got two fat…

  • Applique all Day Block Three

    Guess what day today is?  It’s another “Applique All Day” day over on the Fat Quarter Shop blog!  If you love applique but you don’t have “all day” to make something, block three is perfect for you!   It’s raw edge applique!  Just fuse and straight stitch on your machine (using Aurifil 80 wt thread of course).  You can have…