• Night at the Ritz

    I’ve always wanted to make a two color quilt and the new gray and ivory in Puttin’ on the Ritz fabric just called to me! lately I find myself adding a lot of white and gray to my decorating so why not to a quilt? Mooch loves how this quilt turned out.  The minute I folded up the quilt she was…

  • Building Blocks in Pink and Blue

    Did you know that Mooch’s favorite birds were the inspiration for the pink version of “Building Blocks”? She’s one smart cat… …it was her idea to put birds on this quilt. She’s a bird watcher extraordinaire and a genius when she wakes up from a nap. She may look sleepy eyed but she’s been dreaming and  I make sure I…

  • Just a few squirrely friends

    We all have a few squirrely friends don’t we?  Ha!  Right now all my friends are wondering if I consider them squirrely.  The dictionary defines squirrely (yes it’s slang) as being eccentric, flighty and maybe a bit odd. Think about this…Henrietta doesn’t see a thing wrong with being squirrely.  Most of her friends are squirrely and so this month I’m…

  • Don’t you love Friday?

    I love Friday don’t you?  I’m especially happy this Friday because my new block of the month, Raining Cats and Dogs just arrived at my quilter’s house!  She’ll work her magic and by next week I’ll be binding and sewing on embellishments.  I just can’t wait to show you the finished quilt!  New patterns are coming very soon!   To…

  • Pat Sloan’s Radio goes to Quilt Market!

    I adore Pat Sloan.  She’s made the quilting world so much fun by hosting her radio show every week.  She brings many different talents into our homes and makes us feel like we’re sitting right there with her!     American Patchwork and Quilting is now the sponsor of Pat’s show!  Congratulations Pat on such a winning combination! Pat was at International…

  • The Newest Love in my Life

    Lily arrived on Thursday!  Here she is 1 1/2 hours old peeking at the world… I got the call from my son in Germany telling me she had arrived around 5:30 in the morning and I haven’t stopped smiling since!  Amazing how much happiness a new granddaughter can bring!  Lily won’t remember being 1 1/2 hours old but I’ll never…