Month: July 2013

  • 2013 Quilt Odyssey

    2013 Quilt Odyssey

    Windblown has been traveling a bit this summer. This past weekend it was at Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It came home on Wednesday with a little something extra tucked into its box. Inside was an honorable mention ribbon and some very nice comments from the judges.

  • Munsell Color Wheel

    Munsell Color Wheel

    Color wheels fascinate me. I think they appeal to the part of me that loves organization. For the last couple of years, I’ve been making various color samples because I often teach color workshops or lectures to quilt guilds. If you like color wheels too and would like to make one of your own, I…

  • Winner of Timeless Star

    Winner of Timeless Star

    We have a winner! I turned to the random number generator on Random.org and the winner is #15, Sharon Driver! Congratulations, Sharon. I’ll be sending you my copy of Timeless Star. Enjoy!

  • Product Review: Timeless Star

    Product Review: Timeless Star

    If you’re looking for a good summertime novel about quilters, you might want to consider Timeless Star by Lynn Thompson, the pseudonym for Diana Forrester and Mary Clark of Double D Press. The mystery novel revolves around a group of ladies who go to a two week long antique quilt symposium. They go to learn…

  • Miami Valley Art Quilt Network

    Miami Valley Art Quilt Network

    On Saturday afternoon, I had the pleasure of going to a Miami Valley Art Quilt Network meeting to show my quilts. I’ve enjoyed getting to know several of these talented ladies over the years, and I got to know a few new ones, too. Because it was a small group, we had a lot of…

  • Cabin Window accepted

    Cabin Window accepted

    I opened up my email today and was completely surprised by an acceptance letter! It may sound funny, I suppose, but I sort of forgot that I submitted Cabin Window for consideration for the 2013 IQA show in Houston. How could I forget that? Well, I haven’t really made any “real” quilts this last year…

  • Purposeful Gift

    Purposeful Gift

    If you have been reading my blog for less than a year, you may not know about my precious grandson, Amalya Nathaniel. He was born about ten months ago with a congenital birth defect called anencephaly. That is where the skull does not fully develop, and it is not possible for babies with this condition…

  • New treasure for my studio

    New treasure for my studio

    We had the first day of our church garage sale today. I started early in the morning, helping to set up. Volunteering to set up has distinct advantages. I got to shop first! Look at this nice little treasure I brought home for my studio. For just $3, I got a nice little chest of…

  • Church garage sale

    Church garage sale

    I think I have enough local readers that it is worthwhile to do a quick announcement. Thursday and Friday, July 10 and 11, the church my sweet hubby pastors is having a garage sale. Calvary Chapel of Dayton is located at 4197 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, Ohio, The sale will be starting at 8 AM both…