Category: Sweet hubby

  • Push-up #6 begun

    Push-up #6 begun

    I began Push-Up #6 during our little private retreat earlier this month. I’ve stabbed at it a little at a time over the past two weeks, between all the other holiday activities. I’d like to finish it by tomorrow, so I thought if I blogged about it, I’d be held accountable. It began with this…

  • Taking a private retreat

    Taking a private retreat

    Last Friday, in the middle of the first snow storm of the year, sweet hubby carried me off to a little getaway. We have friends who have a timeshare, but they weren’t able to use it this year, so he conspired with them and we ended up with a week away in French Lick, Indiana.…

  • 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…

  • Mobile studio

    Mobile studio

    Sweet hubby surprised me this week by suggesting we take a little creative retreat for a couple of days. He removed the dining table from the RV that my Dad gave us, and he put my portable sewing table in its place. It fit perfectly! Of course, that meant we had to eat our meals…

  • Giveaway: Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits

    Giveaway: Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits

    Today, I’m part of the blog tour for Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits. As part of the blog tour, I had the great honor of being able to interview Martha Sielman, the force behind this beautiful book. I hope you’ll enjoy it! 1) Martha, you are involved with quilting in many different ways. You…

  • Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes; days 2 & 3

    Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes; days 2 & 3

    A funny thing happened on Monday night. We went to bed, all tucked up in our little RV, when we noticed something terribly wrong with our very comfy, very reliable air mattress. It started getting rather flat. Sweet hubby valiantly tried to re-inflate the poor thing at 1 in the morning, but by morning it…

  • First step, Plan B

    First step, Plan B

    I took the first step of Plan B today. I really wanted a different look for this quilt, and I’m not exactly sure if I’ll be able to pull it off, but that’s not going to stop me from trying. I’m hoping to create some beautiful, but controlled, watercolor washes. My initial attempt was dismal,…

  • Wellington Country Inn

    Wellington Country Inn

    I’ve been laying low recently. Literally. Here’s the reason: Some dear friends gifted us with three nights at a bed and breakfast in the little town of Wellington, Ohio. (Thank you!!! You know who you are!) Since sweet hubby is a pastor, we left after church and stayed through Wednesday morning. Since we were there…

  • 2013 IQF Cincinnati, part 2

    2013 IQF Cincinnati, part 2

    I thought I’d share a few more quilts from the 2013 International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati. This one was sweet hubby’s favorite. He particularly liked the intense turquoise color. I always take pictures of beautiful quilting. Here are a few quilted details that caught my eye and begged me to stare. I’ll leave you with…

  • Today’s task

    Today’s task

    I had the opportunity to sneak in a couple hours of sewing Saturday night so that I finished piecing all of the blocks. Sunday morning before church, and then again in the afternoon, I finished cutting the 6-1/2″ alternate blocks. In the evening our church gathered to watch “The Big Game,” so I set up…