Quilting, family, and life
workshops I teach
Quilt Alliance is on a mission to get all quilters to label their quilts. According to a survey that they cite, only 58% of quilters regularly label their quilts. They currently have a pledge form you can fill out where … Continued
For the last few years, I’ve posted brief summaries of the year as it ended. I haven’t been posting much lately, and with the loss of my sweet hubby, I was hesitant to do a review this year, but I … Continued
Last Saturday was moving day for DD#1 and her husband. Smart girl that she is, she graciously agreed to be my assistant while I taught my “Making Faces” fused appliqué portrait workshop to the Friendship Quilters Guild of Coldwater, Ohio. … Continued
This past week or so I’ve had the great fun of spending lots of time with Hazel in one form or another. It started with quilting the two little portraits of her at three months and ten months old. Earlier … Continued
It’s been a long couple weeks. First, I focused completely on taming George so I could quilt my secret, 84″ x 84″ quilt in just one week. Mission accomplished! I finished in time to then re-focus on the next task, … Continued
We had a special Valentine’s Day weekend this year. We went up to Louisville, Ohio and stayed in a nice little bed and breakfast. I’m especially fond of historic architecture, and this beautiful house was built in 1886. All of … Continued
Last week, sweet hubby and I drove up to Cleveland. Wow! It was really cold up there! But it was worth the trip because we got to spend time with some ladies we met a few years ago. Eighteen ladies … Continued
I can’t believe it is already the end of 2014! This has been a busy, eventful year for our family. Being “Mimi” means a lot of quilt making gets put on hold temporarily so I can focus completely on little … Continued