Ladies of the Lake 2008Ladies of the Lake 2008

I’m all retreated out!  I had a great time at my first-ever (but not last) quilting retreat last weekend.  Lots of sewing and even more eating. 

I started the quilt I designed (posted last week) on Friday morning.  By the time the retreat ended Saturday afternoon, I had all the blocks completed and the [...]

Big day

Today is a big day for my little ones.  Jude gets to wear his Batman (pajamas) costume to preschool for a fall party.  He can hardly stand the wait.  We’re augmenting the "costume" with the mask from last year’s Batman costume.  You know, making it more legit.  Jett will also be wearing his identical costume [...]

Quilts for the twin boys

A few weeks ago, I posted a preview of these quilts here.

And here I posted pictures of the little boys who will be receiving the quilts.

Here are the finished quilts!

Leslie said that she wanted bright colors and wanted the quilts to be similar but not exactly the same.

Once again, [...]

Alison’s baby shower

 

Look at this beautiful, glowing pregnant woman!  Doesn’t she look great?  Would you believe she’ll be 30 weeks along with twins next week?  She looks so small!

And check out this score:

And this is what she got from me:

Her baby girl names, you ask?

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Faith, Hope & Love quilt pattern

I have started the next quilt project on my customer list.  I’m still not done with the Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt; I am done with the quilting, though, a that’s a relief, it took a loooong time.  I’m in the process of hand binding it now, and that could take a while, too – I’ve [...]

Four Winds pattern now available

They’re here!

My printed patterns were delivered yesterday afternoon.  I was very, very pleased with the quality of the printing and overall finished product.

Let me tell you a little bit about the pattern booklet:

It is printed in full color. It is coil bound so that it can lie completely flat or [...]

Ames Shopper's Spree

Last Friday and Saturday I worked at the Adel Quilting and Dry Goods booth at the Central Iowa Shopper’s Spree at the Holiday Inn in Ames.  I had a great time.  There weren’t as many shoppers as anticipated, but it was an ok turnout.  With all of the flooding closing roads and highways across the [...]

Quilting only

I thought I’d post a picture of a quilt that was pieced by my friend Rozetta Fiscus – I did only the quilting on it.  She did such a good job with it.  At our Quilt Circle of Friends meeting, held at Adel Quilting and Dry Goods, Co., all who wanted to participate in a [...]

Four Winds

Here is one of my current projects. It’s a small quilt that will finish approximately 24″ square – great for putting on a table or hanging on a wall. I’m also writing a pattern for it; I will teach a class on how to construct the quilt later this year at Adel Quilting and [...]

Adel Quilting and Dry Goods

Let me tell you about one of my two favorite quilt shops.

Adel Quilting and Dry Goods is the shop closest to my home and heart. It’s owned by Jacque Johnson and her husband Frank. Check out their website here. Be sure to read up on Jacque’s blog here or as linked through the [...]