LUCKY STARS DETOUR QUILT

| September 7, 2008

About a year ago, four of us (Ginger, Marla, Sherry and sao) decided to collaborate to make a quilt to donate to the wonderful folks serving in the military.  We went to Quilter’s Corner and picked out fabric to make  a LUCKY STARS QUILT.  However, because of LIFE it became ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ to get everyone together at […]

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS IN MIDLOTHIAN SHANGRI LA

| July 11, 2008

I enjoyed a fabulous day today with quilty friends, Marla and Ginger, in Shangri La (AKA Midlothian, VA.)  Marla is not only an accomplished quilter, but she is also a talented gardener and decorator.  LOOK AT MARLA’S FLOWERS – they remind me of an English Garden!  And isn’t the little white picket fence sweet!?     Just as […]

FABRIC STASHBUSTERS, and QUILTY SHOW AND TELL

| July 11, 2008

FABRIC STASHBUSTERS Some of us have accumulated a wealth of fabric – known in the quilty world as our stash.  STASHBUSTER GROUPS are abundant in the online world of quilters trying to control their artistic impulses (aka buying fabric habit.)  Here is a new way to use up that collection…..invite in three wannabe fashion designers and […]

Featherweight – Antiques – TOO MUCH FUN!

| July 3, 2008

Singer Featherweight 221 I am really excited – on July 20 – I am getting a Singer Featherweight 221 – all the way from England from Graham Forsdyke (who I understand is the King of the FW and of the antique world – thank you, Peggy, for that insight!)  I have been wanting a little […]

BOXY STARS – QUILT GUILDS – July 1st, 2008

| July 2, 2008

I like it when a new month starts – it is almost as good as New Year’s Day – I get to turn the page on the calendar and start my new monthly TO DO LIST – carefully including all of the things on the list that I have already accomplished TODAY so that I […]