One of the things that really bug me with traditional binding (making a pocket for the ends) is that it's bulky where the ends meet up, ...

At Christmas I considered making my sister's husband a mug rug to go with his bag of coffee.  She didn't think he would get much u...

I might be on a record here ... two M.M.S. blocks done in one month!  Three more blocks to go.  I think I could actually finish this by su...

Finally finished block 5 of the Merry Merry Snowman quilt.  Four more to.  At this pace I might actually finish it before Christmas!  ...

Some of you know that in December a co-worker of mine passed away.  It was sudden, shocking, and so very sad.  Brian was an amazing man, lov...

I've been hearing a lot lately about mug rugs.  They are larger than a coaster to accomodate your beverage and a snack.  The other benef...

Over the summer, I joined a few friends on a girls trip to the Olympic Peninsula.  We stopped at quilt shops and had lunch at Hurricane R...

Here's what I made my Mom for Christmas.  I tried to incorporate the colors of her house (purple/salmon/beige) plus her favorite color ...

Recently I joined a new forum, Quilting Board , after lurking around it for awhile.  There are so many great ideas from such talented peopl...

Since I've learned to sew and quilt, I'm embracing decorating my tables for the seasons or holidays.  I didn't want to decorat...

I used to have a home office.  Then I didn't need the home office anymore.  At that point, the piles started to grow.  If I didn't k...

Cancer sucks!  A friend was recently diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.  He's had lymph nodes removed, had his lungs drained of fluid a f...

I know it's been awhile since I posted... I have been working on some sewing projects for a client, and I finished one blanket that I c...

Most quilt patterns are in sizes of lap/crib, twin, queen and king.  I want something in between.  Maybe I'm just being difficult and ...

I promised to write about the good and bad of my experiences.  This blanket has both, but I learned some new things and in the end I like t...

When my friend Judi suggested I try quilting, and I was a little intimidated I might add, she had me start with the flying geese pattern. ...