My Quilt Diary

Today we basted the quilt. We had to lay it out on the floor because the school multipurpose room was not available. I did not take picture...

Today we finished sewing the top together and decided the borders. This is the time of year I start looking at what we have done and counti...

I hardly need a challenge to get things done but when Amy amyscreativeside.com posted her one week challenge, I figured it would be reasona...

This weekend was theWomen's Conference in the lovely hills of Izu Southwest of Tokyo. This yearly conference was started many years a...

From my earliest years I loved dolls. I got a teddy bear for my first Christmas and from then on, almost every photo of me includes one doll...

Today the ASIJ quilt is featured on Quilt Inspiration - .If you have never visited this site and are looking for ideas or inspiration, you ...

Little did I know when my son set up a "blog" what I was in for other than simply letting my kids see what I had made. At that tim...

I am beginning to realize, since I began this blog, that my little picture notebook I had been using as a diary all these years is missing a...

For many years I have been wishing for an oval hoop but had not seen one for sale in years. When daughter Marie asked me what I wanted for C...

This is the progress so far on the banner. The outer border was pieced from scraps today and sewed in place. The total size is 90 x 46 inch...

This post is, in part, for my youngest son who has begun to create things with his own children. Having been the youngest in line with many ...

The sheep continue to gather at David's feet and some are heading for the hillside. (Thank you Marlene, they were right where you sent m...

I put my table runner into the Quilting Bloggers weekly theme contest. I know for a fact that all you guys have gorgeous runners because I h...

Anyone seen some sheep? David is now on duty with nothing to do. The strings on the harp will get put in during quilting. I looked at Googl...

In March 2004, a group of mothers joined efforts to create a quilt for the silent auction at The American School in Japan's spring ...

You Bloggers and your ideas, now you've done it! First I had to get rid of my valentine runner in October by making something for the fa...

Last year I made a banner for the Womens' Conference at Amagi Sanso. The theme was "stories" so I made a hanging banner using...

Yokohama Quilt Week I am not sure why this is called "Quilt Week" when it only lasts 4 days but often when Japanese use foriegn w...

For two years in a row, I have had November deadlines for Christmas presents. Well, it is my own fault for making Advent calendars that ha...

Back to Fukuda Field. This time along with about 500 Scouts and Scouters for the BSA-SAJ Friendship Pareol-O-Ree. Although the nights were ...