My Quilt Diary

Last night I put the final stitches into the next "I-Spy" quilt. This one for a little baby boy. I took this picture in th...

Yesterday was my first daughter's birthday. When she was born, we planted this plum tree in celebration, and usually we enjoy her ...

It's cold out here, Mom, could you step out and remove the ice from my drink? Pretty please? A few years ago, our choir-room ch...

Prepare for a string of posts ..... I would not have thought of attending that big quilt show on the opening day. I knew there would be th...

This was the view outside my garden door this morning. I didn't even try to open the door to access the compost pile. It had beg...

Somehow this went to the family blog.  I guess I need to pay better attention when writing a post. Jan 18 at 3:29 PM ...

 I am beginning to wonder how I will know when I am done. As long as there are little spaces, there is possibility for adding embell...

Here is a picture of a real Mola that has been in my collection for many years.  After assembling my pseudo-mola vest, I have begun to f...

If I am going to finish this project by the end of this month, it is time to stop procrastinating and get going. I think by now I have ...

Right on the edge, this was either to be the last quilt of 2017 or the first this year. I finished turning the binding yesterday, put a ...

Are you ready to greet the new year? Though varying from region to region, in the types of trees used and arrangement, the "Kadoma...

Saturday I finished widening the backing by adding a strip of the same yellow print that I used on the front inner border. This pastel ...

Yesterday included a long trip into town for a District Scout meeting. Usually, I just attend on line but that meeting was a chance to meet ...

Two more row have now been added to the latest I-spy. Having decided it would be easier to add one more row to the length and width tha...

The I-Spy quilt is now 31" x 40". Much of this stitching was completed either on the train or in meetings. I have decided t...

The last two I-Spy quilts I made, I used five-inch prints with a one inch colored sashing. This one on the right used a two inch border...

Well, if there is some progress, it is not on the Mola. It is hard to work on a Mola while riding a train or sitting in a meeting. It t...