My Quilt Diary

After much dithering, I decided to use the blue-grey solid for the inner border. The batik has areas that pick out both the grey and so...

Over the weekend, I dug out a few pieces of fabric that might read as solids and that I had enough of for a wide border. Except for the blu...

Yesterday I sewed the last row in place. It was gusty and growing dark, so I took a chance that the morning would be better for a photo...

Since I have no place to lay the rows out (without adding much dog hair), I pinned the sewn segment to the curtain behind the sofa. A...

Finally I have assembled enough blocks that I think can be turned into a single bed size quilt. 35 crumb blocks and 24 setting blocks a...

On Tuesday the years fell away and I was happily back with my friend, Cynthia, from  Wabi Sabi Quilts . The foreign community in ...

Morning walks with Nikko take me past the kindergarten at the end of the street. Along the borders of the playground are a few cherry t...

It is a bit difficult to see the total effect when the blocks re laid out on another quilt, especially the busy nine-patch on a single b...

Sitting on the sofa listening to rain pitter-pattering on the range hood outside ... suddenly it seemed to have stopped. Oh goody, I can...

It's nice to have a bit of take-along work, and I'm surprised how much can be done on train rides if I can grab a seat. Of cours...

Well, I really don't need a challenge. I have enough stuff on my to-do list. There is the "Cathedral Window" challenge wi...

On Sunday it seemed that Spring was just around the corner ... sun and balmy weather ... That was all the plum tree needed to burst i...

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...