quilting

My quilt guild is having a quilt show in May, and while I have never felt compelled to enter any of the quilts I have made, I may try to get a little more involved this year. There is a “challenge” quilt section for smaller…

A day off from school. Do you remember what a treat that was? The kids were so happy to be able to sleep in yesterday and get a head start on the weekend. It rained on and off all day, so that kept us indoors…

A fun knock on the door today when the Fed Ex man brought me this book that I won from a giveaway on Tanesha’s blog over at Crafty Garden Mom. The book is Block Party–The Modern Quilting Bee: The Journey of 12 Women, 1 Blog…

I actually finished this quilt, for Boy 1, a couple of weeks ago, but just got around to photographing it. These are not the best pictures, but they will have to do. The pattern is Wonky Canasta by Elizabeth Hartman. The fabric was a custom bundle…

Have you ever had one of those organizational projects that spirals out of control? Where you think that you are going to tackle a nagging project, but that leads to another, which leads to another, which leads to another… Well that is what happened around…

A relaxed Sunday this weekend. Boy 2 asked if he could make waffles on Sunday morning- a first. He is lactose-intolerant, so we adapted our familiar Betty Crocker recipe to use almond milk and I always swap out some of the white flour for whole…

A Saturday off of soccer left me some time to play with fabric. Saturdays will soon be filled with fencing, soccer and basketball games. Labor Day weekend is a nice respite as we gather our strength for the school and activity-filled year ahead. I played…

What I’m doing today: ~reading Major Pettrigrew’s Last Stand. Actually, I just finished it a few minutes ago and totally loved it. I mean it. You should read it. Next up, The Help, which, sadly I have already seen the movie (totally breaking a rule…

I had some plans for my free afternoon on Saturday. Well, I dug in and took a look at the quilt back that Boy 1 had designed with the leftover fabric from his quilt. Too complicated. A quick chat with said boy (who was highly…

We are back to it with a busy Saturday morning. First, a music recital for Boy 1, playing Martha My Dear by the Beatles. Then immediately over to Boy 2’s first soccer game of the season. (They won 4-2) And now, a free afternoon. It…