On Ringo Lake is pieced together! I am just waiting for the backing fabric to arrive and then off to the long-arm quilter. I'm so...

Yes, you read the title right, "Snow Day...Again." Although it is light and sometimes more ice balls, it is still April 16th and snowing....

Maybe they had more right than we do now. Life was a little more simple then. No cell phones, no texting. Real communication, meaningful...

As I have been pressing hard to finish On Ringo Lake before Monday, I have learned a few things: 1. Even though I can teach children to...

Yesterday evening I finished up sewing the blocks Pleaides quilt blocks together. What do you think??? It isn't the best picture, but it...

Check back for more On Ringo Lake drama! April 2: Row One & Two April 3: Row Three April 4: OOPS Row Four April 5: Fixed Row Four & Row...

Oh boy! Spring sure came in like a lion! The first day I got sick. Yuck. Not quite sure if it was the flu or strep throat. Either way, I...

In the midst of On Ringo Lake, I have been working on the Pleiades Quilt challenge. Both of these projects have been out of my comfort...

What else is there to do when you feel like spending the day in grief? Quilt. It always helps take my mind off of the situation at hand....

Here are a few tips and observations from a few tough quilt blocks I am making: Steam first, press second.* Press. Press. Press. Press...

Yesterday was five months from the day I found my grandmother dead. Today it feels like it was yesterday, not months ago. Her dementia...

Choices, oh the choices! Do I clean and do laundry? Do I work on "On Ringo Lake"? Do I work on the Pleiades Quilt? I think I must chose...

As a preschool teacher, my unspoken motto was, "I'm not loosing to a 3 year-old!" As a quilter, my motto is becoming, "I'm not loosing to...

What a week it has been. A little background... in 2006 my neurologist suggested a Vegas Nerve Stimulator as a therapeutic option. You...

YAY... This one was a challenge. I changed a few things though. The pattern suggest starting from the outside in, rather than my typical...