Leaving behind 2019 has me with mixed feelings. There were a lot of changes in my life "last" year. Happy, sad, life changing, open...

Welcome to 2020! Today begins Jen's new challenge! I finished up my 2019 Monthly Color Challenge in December, but it is yet to be...

Have you ever thought about prepping for a new quilting project? If you have what do you do? Until a few years ago I hadn't thought about it

Last week I shared a couple different fabric palettes for those who would prefer different colors. Using those color combos, I'm going to...

For as long as I can remember, and many years longer, the same thing has taken place every Christmas eve. The traditions started with my...

I can't believe the quilt along is coming to an end. These last few months sure have went fast! I love how mine turned out. I still need...

Jasper is a opaque stone that gets the red color from iron. This stone can also be yellow, brown and even green. The Hebrew name is...

The hardest part of finishing the Jen's quilt was finding that missing block!!! This year I made my blocks from scraps so the blocks are...

First things first; click here to be direction to the Diary of a Patriot Facebook group to download the fabric requirements. I love...

I couldn't pick just one video about this charity. To many tugged on my heart! Quilts of Valor is one of my favorite charities. As a...

Beryl is a green-gray stone. It was likened up the "color of the sea." The Hebrew word for Beryl is Shosham. It is believe this gemstone...

In passing yesterday I mention I am joining Cheryl Slebota's 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge. Thankfully she offered us writing prompts to...

Can you believe it is December already? Another year and decade is almost past! I've seen so many people with their decade pictures. When...

The word onyx means "nail of the finger" in Greek. The banding in onyx stones can sometimes resemble that of a fingernail. Onyx was...

Agate is a type of fine grain quartz. Layers upon layers of different mineral compounds forming a large stone overtime. From reading, it...