Inspiration

After looking at the block I made yesterday for the Jelly Roll sampler, I decided I didn’t like it.  It doesn’t have enough contrast so….do over!  This is better.  It will look much nicer with the other blocks and has a little more personality.  I will save the other one and sew it into the […]

This is block seven for the Moose on the Porch Quilt Along.  I am not sure I like the light squares in the center, but since this quilt is for my daughter and it’s all about the shoes, I wanted to put the stilettos in.  I may make another one using the four square with

Yesterday I stopped in to my local quilt shop to look at some Superior Thread after reading a number of comments about it on our flickr group for the Journey Quilting Bee. While I was there, I saw this adorable new fabric. It is called Rainy Days and Monday by Riley Blake Designs. I love

Last year when I was helping my mother-in-law and father-in-law move out of their home of 55 years to move to a retirement community, my mother-in-law gave me several beautiful things from her kitchen.  Among them was this silver candleabra.  It was very tarnished and I wasn’t sure I would be able to resurrect it.