I live on a farm with my husband, two bulldogs, one cat, three horses, and I have my own tractor. If I can spend any part of the day in my "sewing emporium" I am happy but...being a Grandma is my biggest thrill.
Racing To Beat The Rain!
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The really bad rainy day was supposed to come on Sunday.
We were okay with that - we were resting from the hike up to the ponies on
Saturday, and there w...
Real Energy Only™️
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Today, when the markets were plummeting, I had a dark chocolate with my
coffee. These are wrapped with pithy sayings on the inside. Today's read,
"Good e...
Inspired by Cheryl
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When I visited the Lebanon Quilt guild in 2024 I stayed with the guild
president. When she heard I was coming for the show she graciously invited
Christy...
7 Tips and Tools for Accurate Quilt Block Piecing
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7 Tips and Tools to improve accuracy in complex quilt piecing
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Sunrise Side Quilts
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I've had great fun making the quilts for the Sunrise Side collection (and
thank you Leigh Ann for making one too!) Here they are....
Eccentricity i...
Christmas Medallion Finished!
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Before we get too many months into the New Year I want to catch you up on
my most recent Christmas quilt named "*Christmas Medallion*". It measures
69" x 7...
Dream Big...
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little Mermaid
Dream BIG!
I'm starting 2020 in the studio working on
Santa orders, *a new website for Grimitives...*
thinking Spring with bunnies
an...
a new old project
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I've started to gain momentum on an old ufo. I'm quite excited about it
again. Back in 2014 I started making 6 inch blocks. A friend of mine was
finishi...
Little clay heads , sandy mastroni , Halloween
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I made all of these from air dry clay ,
I like the Sculpey clay the best ...... very nice to work with and does NOT
crack
so ....... The larger ones m...
moving the blog to a new home
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After more than a dozen years blogging here, I'm moving this content
forward and starting fresh with a new look and a new location. Please visit
me at hous...
catching up
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So, we had Christmas, and New Year, then we had the drought/heat wave, and
now we have the floods! Everything normal here in Australia.
I have been workin...
Lattice Quilt Top
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Some quilts take many inspirations to find their way.
This is one of those.
It started with this floral and gingham yucata cotton,
a gift from Patri...
FQS Quilt Along Month Four
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Hello and happy Wednesday! Today is block pattern release day for the Fat
Quarter Shop Clementine Quilt Along! And we're now about 2/3 of the way
finished ...
New Seasonal Series coming soon!
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While there are several inches of snow on our ground here in NW Iowa,
there are little signals that Spring is approaching. First off, our days
are growin...
Old Quilts New Life
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I absolutely love Folk Art as it is funky and a little unpredictable. Many
tell a story. I first saw this amazing embroidered quilt at the Folk Art
Museum ...
From the bin of scraps...
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Good fine summer morning to you all! I have been playing in the scrap
bins of late. We all have one, full of bits and pieces too big to throw
away and t...
That was the most amazing quilt. Love your pictures.
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