Category Archives: Quilting

Quilts like to be on beds, not folded up.  Over the last several years, my quilts have been piling up on the bed in Aaron’s bedroom.  I counted them once.  I think there were 120 or 130 quilts layered here.  … Continue reading →

Today, while sorting through more piles of Stuff, I found this slip of paper with my dear friend, Helen Clegg’s Quilt Testimony. I quilted with Helen every week for years.  She died on 23 November 2022. Quilting by Helen Clegg … Continue reading →

Here are 3 more quilts I’ve completed this year.  All were works in process before we left on our last mission, so they just needed to be quilted and bound. This pattern was designed by my friend, Paula McKinley. These … Continue reading →

We seem to have skipped winter this year.  I’ve moved on to early spring.  I’ve hung my Windy Days quilt and put out some butterflies, both use Tilda fabrics, which I love. The blonde wind-blown girl in the bottom corner … Continue reading →

I want to include these historical photos of my quilt group and my dear friends.  For the last 30 years or so, we’ve met weekly, shared stitching, stories and friendship.  These women are each dear to me. These photos were … Continue reading →

I’ve been finishing some of my I Spy quilts this month.  Six more are ready for quilting.  Back in the day (about 10-15 years ago) when I made these, I couldn’t stop making them.  I struggle with a condition that … Continue reading →

Sledding with the kids at the cabin after Christmas reminded me that a long long time ago (2004) I started a quilt of sledders going down a hill.  I found the pattern for this block in a sampler quilt called … Continue reading →

I wanted to include a photo of my Whig Rose Quilt while it’s hanging this year for Christmas.  This is one of my masterpieces, worked on for many years. Below are a few photos of the quilt as it progressed.