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  • A Good Effort

    I’ve had another fabulous finish! “The Secret of Sugar Meadow” is show ready for Maine Quilts in Augusta, July 24-26th. Be there! My piped binding came out like a champ– many thanks to Susan Cleveland for her “Piping Hot Binding”… Continue reading

    A Good Effort
  • Carefree Highways Tutorial

    Most of my progress since returning to my belove Quiltopia has been on my Carefree Highways quilt– I have a November deadline to enter it into the brand new, New England AQS show which I already have hotel reservations for… Continue reading

    Carefree Highways Tutorial
  • Cuteness Overload

    Sugar Meadow Pinks are here! Only my most diehard fans will remember me saying how I wanted to breed chickens this year. I imagined my Rhode Island Red rooster would mate with a white Brahma hen and the result would… Continue reading

    Cuteness Overload
  • All She Did Was Push a Button!

    Congratulations to Hap Purcey in SW Florida who won a blue ribbon earlier this year with her gorgeous “Flowers of the Month” quilt! After hearing her machine embroidery work being compared to “just pushing a button” at an earlier show,… Continue reading

    All She Did Was Push a Button!
  • She’s here!

    I was determined to swing hard last week and I did… despite battling the knowledge that any moment, we would get a call to make a very special trip. Before that happened, most of my time was spent on the… Continue reading

    She’s here!
  • The Marigold Project

    Here I am with spring in full bloom and a thousand new project ideas taking seed in my grey matter. Will they come up as weeds or show plants? Let’s jump in– then you decide! This is my third spring… Continue reading

    The Marigold Project
  • Happy Mother’s Day from Swirly Girl!

    What? I’m a day late, you say? Didn’t you hear. I enjoyed myself so much on Mother’s Day, I have declared it is rolling over through Monday this year. Yesterday, I was treated to breakfast at the cabin– French Toast,… Continue reading

    Happy Mother’s Day from Swirly Girl!
  • Out of the Office…

    Four days last week were devoted to travelling to my granddaughter-to-be’s baby shower! The due date is May 21st, just around the corner. I am pleased to say, all of the gifts I had in my mind to make were… Continue reading

    Out of the Office…
  • Forget Spring…

    Since spring has forgotten us, we’re returning the favor and skipping it– we’re going straight to summer! Today is in the eighties with sunny skies– I am ready to dive in. But wait! Unfortunately, every minute of this week is… Continue reading

    Forget Spring…
  • Happy Easter!

    And what an Easter it was– we had the entire cast of characters for a nice long weekend. The Bunny Brothers made an appearance. Eggs were hidden, then found. (I still may be finding some over the course of the… Continue reading

    Happy Easter!