November 30th
My little guy is turning 11. Tomorrow. My goodness, when did that happen?
So we went to celebrate with the world’s most famous mouse yesterday.
Perfect weather, perfect company, perfect day.
We rode rides. Some tame….
…and others not so tame.
We had a blast finding folks to trade pins with.
My birthday buddy traded for these three pins,
including two of [...]
November 28th
For those of you out in blog land who celebrate the American tradition of Thanksgiving, I hope you all had a wonderful day and that you enjoyed a delicious meal surrounded by your family and friends. We were blessed to have my brother and his wife, Bob and Cheri, and my folks here visiting with [...]
November 26th
Can you almost smell them?
With the help of my little chef, Andrew (who did all the pie crimping himself), our pies are perfect and waiting to be served tomorrow after a bountiful, traditional Thanksgiving meal. My brother and sister-in-law arrived this afternoon along with my folks, and a 22 pound gobbler is awaiting the roasting pan in the [...]
November 23rd
We made our family’s secret recipe Chex Party Mix tonight so I could take a few photographs for the new book. Since I’m among friends, I thought I’d share it with you in advance of the book’s release. Once again, our kitchen has that wonderful savory, spicy smell that heralds the holidays for our family. I hope [...]
November 20th
Guess what I found on my doorstep yesterday?
WILBUR BUDS!
Pat Deck sent me a sweet surprise in the mail — just because! She knows how much I love — no, adore — Wilbur Buds, and she was so kind to think of me when she found them at a local shop close to where she lives.
Pat, you’re [...]
November 17th
I’ve been hard at work (um, play) collaborating with Birgit on a dynamite new design for Christmas that I can hardly wait to share it with you all. The star blocks shown above are just an itty-bitty sneak peak of the quilt center. Today, I was busy stitching the oh-so-fun-to-sew borders (shown below)…
…when my friendly neighborhood Fed [...]
November 13th
I admit it: I’m a gadget girl. I love quilting tools. Nifty new notions make my heart go pitter-pat! I love trying new techniques and new tools but even better, I love inventing unique new tools that are REALLY USEFUL.
So if you haven’t heard about my latest ruler, please allow me to introduce it to you! [...]
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November 10th
I just had to share…..
You may remember Linda Felton’s Anvils quilt from a recent blog post. There was an itty bitty issue with the quality of the photos she originally sent, so she was gracious enough to send them again so I could share them with you. I just knew you’d enjoy seeing them.
Anvils Mystery Quilt, by [...]
November 5th
What a fun morning!
Our small neighborhood quilting group (you remember these terrific gals from here) met at my house this morning for a stitch-n-gab (sans Charm, unfortunately. Hey Charm — we missed you, but we’ll see you next week) and we got quite a bit accomplished.
Caroline brought her pretty Jelly Roll quilt top to add the [...]
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November 4th
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope this week is going well for you out in cyberland!
My dear friend, Birgit Schuller, sent me a photo of her Anvils mystery quilt top, and I just had to share:
Fabulous! I just love the colors and fabrics you chose, Birgit. Can’t wait to see how you quilt it!
A special request…
Birgit has [...]