I had two tops on my design wall. Actually, it was parts of two tops and I had hoped to finish both of those this week and work on a third top during Quiltathon. I finished neither top — mainly because I never got serious sewing til after lunch on 2/29.

This is the [...]

[Read more →]

As quilters, we all have our Super Heroes or someone we look up to in the quilting world.  As I mentioned in my earlier post today, Bonnie Browning has been one of the people that I look up to a lot.   Imagine my surprise while reading my comments a while ago and there’s one from [...]

[Read more →]

Oh, do I feel like a slacker! Look at Ruthie’s Stash Busting Report! 77.75 yards Ruthie has used in two months! Except that I know Ruthie, I’d say she’s just dreaming but . . I know her! I’ve met her in person and I think I get to see her [...]

[Read more →]

It’s making me crazy.  First . . thanks to all of you who are helping those with problems.  Several have been monitoring my comments and helping those who are having problems.  I appreciate that a whole lot.
Some are sending me their login and passwords (I know .. you have to trust me a lot to [...]

[Read more →]

It’s always funny to me how a post starts on one blog, then someone else adds their thoughts and then someone else and first thing you know, every blog I’m reading is talking about the same thing. And, it’s kinda funny how I start out writing one blog entry and it turns into a [...]

[Read more →]

It’s funny how I mention the same things over and over and then all of a sudden, I get bombarded with requests for more info. The smoker picture seemed to get a lot of attention yesterday so here’s the info:
Here’s what a brand new one looked like before it had been used probably at [...]

[Read more →]

When I decide to do something, it’s pretty much a done deal. I doubt there are any women’s libbers reading my blog but before anyone gets offended, Vince and I talk about things before we buy them (except fabric and yarn). When we moved here, we had more stuff than would fit in [...]

[Read more →]

I’ve been wanting to grind my own flour for a very long time. I know . . some of you are rolling your eyes. It is funny though when you make homemade stuff. Once when Chad was younger, he was visiting his dad for a couple of weeks in the summer. [...]

[Read more →]

Seems to be a lot of participants in the Quiltathon, even though that darned button has caused lots of problems.  Sorry that it’s working for some of you and not others.  I’m not keeping count of how many are doing it and if you said you were going to do it and find that you [...]

[Read more →]

Monday Lunch
Split Pea Soup/Sandwiches
Monday Dinner
Chicken Creole
Rice
Soy/Orange Glazed Green Beans
Rolls
Tuesday Lunch
Chicken/Asparagus Quiche, Ravioli
Tuesday Dinner
Eating Meating
Wednesday Lunch
French Onion Soup & Tuna Sandwiches
Wednesday Dinner
Eating Meeting
Thursday Lunch
Chicken Creole, Rice
Green Beans
Thursday Dinner
Lentil/Vegetable Soup, Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Friday Lunch
Pizza
Friday Dinner
Pork Roast & Gravy, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Biscuits
Saturday Dinner
Grilled Steak, Baked Potatoes, Salad
Sunday Dinner
Meatballs, Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread

[Read more →]