A Quilty Cannery

It's Juneteenth, and the start of a new week. Today, my l love, I meet with the funeral director at the Cremation Society. I also need...

One thing that has been especially tough since you left us is how bereft our baby girl is without you. She seeks you out, she is on...

I started writing this blog, a year ago, as a personal journal and a way to share with my beloved husband some of my thoughts and...

And with a little soil and a mist of water, the first seeds are planted! Our last average frost is April 30th, and it's usually warm...

And the longarm journey begins... With the start of February, I decided to finally finish the "Among the Stars" top I had started in 2022....

Last Saturday, we took a drive up to Waite Park, MN to Crafter's Direct, because they have a huge inventory of White Mountain...

It wouldn't be January with out the Saint Paul Winter Carnival... and for me, it wouldn't be the winter carnival without the Orchid Show...

We started and finished another White Clouds puzzle this week! This all about potato chips, and was really fun and fast to put together!...

January in review January started out with required home isolation, and lots of time on my hand. My new longarm machine was also...

This time of year is a great time for a family activity in the game room. We started a tradition of a puzzle around Christmas a few...

In December, I took a quick girls' trip to Chicago with my best friend and her daughter. During the trip, I was finally able to take the...

In January, I completed two entire quilt tops: the Tula Pink Mad Hatter's quilt, and and the Lockport Illusion quilt. Before the start...

This week, I've been inspired by Karen Brown from Just Get It Done Quilts to begin the sewing room project I've been avoiding. She is...

A new journey written in thread... I was watching some YouTubers and their free motion and longarm quilting advice. One thing that came...

I made some progress on putting together my longarm and frame this long holiday weekend! Not as much as I was hoping, but I'm okay with...

This week, it was finally time to take down the Christmas Quilt that was hanging in the front hallway. Normally, I put up either a...

I finally made the time to put the binding on this Spools wallhanging that I started in 2022. This beautiful wallhanging (for the wall...

I had planned a series of posts all about the Mad Hatter's Tea Party quilt, but it went much faster than I expected. It was 15 days,...

Last night, I tried a new recipe from a home chef YouTuber that claimed that it was "better than takeout" chicken fried rice. It looked...