I inherited thirty of these blocks from my mother-in-law.  I really don't know whether she made them herself, or whether she also inhe...

Another Orphan Here's my second quilt created from blocks just lying around.  I started with the five pieced blocks, three of the ...

Seven years ago, in January, 2006, I posted my first blog post.  That would be impressive if I had continued the process all this time, but...

I began this fall wall hanging about a year ago while staying at my sister's house taking care of my mother. Now here it is, finall...

I've started work on a small quilt for Alzheimer's Art Quilts.  It's been a long time since I made one, mine have all sold, an...

I'm back to post my Hoffman Challenge entry for this year. This year's fabric with the giant pink and lavender roses is not ...

I love the way this turned out so much that will be hard to part with it for Project Linus. I wish I had a baby in the family to give it...

Happy New Year.  It's been a while.  Household work and Christmas and other activities have kept me out of the studio and away from Blog...

I'm feeling more cheerful about my work since the last post for several reasons.  One is shown below.  My daughter-in-law took the Athen...

1.  Sometimes less is more.  I like the way this charity quilt turned out with minimal quilting.  With the polyester batting, it should be e...

Must get motivated.  Must get motivated. This will not help much. Here's the latest Hoffman Challenge fabric.  First off, fabric ...

The Interpret This!   door revisited.  What Photoshop can do with a basic quilt!

I hardly ever make something in seasonal colors.  It's tempting, but I know that by the time a piece is done the season will be just a ...

Well, at least I don't spread conspiracy theories!

I've been involved with two guild shows in the last month.  The first one is the South Bend-Mishawaka guild show in the Mishawaka main...

While I was out of touch this summer, I missed the big blogosphere discussion of "modern quilting" and the Dumbing Down of Quiltin...

I finished the top of the Athena's Puzzle quilt and started on the final stage.  The blocks in this design are set diagonally, but inste...

Here we are--my version of I Spy a Four Patch, by Bonnie Hunter.   It was good discipline for me to sit down and finish a quilt in an assig...

Debra Spincic is organizing another quilting smackdown to make quilts for local veterans and their families.  You can read about it on her...

I finished the blocks for the Athena's Puzzle quilt (in fact with my usual inability to count, I made three extra), and have laid them ...