klein meisje quilts

I needed two shots to get the cast of thousands (ok, cast of 169). This year, it was "Follow Me" a look at the calling of the wom...

I am getting ready to teach a Buzz Saw class--it has been a while since I made one, so I have been having fun making samples this week. Thi...

Eve decided, like her mother, to make many of her Christmas gifts. Also like her mother, it is the middle of January and there are several ...

Here is my little dragon teeth quilt, finishes about 20" by 25". Maggie's teeth in progress. Patricia and her daughter with a ...

I gave this class for the first time today at the Portage Park Center for the Arts. I have very generous students who help me edit my works...

I need to bind this yet, and talk someone in this house into holding it for a full shot. I cut 5 inch squares of large prints as I used th...

I have taken on a third part time job. A friend and I were talking about if we gave up all our part time jobs and side enterprises to conce...

My sweet Seth and his friend Margo acolyting on the third Sunday of Advent

I have been making gift bags for about 15 years. I donate them to my kids schools craft fairs where they have become popular items. The me...

A few weeks ago I had a Dragon Teeth workshop at the Portage Park Center for the Arts. My samples are in the first and last photo, and my s...

I finally broke down and bought a new camera/computer cord. This means I will find the lost cord this week, as usually happens in this hous...

Being born in the middle of 20 cousins (on one side--26 on the other!) has given me the advantage of remembering them all well--those at t...

(note to relatives horrified at the condition of my laundry room and that I am showing it--this is part of a ring of quilters posting photos...

I have not been posting as we have lost the cord to upload from the camera to the computer. I have 2 posts ready, but not the photos. One...

This was my second maple leaf--I had most of the blocks made and searched for the best orange for the setting strips and border. I found th...

Judy and others have been posting maple leaf quilts. I have made two, this is the first, made about 8 years ago--one that got away without ...

My Grandma Dykstra's kitchen on our farm was a wonderful aqua/turquoise color with red counters and clock. We moved into this house whe...

I haven't gotten the binding on this yet, but it is time I update this blog. This quilt has many influences. Of course, the Gee's B...

I used Bonnie's trip directions to make this great quilt. I cut my strips 2" by 19", used 9 strips in each set, and found if ...

My small group has wonderful dyeing days, where we each chip in a number of procion dyes that we share. We gather in a member's yard an...