klein meisje quilts

These quilts were made for my parents' 45th and 50th anniversaries. The 45 Tulips are from Mary Hickey's Angle Antics--a book with m...

My mother bought this wonderful redwork quilt included in a box of linens at an auction near home, and discovered her grandmother's name...

My photos aren't so good this year of the big cast. Here is Eve as the Tree of Life, Seth and his classmates as Ezekiel's Dry Bones...

In 2004 I prepared a few pieces to present to a jury for inclusion in the Illinois Artisans Shop. I only got a few done when I decided to go...

I am home, trying to keep quiet for a while until classes start again. I am pulling out a few projects that were just about done, then the l...

We did manage to all be in the same state and time zone for about a day on January 4th. Andy and Eve had been on the East Coast. Here also...

From the Davis and Dykstra family. (Paul is stranded on the plaines of Nebraska)

I used the idea from Kathie' s Plaid kits to make my own version of stretched stars for my dear friend and neighbor. Sharon and I are b...

Today is my last day with students, the paperwork is nearly complete, the anxiety of the next classes is several weeks away, hospice work is...

Things that a farm girl transported to the city takes delight in: -- the el and buses --you step out of your door and the city is at your fo...

Finn shows her Country Threads quilt on her site--here is mine. I made mine in 1993 as part of a guild challenge, so the fabrics were set. ...

These are several members of my church group, Sarah's Sisters; very important people in my life. (that's me on the right) Our name w...

Seth's class is studying the Netherlands, and, good mama that I am, I am feeding the class this noon--pea soup, banket, and hot choco...

My sister Janna's church is celebrating their 150th year--a few months ago I posted photographs of their wedding dress review. Today the...

Andy and I went to vote today. After an hour and a half in line and after accidentally committing a felony by dropping my printouts of judg...

I have spent too much time away from sewing--I hope to have a little time today. I remember when the children were little, I would do ...

Actually, my friend refers to our thrift shop finds of sewing supplies as "Dead Women's Notions", but the huge piles of bags a...

I love meteor showers; something I miss most from living on the farm is the sky--morning, noon, and night. We had great sunrises and sunset...

I was lamenting my lack of time/energy/inclination to accomplish anything domestic lately. My wonderful neighbor Sharon suggested we spend ...

The rolling start of the school year is in full steam. Andy teaches year round. I started mid August, my grad-student nephew who lives he...