klein meisje quilts

We are just back from a week on Cape Cod, where Andy vacationed many summers in his childhood. Andy and Eve flew because of work/school time...

Dish Cloths--How I make them. One 3 ounce skein of Lily's Sugar 'n Cream variegated cotton yarn will yield 2 dish cloths. You can m...

I had these three quilts hanging at the arts center. I enjoy getting reacquainted with quilts I haven't seen for a while. I think all we...

Jennifer LaCivita started the Portage Park Center for the Arts here in our neighborhood of Chicago in 1999. It was a pilot program of introd...

My Father, Cpl Leroy Dykstra, US Army, service 1952-1954. My Father-in-law, Edward Davis, US Navy, service 1955-1961 My Grandfather, Pvt Jer...

I made this Jacob's Ladder quilt in 1997. Seth was a newborn and I bought the wonderful background print on one of our first outings. I ...

I like how it turned out--sweet and not too saccharine.

McCall's June issue has a quilt made with 6 by 12 inch finished letter box blocks. I am adapting it a bit and using my wonderful light p...

Yes, this quilt needed the border. (It is the pattern I lifted from Tazzie's site) I added nine-patches of plaids around the center and ...

We celebrate my sister Janna's birthday today. I've always admired her work as a teacher and librarian and organist, her flexibility...

It is Mothers Day and our mother had flowers to wear to church! They were beautiful and delivered on time to the correct Henrietta, and with...

Tazzie showed a quilt she made based on a friend's. I loved the look and did it with, of course, plaids. Again, using up all my red an...

Yes, another 18 blocks makes me happier with this quilt. This red has shown up in so many quilts here--I chose it at first because I had a l...

I've seen this idea on several blogs. My 1 1/2 inch strips drawer was pretty lackluster, most under 9 inches long, a few longer piece...

Today I placed the order for our mother's corsage for Mothers Day. Faithful readers may remember our problems with our small hometown of...

I used a free pattern on the Moda site for this. I like it without borders and may add a few rows to make it bigger.

An Iowa Quilt Made from 70 6 1/2 inch plaid squares cut in half to 6 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches.  Red strips in each row, cut 6 1/2 inches long: ...

I love this wonderful block from Bonnie Hunter's book. My sashings are cut 2 inches instead of 2 1/2. I am awaiting finding a great cran...

I liked the simple vintage block Bonnie showed over at Scraps and threadtales' . The block is huge, 17 1/2 inch finished. I am working o...

My Sarah's Sisters group at church helped me name these quilts for the auction this weekend. First is Green Whimsy , second is Chicago B...