klein meisje quilts

We gathered in Iowa for my mother's birthday--we all made it and got photos of mom and dad with all 9 grandchildren.

In my grand search for ways to use the buttons salvaged from thrifted shirts, there were several examples of filled ornaments. I used the sm...

Both Andy and I worked Christmas day. Andy talked with an Emergency Room nurse, and asked if things were chaotic there. "No, Christma...

A gift for my mother's new years eve birthday. The nine patches are 3 inches finished, small squares 1 inch finished. And, a wonderful c...

Tableau by Seth Mary--check Baby--check Trees--check Stormtrooper--check

I love the tutorial by amandajean on how to make a zigzag quilt with rectangles. I used 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch rectangles and used up a lot of ...

Final day--Day 45 Next time we have a roof tear-off: -Ensure the dumpster is delivered before they take even a single shingle off. We hope t...

My favorite quilt to sleep under this fall is this one I made from scraps of many thrifted shirts and Red Kona Cotton. Make sure you che...

Roof tear-off began this morning. 0700. We will invite the neighbors over for a forgiveness pizza when it is complete.

Working on this nine patch, using the method on the Moda site. http://www.modabakeshop.com/search?q=patchtastic I thought this was a lot of ...

The theme this year was a mix of speak-easy/untouchables in honor of the Johnny Depp movie about John Dillinger being filmed in our neighbo...

http://ibol.wordpress.com/ Here is my box for the Iraqi Bundles of Love. It is filled with some of my stuff plus much thread from the stash ...

This quilt, made in 2001, has hung in Andy's office for several years. He put up the one I gave him for his birthday and this one has co...

We are getting ready for the roofer to do a tear-off and dorm out our attic. This means my fabric has been bagged up and we are throwing out...

Let me tell you about one of the hardest parts of being a hospice nurse. If you are dying without advanced directives, and are no longer abl...

Since not much quilting is getting done around here I decided to show some from back in the day. My less than cooperative handlers do not li...

We celebrate my sister Beth's birthday. In this photograph you see what a lovely baby she was. Janna and I are wearing reversible hounds...

Eve is studying in China and this is the only photograph she has sent. My parents and sister are just back from England. In viewing their ph...

Andy's favorite Dressing: 1/4 cup mustard (use honey or brown or dijon) 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup vinegar (use combination of balsamic a...