klein meisje quilts

Bible Story Theater this year was The Matriarchs. The stories of Abraham and Sarah, Hagar and Ishmael, Rebekkah and Isaac told from the wome...

I added more to this quilt and I like how it ended up. I had some concerns as it grew, because I really liked it earlier, but I am pleased. ...

I had a lot of smaller length 2 inch strips that I sewed end to end to make a long snake. I cut it in half, sewed it together to make it two...

We awoke to a beautiful snowfall. Our block looks fresh and bright. Seth is off delivering our neighbor gifts. I found these adorable Mrs....

This is my go-to recipe for when vegetarians are eating with us, but we all like it so it has become a regular in our rotation of meals arou...

My sister Janna's church, First English Lutheran of Whitewater, Wisconsin, had a display of 50 baptismal gowns at their fall fest today....

Our guild, Illinois Quilters Inc., along with the Northshore Weavers Guild and the North Suburban Needle Arts Guild have a combined show at ...

We live in a destination neighborhood for the trick-or-treaters. They start coming in droves, in carpools. I can never understand the peopl...

Over at Pioneer Woman she has an enticing recipe for corn chowder that looked like it could help me on my quest to clean out the freezer. We...

My mother and sisters and I call these Peggy Vis' cookies, because we got the recipe from her, but you can call them Lynn Dykstra's ...

Judy over at Patchworktimes has asked for posts about home made gifts. My sisters and I have been exchanging such for a while: --Pin cushi...

I have the bodies of the H quilts put together and will think a bit about borders. I am grateful for the high birth rate on this block that...

This lovely quilt was given to me by my friend Evert Martin. He writes, "I'm so grateful to give this quilt to you! You asked abo...

Paul has left for his fourth year at the University. I miss him!

Over at her wonderful blog Exuberant Color, Wanda Hansen (from whom I took a workshop many years ago) shows how to make an "H" b...

Finished the top yesterday. I love how this looks.

Andy moved Eve out to Wellesley this past weekend. She is living in the same dorm Andy's mother lived in 60 years ago. I am glad to know...

So named because spell check doesn't like the word bargello and tries to change it to bordello. I am making another version of Bonnie Hu...

We have a great band this year, Green Sugar. http://www.thegreensugar.com/ In true Chicago fashion, a neighbor "knew a guy" and we...