klein meisje quilts

I love how this top came together. I flipped a few of the blocks around as the quiltmaker did in the antique piece.

The second H quilt, this one for my niece Hannah (love those palindrome names). I need to get it bound for her high school graduation.

I have a day home today and am trying to pull together several half-started cleaning projects. To keep me going, I have Brahm's A Germa...

I am pleased with how the 16 patches are coming along.

Judy over at Patchwork Times posted a block she is making in browns and golds. I don't know how large she is making her blocks, but I ...

We celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary on St Patricks Day. Did I know what I was getting into? Oh, yes, I did.

I am finally finishing my mother's birthday quilt. Just have the sleeve left to tack down. There are 81 blocks for Henrietta's 81s...

I so wanted to go to the Armory Show in New York. Over at Repro Quilts Taryn is helping those of us who are missing the show enjoy red ...

My mother's quilt guild (Sioux Prairie Quilters, from Sioux County, Iowa) made props for the play Quilters back in 1985. They have re...

A quilt for a friend's school fundraiser. The fairy is a bit wonky, but still cute. (((ADDED: The quilt brought in $50 towards college...

There is a wonderful old quilt on the frontispiece of Elise Schebler Roberts' The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American ...

It was an impressive storm. 20.5 inches. 60 mph winds. Had to move our Rahm sign to higher ground. The city plows first the snow routes...

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 ...