klein meisje quilts

My friend Lois, who's mother was recovering from surgery, said a friend came over and changed her mother's sheets so she had fresh l...

Here are nine of the dozen Scholten klein meisjes. sitting: Aunt Beanie, Aunt Henny, Lynn standing: Rachel, Beth, Gretchen, Janna, Helen...

This hint was given to me by my mother-in-law, Lucille. Before I met her, I thought you only made turkey for holidays. She taught me that w...

Keeping with my bobbin theme and wisdom from my mother, when it is critical that you do not run out of bobbin thread, fill two bobbins. Sew ...

Keeping on the Bobbin theme this week. So, what do you do while you are filling those 3 or 4 bobbins? And why do you not fill 5 or 6 bobbin...

Seth aboard the Red Witch on Lake Michigan this evening.

Laree Bobo took my repurposing fabric class this past January and made a great Around the Block quilt like mine (below), which was inspired ...

My mother told me she used to get so frustrated when she would run out of bobbin thread. She decided to time how long it took to replace a ...

Bonnie Hunter posted a bowtie pattern that many are making with cheddar background. This project fit in well with my stash organizing and ...

A corollary to last week's tip--count your pins. If I am binding a quilt and taking it along with me, I use three pins. That is enough ...

I don't do a lot of hand quilting any more, but when my children were younger, I always worked with three needles. That way, when I woul...

Eve, returning from Shanghai, got to her dorm last night at midnight, just ahead of all closing down for Irene. Photograph is from her trip...

The University of Chicago gets pomp and circumstance down well. A beautiful day at Rockefeller Chapel with the Carillon, Bagpipes, Widor...

Change your blade. Right now. You know you need to and have been putting it off. You will thank me immediately. You are welcome.

Adapted from Bonnie Hunter's first book. I made the sashings a bit narrower. I really like this quilt. I love the little children in t...

My mother found this old quilt at an auction--washed it up and it now belongs to my newly-wed cousin Mark and his bride Shirlee. Very thick...

Our block party has a fundraiser each year--this year we raffled my Cowboy Crumbs quilt to raise money for the local food pantry. Crumb blo...

Hula Girls as the Block Heads throwing out candy, waterslide, frisbee golf, and the neighborhood pickup band. All went well once the lightin...