klein meisje quilts

The corn is ready for harvest. This is the first crop managed by my mom and we sisters. This week marked one year since my father's de...

Several quilters who have used my tutorials for the children blocks have sent me some of their blocks--THANK YOU!! They are a delight. I ...

I am making the spools along with Bonnie Hunter as an ongoing project for the year. Once again, I am using some of my mother's scraps...

Well, that wasn't going to happen. Barbara's block for this week was an intricate sunflower. I went my own way with a pieced one...

It was Eve's last day in town, so we took her to lunch at Topolobampo. It helps to get a last minute reservation when you sit next ...

Union Square, third in a series of 49 blocks shared by Barbara Brackman in her block-of-the-week history lesson recalling the fight for wom...

Amethyst, second in a series of 49 blocks shared by Barbara Brackman in her block-of-the-week history lesson recalling the fight for women...

We had a wonderful baby shower for my grandniece at my sister Janna's house. She decorated with dresses and outfits my mother sewed for...

I am joining Barbara Brackman's block-of-the-week history lesson recalling the fight for women's rights. http://grandmotherschoice...

Many, many thanks to Quilts by Cheri for her delightful posts about her alphabet quilt. I think about half of my letters were made by her...

The Dykstra family about 1950   Hull, Iowa left to right: Marlene, Leroy, Cynthia (Meerdink), Elizabeth, Jurrien, Joel, Donald My sister...

Stressed, but there is a crop.

Look what I picked up from the long arm quilter today! Just a peek for now. LOTS of binding ahead.

Working on the sashings--ran out of red yardage, so there will be yet another shade introduced! I like how that is looking. For the cor...