klein meisje quilts

Made with rectangles cut 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches. As I took pictures I saw two blocks are flipped and need to be picked out and re-oriented...

A lovely day where we celebrate our neighbors. Our block of LeClaire has one of the longest running block parties in Chicago--this was our ...

This is a dish of Andy's mother. He tried to describe it for many years but I could never get it right. My last visit with her I aske...

Working on the binding of Eve's graduation quilt (Chinese Coins). For my whole childhood this Lady Godiva fabric was in my mother...

A group of friends gathered this week at one's Lake Michigan house. An added delight was getting to visit one of my quilts. ...

I like how this turned out and wanted to make it bigger, maybe even twice as big, but I ran out of the blue/green solid. And, contrary t...

I am working with two inch cut squares since the box is full. The solid is Kona Celadon. While I am sewing these, I am also cutting do...

My dad, Leroy and me and his Davis grandchildren, Paul, Eve, and Seth. 1998

The quilt is back from the longarmer, and machine work of the binding is done. Made following the sew-a-long of Terry's Treasures .

My sister Janna, our neighbor Shirley, and me at the cemetery on Memorial Day 1960. Mom made Janna and my dresses, white with red and blu...

Kona Cotton Caribbean. Solid cut 3 1/2 inches. Scraps cut 2 inches. It is amazing how much sewing I get done when the semester ends!

There were a few blocks left over in making my Chinese Coins quilt. Sewed them up into a couple of pillows. And, a call came today from m...

At a loss lately on what to do, so I took a box of short and long lengths in the purple range, plus a few golds and and random others , an...

Happy birthday to my sister Janna. I get my sense of style from her.

Happy Mother's Day!

Lori at  Humble Quilts organized a Doll Quilt exchange and I am the fortunate recipient of Sandy Helin's adorable piece. Sandy blo...

I'm writing up directions to make a pattern I call "Party Line". Watch for it to be posted here soon. This time of year I ...

Cousin Harlan, Grandma Dykstra, Aunt Marlene, Aunt Tracy, Cousin Lorna, Aunt Anna Mae

Lori over at Humble Quilts has organized a doll quilt exchange. I finished up one of the little quilts I made with Temecula Quilt Com...

I finally got the binding on this one. Andy wants it for his office. Made with re-purposed shirts. The pieced bars are made with the ...