klein meisje quilts

I spent a few days traveling to visit my mother, stopping by my sister Beth. And, checking out the care of quilts of mine living at their...

My next door neighbor Laurie called today--the children of the neighbors on the other side of them are clearing the house out. When their ...

Andy and I celebrate 31 years of marriage! A bit ahead of the current fashion, our friend, Amelia Griffin, a printmaking student, ma...

I think these are my last two spools of Mölnlycke. I love this thread. It has a mixture of being smooth with just enough "tooth"...

My one or two blocks a week plan went out the window. I am finding myself thinking about this quilt while at work and can't wait to g...

I've been making postage stamp blocks with my bin of 1 1/2 inch squares and cutting down various solids. Each block has 64 squares, 3...

47 by 69 inches I had a goal in 2013 and 2014 to move every quilt project one step forward. Lots of bindings and labels got done. Back...

Fairy Quilt 16 1/2 by 19 inches Red and Blue Squares 16 by 18 1/2 inches Made for our church auction supporting the youth work trip...

A very busy start to a very busy semester, but I decided I needed to make something to feel like I am still a quilter. 60 red 2 inch squ...

When I was about five, my Aunt Betty gave my sister Janna and me each a dime to spend at the Hull Rexall Drug Store. I selected a book, ...

Vet Bollen--Traditional Dutch New Years Eve/Day treat! (actually, Olie Bollen as I don't have a couple of quarts of lard in the house...

Henrietta is 85 today! Both my mother and my mother-in-law have New Year's Eve birthdays.

A wonderful Christmas season in that I was able to spend time in my mother's and both my sisters' homes. And, was able to visit my q...

 In the aftermath of opening gifts. AND, the An Extravagant Welcome quilt is installed! Two years after it was completed... My uncoope...

As you can see, it is still in progress, but I want to share my version of Lori's Humble Quilts sew-a-long. I am not happy with my qu...

The fashionistas of Northwest Iowa.

We were to a caroling party hosted by our friends Craig and Lisa this weekend and I was delighted to find them using one of my quilts as a...

I prefer to give (and get) consumables for Christmas gifts. Here are some of my favorite purchases for this year. All but the last two can b...