klein meisje quilts

So glad to celebrate 35 years together. With sadness this year with my mother's death.

Pictured sewing my wedding dress 35 years ago this week.

Maybe I should rename this morning star. I got up at 5 o'clock this morning to see the crescent moon with Venus and Jupiter.  The air...

After a semester abroad, Seth is back on campus.  It is fun to see which quilt they choose to take to the dorm This one was made for Set...

This sweet dog is in our lives.

Ladder Finishes 4 by 12 inches A simple block I will sew these into 4 block units of 12 by 16 inches finished. 4 block unit I...

Basket Finishes 8 inches A complicated block Mainly in the pressing. I'll include my pressing plan at the end of this post. Fabric ...

For Christmas my friend Sharon gave me three fat quarters of lovely Turtle Hand Batik. It has a different feel and look from most batiks o...

I usually cut on the right side of the fabric so I can enjoy it while I work with it. There are times though, to flip the fabric to the r...

This quilt is based on one my friend Erica made with all batiks. A simple, quick, and fun sew. Block finishes 6 by 12 inches. Soli...

Merry Christmas 2018

I loved the open look with the solid used only for the star points of the friendship star quilt I made a few months ago and decided to kee...

Star Flicker Barn It has been a busy fall semester and will be a busy spring semester too. Final grading is this coming week. I...

If you have been a squirmy kid it the balcony at St Pauls in the past 30 years you most likely have received a bulletin paper boat. My new...

I have made a quilt before with a more complicated letter box block. I think it is still a top and somewhere in my boxes. This is a simpl...

Andy and  my grandfathers served in the Great War. Here are their photographs and stories. WW I remembrance  My grandfather, Jerry (Jurri...

I really enjoyed this year's 4 inch block sew-a-long by Temecula Quilt Company. I loosely followed her patterns, adding more of my ow...