I have been quilting up a storm this week on a secret project. (It’s a secret from Rachel…shhh!) I have not enjoyed not being able to discuss this quilt with Rachel. Nick and my mom have been helpful, but they give conflicting guidance and Nick yells things like “But what about the pickle dicks?!” (The […]
On Friday, I finished up work a little early and thought about taking a nap on the couch before picking up the kids from the bus stop. As I approached the couch, however, I noticed the throw cushion covers. “I am getting tired of these,” I thought. This makes sense because we have had them […]
I like our new cover photo! Thank you webmaster Brad for adding it. And thank you neighbors for coming out during the Steelers vs. Bills halftime to hold quilts for us! I tried to accomplish my goal of both quilting and supervising my child simultaneously this weekend. If my child could be contained in a […]
and her name is Rachel! I asked her last night to help me understand how to write on our blog, and then I came here for a leisurely stroll this morning, and I see she has been quilting and blogging about quilting like a literal quilting machine! My mind is blown by the “H” quilt. […]
I texted this to Amanda last month, and she responded as I expected: “BABY QUILT!!” When you know, you know. Baby quilts are fun, because they are small and also because they are so cute. I spent more time than I care to admit on the internet scrolling Etsy for baby quilt fabric until I […]
Yesterday we visited my in-laws, and their neighbor, Mrs. B, invited my mother-in-law and me to her house to look at her grandmother’s quilts. (She knows I love quilts.) Mrs. B’s grandmother was not only an amazing quilter, hand piecing, quilting, and binding, she was also very talented with embroidery. There were whole cloth quilts […]
While I was visiting my parents in Michigan, I decided to make my daughter a quilt for her birthday. “When I get home, I’ll have 5 days. Day 1, pick our fabric from my stash. Day 2, cut. Day 3, piece. Day 4, baste, Day 5, quilt and bind. I can totally do this.” Dear […]