Keeping You in Stitches

I noticed something unusual...I get more done on a quilt when I only work on that quilt.  What a concept!  But I find myself working a bit ...

Last night I finished the quilting on my bow ties quilt.  I made up a continuous pattern for the blocks.  It left a space on the alternate ...

Bow tie quilting began!  I made up two new-to-me designs.  One is for the border: Here is how I quilted the center...I made up a neat ...

This AM I finished sewing my bow tie quilt center.  Here are some pictures.  I picked border fabric.  The plaid alternate blocks are dark c...

Here is how much I have sewn together of my bow tie top.  I have one more diagonal row put together, and that will be the final row, making...

I really want to make a plaid quilt.  I also am not thrilled with using side-by-side-by-side bow tie blocks.  What do you think of this on-p...

Got a nice surprise in the mail today.  Two actually, but this one is a quilty one! Leeanne is one of my bloggy friends from New Zeal...

I rec'd a lovely package from Julie this afternoon.  We swapped some bow tie pieces.  I was hoping I'd get to sew them soon, so I ...

OK--so these really ARE scraps.  Susie saw these on my cutting table and asked "Are you keeping THOSE??"  She knows my affinity f...

My favorite 17-year-old asked me if I wanted to watch a movie and hang out in the sewing room tonight.  Music to my ears.  She made this be...