Stitchin' Friends

 I started this post on Sunday afternoon and intended to finish it Sunday night when I got home from church.  Unfortunately at church, I...

Eight of my Grandchildren came Trick or Treating tonight. Hollis was here too, but she slept through it.  We don't get trick or treaters...

 My #12 grandchild was born October 18 and named Hollis Joy and she is beautiful, sweet bundle of Joy. I now have 6 grandsons and 6 grandda...

  I have been quilting on this top for a few months now and recently completed all the center Star blocks.  There are 12 Star of Bethleh...

 I finished my Jack's Chain quilt in time  for my Guild's quilt show - it took a third place ribbon.  My brother, Jack, came to...

My blog is a type of quilt journal for me where I can look back and see quilts that I have made over the years.  I was never very good at ...

Today has been a day of watching the tv for news of  Hurricane Florence .  It keeps changing course and intensity.  We are going to get hit ...

  This afternoon I attended a baby shower for a sweet young woman at our church named Heather.  This is Heather and her husband , Robe...

I have been subscribing to quilt magazines for years now, but am to the point where I am letting my subscriptions expire.  All the magazin...

 This is my progress as of this morning when I took these pictures.  Still have one more applique row with butterflies, and checker board se...

I spent this afternoon working on my Pemberley quilt.  This is just the center oval, and today I completed the brown edge around this cent...

Just finished hand quilting my Jack's Chain Quilt.  I am so excited to have this done.  The binding is made and ready to sew on as s...

May - Celebration So far I have been able to keep up with the Block of the Month my guild is sponsoring - blocks designed by one of our ...

Yesterday was such a beautiful day.  My husband and I decided to take a ride in the mountains and visit one of our favorite antique stores...

    Hooray, the Jack's Chain is in the hoop!   I debated between machine and hand quilting, and hand quilting won out.  Primaril...