Prom season is here.

The last few days have kept me busy making alterations to Prom Dresses.  I enjoy seeing the girls so excited about prom and dresses, pictures, and so on.  It is great.  Today I will make the last of the alterations to Cc’s dress and then wait to see their photos with hair done up and

So many pieces

Have you ever loved a pattern for a quilt only to be bored while working it?  That is what I found yesterday.  I am working on a Split Rail Fence pattern.  cut 2400 pieces of 3.5×1.25 of fabric.  Sewing 480 blocks of 5 colors.  Was able to catch up on some shows I haven’t been

A Little Serious, but not crafting

As the big “C” word, Cancer has worked its way into our live has put a whole new view in me. We as a group of people get so focused in our lives and worry and pray for friends and others who are fighting the cancer in their lives. When it hits home with you

Fabulous Friday

Times like the last few weeks have make me take stock of what is happening in my little world.  It makes me think the Good Lord gives us a kick in the pants when we get too comfortable and complacent with our lives.  Now that that the last month and 1/2 are over I feel

Back in the Sewing room

I am so glad to be back in the sewing room for more than the obvious reason.  Hubby had surgery to remove a cancer from his lung and is now home recovering.  After several days in the hospital I am so glad he is home and now to start getting live back to some sort

Something new and Different from us

I have been spending quite a bit of time at the hospital with hubby. As we have spent many hours in waiting rooms and now hospital rooms it has given me time to appreciate the beautiful artwork surrounding me. This starts the minute you walk into the hospital. This beautiful glass artwork hangs from the

Log Cabin pattern

Last night our quilt guild  guest speaker was Ronnie Elmore,  who specializes in Log Cabin and Courthouse Step Quilts. Here is a little of his show. Something he said was the Log Cabin pattern has been traced back to the Egyptian’s. The ancient Egyptians were buried with their pets and some of these pet mummies were

Special find

Today I have been getting little hand work projects together to keep nervous hands busy.  Hubby goes in for surgery Wed and stay for about a week.  As I was looking for a specific fabric to cut out I found this old treasure.  I made myself a sewing case for hand work years ago(at least 

Super Sunday

Such a wonderful day today is turning out to be.  Quilt I have mixed feelings about is about pieced together.  When finished with that today will find me making  a tote for myself to carry hand sewing around next week. I have cut out pieces for another Dance of Dragonfly Wall hanging, but instead of

Royal Gardens

You thought that you were going to see pictures of gardens?  This is the quilt I am currently working on.  I love the pattern and the way it seems to be turning out.  What I am having trouble is the written directions.  My brain doesn’t seem to be making a lot of sense to me.