A friend from Church gave me a stack of blocks from her mother in law. They weren't very square or the same size. 55" square and lots of fun quilting.

with a 'lil bit of ketchup Very thin string quilt with very ugly blue sashing - $8.00 82 x 68 I backed all the usable blocks with lightweight interfacing. When I had the sawtooth border done I realized it needed just a little bit of ketchup. The mustard fabric was a perfect color but it… Continue reading Extra Mustard Please

The 7 pointed star is a weird math problem. I don't know how it was made, but it actually laid flat (which isn't easy with any star). The star was a table topper I bought from an estate sale. I changed the end of the star from white to a tiny blue check. You'll notice… Continue reading Seven, Dash, Nine

Dale suggested to our financial guy that I display quilts on the fence to the horse paddock at the picnic he hosts for clients. We took 30 quilts (dale says never again that many). It was when I was writing up a little blurb about each one that I realized I had done 38. I… Continue reading My own outdoor quilt show

Scrappy quilt from the Moorestown cabin we shared with a friend. Moorestown Modern #1 This is our friend's daughter's. She grew up going to the cabin, babysat our kids and still loves coming back to Michigan so she can go to the cabin. (2018) Back #1. The black print is from the back of the… Continue reading All the Moorestown Moderns

Dale & I bought 50 blocks like this at an estate sale a few years ago. The fabrics are from the 30's (including some feed sacks) to the 1950's. They were foundation pieced by hand with feather stitching. We paid a whopping $8.00 for all 50 of them. We volunteer at the Pendills Creek National… Continue reading Scrappy Fish School