Here's a third setting idea from my friend Ann (link to her blog on the sidebar - go look at her grandkids... lol) Ann's a quilter t...

Bet you'd thought I'd forgotten my blog, didn't you? But I've been quilting and tending my tomatoes and working - I'm j...

Yup, I've still got a garden. ;) During the hottest part of August production really slowed down, but now, at last count, this cherry t...

This Friday and Saturday, I took a class from Susan Else. You can see some examples of the kind of fabric stuff she does here, on her websi...

Here's four little incubator quiltlets I made for donation to our local children's hospital, Lebonheur Children's Medical Center...

Here's the finished house. I'm happy with the paint job, especially the shutters, they're a slightly darker green than what I h...

I made a great chicken fettucini alfredo last night, and along with the chicken and some mushrooms, saute'd my first banana pepper. Sti...

First, a stashbuster report: I haven't bought any fat quarters in over two years. What I HAVE been buying is yardage, and for the B...

A couple of months ago, my guild had a UFO challenge - and it provided the impetus for me to finish the blue/purple pinwheels quilt you saw ...

Have you been wondering about my little container garden? Here's the status. First, some tomatoes - The Better Boy and the Early Girl ...

First, the good news! Nessa, from NJ, won the muse from my random drawing over here. I have your snail mail addy, and she'll be on her...

Does Blogging Sell Books? Well, it certainly worked on me. And don't even ask why a librarian goes and buys books! After meeting one o...

Here's some other things I've been working on lately - a tote bag that folds up into a purse sized roll. There's a neat tutoria...

Back from the quilt guild's board retreat, and finally all caught up on my sleep too. ;) Here's the progress on couple of the proj...

I finally finished this quilt, with a center inspired by Martha Thompson's Square Dance book. If you look back on my blog in 2007 , you...

Here's one of the things I look forward to every summer -- a visit from the Navy Band to the libraries I work at. I usually invite the...