I went to my weekly nutrionist appointment earlier today ... and, lo and behold, I lost THREE pounds this past week! You may not think so, but I consider that a major accomplishment. :) My weight has been hovering around 220, plus or minus two pounds, for eight weeks (at least). How wonderful ...

This photo shows my Mom and my niece Stephie sharing a hug ... standing in my niece Amy's kitchen (Stephie's older sister) ... taken in the spring of 2012. Mom did not much like to have her photo taken so I don't have many of them. :) Yesterday would have been my mother's 82nd birthday. Sadly...

Today is my sixty-first birthday. Two days ago I felt like every joint in my body was most definitely at least that old. :) Today is better (rest heals much, for me). I am down to only three employees at my store so I had to work on the sales floor today. Turned out to be pretty quiet (blust...

I am still thinking about these blocks - my floral fantasy squares from the Sue Benner class last week. Sue had a piece of advice for students that I took to heart - she takes a digital photo of her basic block units, prints them out and plays with the printed photo to decide on a layout. So...

It's Fat 1/8 Tuesday! And this week I am giving away a BerryPatch! At least it looks like a berry patch to me: blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and black berries. To win this fat 1/8 bundle, simply leave a comment in this post. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. Feel free ...

Six hours is apparently the longest time I can sew before exhaustion sets in - who'd think sewing would be hard work? :) My apologies for the blurry photo - my hand shakes too much when I'm tired, I guess. :P I managed to sew the remainder of the blocks today for the baby Improv quilt ... and ...

Is it really Fat 1/8 Tuesday? Time is flying by! This week's bundle is called Sherbet Zoo. It's full of fun color, animals, bicycles and tiddlywink polka dots! This would make such a cute baby quilt! To win this fat 1/8 bundle, simply leave a comment in this post. The winner will be announ...

Hi Friends! It's Fat 1/8 Tuesday! And this lovely bundle of greens and yellows is up for grabs. I think this would make a lovely quilt, maybe with some darker browns added. To win this fat 1/8 bundle, simply leave a comment in this post. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. Feel fr...

Well, I did manage to sew for about six hours today ... but did not work on my 'obligation' sewing. Finished up this flimsy instead. Needs to be washed and ironed now. :P :) Linda

Brr! by Laurie Wisbrun - I love this line - it's so gorgeous and Christmasy without being too Christmasy....does that make sense? (the red/white floral print is not part of the line - I can't remember what it is - lol!) I finished up the quilt top and back and am going to send it off to a long...

It's Fat 1/8 Tuesday! And I love this bundle. Green is such a happy, springy color! And grey...well, it's just lovely as a coordinating color. This bundle is soothing to my eyes. To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment in this post. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. Fee...

Today is beautiful (though muggy) outside and I want to say some words of gratitude for the beauty of natural things. Even such beauty as you can find in my more-or-less-overgrown front yard. The season of Azalea Blooming is upon us here in MD - this is a photo of the only azalea left in our f...

In the middle of working up the spring newsletter for my shop, I managed to rescue some bits of sewing time to work on my piece for this round of the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild's round robin. Our assignment for this round was to set the piece on point, with or without applique in the triangl...