The end of the month is upon me and I needed to get my backside in high gear and get my minis in the mail on time so yesterday afternoon/evening was dedicated to completing them. I would never want the groups' hostess to send me a nasty gram about being late. (I hear she can be a real witch when riled...

The teacher quilts have kept me so busy of late that I've been remiss at sharing with you my NJ Shop Hop bounty. First let me tell you that it was a total blast and I think my BFF and I are going to make it an annual tradition. Here is the roster of stores in the hop. Yes we went to every...

3 more blocks arrived in the mail yesterday. Oh how I am loving opening that box lately. First up there are 2 all the way from England. Both are fantastic. Diane made this one. And Celine sent this beauty. And this stunner was sent by Kathy in Washington. On her note she wrote that...

In the past couple of days, some absolutely beautiful Eight Pointed Star blocks arrived for the Tribute to Danny quilt. I am honestly speechless at the quilters love arriving in my mailbox each day from people that I don't even "know"; people who are willing to help make this project a reality....

When you join together 2 strips of fabric with a diagonal seam to make a longer strip, just how much length is lost at the joint? I didn't know. Do you? But I wanted to know. I needed to know! There are times, like now for the teacher quilts, where I need to cut enough for the binding from the remaining yardage before I use the rest to piece together the backing. Running out at the very end wouldn't...

Whoo Hoo! A reason to celebrate. Tons of thanks go out to each and every one of you that follow along and give me endless support and encouragement in my quilting journey. I truly appreciate it. And to show just how much I value you my loyal followers, I'm going to have Mr....

Stop trying to avoid joining our party! You know you want to play. I got home later than I thought I would yesterday afternoon so I've got a bit to catch up on here at home before I send out the matches for the Halloween See Saw Swap. That means you have just a little bit more time to sign up for...

The 1st block that I get to work on for the Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin arrived a little over a week ago along with this adorable owl pin cushion, both fashioned by Bea. It was so sweet of her to include a special gift for me. She actually thought I might not like it and would give it...

Quickly, before I get my excited self out of town, I'm announcing the winner of my Half Year Blogiversary. I had fun reading all of your comments. So without further ado, the winner of the Citron FQ bundle is: mumasu who said Happy half blogiversary. I love a coffee and walnut cake everytime (a bit too much really). I'm off to see how to link to your blog from mine :) Congratulations Mumasu!...

That was my 1st response last night. The first 2 envelopes arrived for what I am now calling the "Tribute to Danny" Quilt, the one that will be raffled at the 8th and final softball tournament in July that benefits the scholarship fund set up in his name. Edy (no blog) sent this beautiful block. And...

Quilters never let you down! Honestly when I posted "Would you help?" I was very unsure if anyone would. I'm such a newbie to quilt blogging and though I have some terrific followers, I haven't been around very long and am not very well known at all. But my belief that quilters are kind and generous...

I wondered if I would end up having to play this game and it turns out that I do. Melinda over at Tilda's Twisted Life tagged me last week but with all the craziness going on here in recent days, this is the 1st chance I've had to write my post. She asked and I answer: 1. Musicals or plays? And what are my favorites? Tough one to start. I've actually been in quite a few in my younger years....

...for you to sign up for my Halloween See Saw Swap. All the details are here. So far I have 7 players (that is if Daisychain responds to my email and sends me her name and address; if you are reading this Daisychain please check your email). We need an even number of players for this to work....

There are a ton of terrific quilt alongs, challenges and other project going on around me but I have been stead fast in keeping to what I already have on my plate. The teacher quilts absolutely HAVE to be done by mid June and I'm not nearly as far along as I wanted to be by now. I'm keeping my nose...

A lot changes in 6 short months. Today my humble little blog in the quilting blogisphere is 6 months old. And I'm celebrating! I've never celebrated a half birthday before. Have you? I figured out when mine would fall and perhaps it would be a fun thing to do every so often since it would be during...

While driving home last Saturday night from what used to be my nieces house, I had a long time to think. It is a 3 hour drive. I kept thinking about just how close we came to loosing all 4 of them in that fire. And I'm still thinking about it. I probably will for a long time. After my nephew Danny...

There is still lots of time to join in on the fun of my newest organizational project. All of the details can be found here. I find it very amusing that others hord collect Halloween fabrics too. But it is long overdue to actually make something with them. They can't sit in the drawer forever! I've...

This is my Luv U Letters quilt that I made a year and a half ago for my daughter's speech therapist's new baby. The fabrics are all from the Luv U line by Deb Strain for Moda. I had purchased the panel and a couple of charm packs a couple of years earlier, in the very beginning days of my quilting...

This is what is left of the house my niece and her family were living in. We believe they all got out alive because a very special angel was protecting them. This angel. This is my nephew Danny. He was killed by a drunk driver in December 2004, one week after he celebrated his 16th...