I've been using both Feedly and Bloglovin for the past month and a half, thoroughly testing each of them out  and now it is time to announce my final decision. The winner for me is: Feedly Bloglovin just doesn't cut it for me. There are too many features lacking that Feedly offers. I prefer...

You don't want to miss out on all the fun, do you? Today is the final day to sign up for the It's A Sister Thing Swap! It promises to be a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to "meeting" my own new quilty sister.  What's involved, you ask? You have the entire summer to stalk follow...

The final additions to all the mini quilts are being completed this month so it is time to schedule the Big Reveal Day for the Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin 2013. The excitement will commence and the linky party will start bright and early at 6am EST on Wednesday, July 24th. I wanted to make...

I've been doing a little shopping lately for things I need to start using Penelope, my long arm machine. As soon as Joey's 100 Good Wishes quilt is completed, I get to start playing and practicing with my new toy. I thought that I'd show you some of the goodies that have arrived recently. This...

It is a huge sigh of relief that this year's teacher quilts are done and gifted. Now my brain is able to relax a bit and think about what is next on my To Make/To Do list.   First and foremost, the next project will be the completion of Joey's 100 Good Wishes Quilt. The blocks are all cut...

The list for this fun summer swap is steadily growing but there is still room for more to join in. There is no limit to the number of players for this swap. All of the details can be found in the original post here. Sign ups will continue to be taken through June 29th. You only need to make...

The back story: In the Fall of 2011, a few months after Jammer started school, I was thinking about how very grateful I was for the teacher he had. Barely into the school year I already knew that she was beyond terrific and that he would really excel under her guidance. At that time I was working...

This is the 4th and final teacher quilt for this school year. This one is for Jammer's assistant teacher who will actually be teaching Art next year to all the school's students. The name I came up with is: Guiding Creative Thinkers Again I used a very simple tutorial from Moda bakeshop called...

Do you wonder as you are sewing a quilt if you are actually going to like it or not when it is done? I certainly did with this one. I just wasn't sure of how it all worked together but once I added the border it felt just right and I'm very happy with it. In deciding on a name for this quilt, the...

Here is the 2nd completed eacher quilt for this year. This one is for Sunshine's assistant teacher. She is a young teacher and I've actually known her for a long time. Her parents are members of our fire company so I've watched her grow up. I decided to title it Tending Young Gardens The fabric...