These are a few of my Favorite Things

| January 14, 2008

My list of Favorite Things is quite LONG.  I decided that I would think about those things and add a few each day.  These are NOT in the order of my LIKING!  LOL First I LOVE dictionary.com.  I learn or RE-Learn a new word each day.  I get the word of the day e-mailed directly […]

My First Machine Embroidery

| January 14, 2008

I took a class Saturday from Trude at The Quilter’s Corner (my FAVORITE QUILT STORE in Midlothian, VA) and I made a label for my quilt that will be given to my parents when I get to Kansas City, MO this Thursday!  It only has my initials and the date –  not an elaborate label […]

These are a few of my NOT So Favorite Things

| January 14, 2008

I am almost always happy and manage to keep a joyful heart most of the time.  I BELIEVE  (without a shadow of a doubt) that what and how we think about things determines our state of emotion.  Nonetheless, I do have a few NOT SO FAVORITE THINGS on my list. Not at the top of […]

Step 6 of the Carolina Mystery Quilt – half square triangles

| January 13, 2008

The final part of Step 6 of the Caroina Mystery Quilt was finished this evening.  Four little corner triangles and 16 larger half square triangles.  Now I can sit back and wait for Step 7.  I will be in Kansas City, MO when this clue comes out – so I won’t actually be finishing this […]

Step 6 – The CORRECT OHIO STAR BLOCK – with the blue center – for the Carolina Mystery Quilt

| January 13, 2008

Here are six (of the 16) 9 1/2″ Ohio Star Blocks for the Carolina Mystery Quilt.  These are the correct blocks with the dark center.  I am glad that I UNSEWED the incorrect ones, with the light center, and made them correctly.  I say that NOW but I wasn’t too sure last night around midnight […]