Crafty Quilty News from SAO

| January 6, 2010

Joey’s graduation quilt – the one that I made (in part) from Joey’s undershorts – was a big hit.  He had fun looking for the fabric from the undershorts that he remembered!  It is hard to believe that Joey has graduated from high school and TODAY (January 6) he left for his freshman year at  Missouri [...]

sao’s Quilty Report

| September 9, 2009

Guess I had better think about getting packed – I am going on a quilt retreat in the morning with the Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild in Williamsburg………ahhh…….peaceful sewing until Sunday.  I have been UNSEWING my CELTIC KNOTWORK QUILT TOP most of the week……warning to PAM and anyone else doing this wonderful quilt……make sure the seams [...]

Celtic Knotwork – Blocks 2 and 3

| July 8, 2009

I had fun today making Blocks 2 and 3 (Lynne calls them Chunks – I kind of like that!) of the Celtic Knotwork Mystery Quilt today.  Each of the CHUNKS consist of 81 squares –  2 1/2 inch.  It is really like working on a puzzle – I miss doing that with all of my [...]

Celtic Knotwork Mystery

| July 4, 2009

I finished the first block of the Celtic Knotwork Mystery quilt – in my spare time between the parade, picnic, barbecue and fireworks fun.  There are 81 2 1/2″ squares in the first block.  I am making mine scrappy with blacks, golds, dark reds and creams/beiges  as the background This is going to be fun [...]

Celtic Knotwork Mystery Sew-A-Long

| June 17, 2009

Lynn at www.lynnesfreshhope.blogspot.com/2009/06/celtic-knotwork-mystery-sew-long.html is hosting a sew along mystery of sorts using 2 1/2″ squares – go check it out!  I think I am going to do it!  *You can also click on her blog on my website – lynnes fresh hope quilting.  It was designed by Deborah Cohen – who has given her permission!  I [...]