The Corolla, NC Beach Retreat, February, 2009

| February 24, 2009

We had a wonderful time at the beach in Corolla, North Carolina the past few days.  We quilted, we ate some fantastic brunches and dinners , we laughed, we sewed, there was even a walker or two to be seen on the beach.   I loved the sunrises and the sunsets – the dolphins playing in [...]

sao’s QUILTY STUFF THIS WEEK

| January 25, 2009

What quilty stuff has sao been doing this week? I finished my quilt top for IF I WERE A FLOWER CHALLENGE QUILT for the Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild – and I had so much fun doing it.  I will post a picture later when it is quilted, bound, and the quilt has been REVEALED.  Sara [...]

MY SIX UFO’s FOR THE FABRICAHOLICS 2009 Challenge

| December 15, 2008

I recently joined another Yahoo group – the Fabricaholics!  TOO FUNNY!  Helen, in VA, has invited us all to make a list of SIX UFO’s…..and she will pick a number each month and that is the quilt that we work on and finish.  Sounds like fun.  I like this challenge and having SOMEONE ELSE choose [...]

Virginia Snowball Quilt is finished

| March 29, 2008

There is one thing on my LIST OF FAVORITE THINGS that I’ll bet that I share with most, if not all, other quilters. I love finishing a quilt and crossing it off my to do list.  How many of us LOVE to CROSS THINGS OFF OUR TO DO LISTS! To be perfectly honest, I sometimes even put [...]

What to do with quilt strings?

| March 2, 2008

There are many things that one can do with strings of material. Thanks to my friend’s, (Sheddy) recommendation, I was inspired by the many creative scrappy quilts designed by Bonnie Hunter (shown on her QUILTVILLE.COM site) so I decided that I would just have to make a few heart string blocks with some of my left over scraps [...]