Can you almost smell them? With the help of my little chef, Andrew (who did all the pie crimping himself), our pies are perfect and waiting to be served tomorrow after a bountiful, traditional Thanksgiving meal. My brother and sister-in-law arrived this afternoon along with my folks, and a
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We made our family’s secret recipe Chex Party Mix tonight so I could take a few photographs for the new book. Since I’m among friends, I thought I’d share it with you in advance of the book’s release. Once again, our kitchen has that wonderful savory, spicy smell that
Read more →Guess what I found on my doorstep yesterday? WILBUR BUDS! Pat Deck sent me a sweet surprise in the mail — just because! She knows how much I love — no, adore — Wilbur Buds, and she was so kind to think of me when she found
Read more →I’ve been hard at work (um, play) collaborating with Birgit on a dynamite new design for Christmas that I can hardly wait to share it with you all. The star blocks shown above are just an itty-bitty sneak peak of the quilt center. Today, I was busy stitching
Read more →I admit it: I’m a gadget girl. I love quilting tools. Nifty new notions make my heart go pitter-pat! I love trying new techniques and new tools but even better, I love inventing unique new tools that are REALLY USEFUL. So if you haven’t heard about my latest
Read more →I just had to share….. You may remember Linda Felton’s Anvils quilt from a recent blog post. There was an itty bitty issue with the quality of the photos she originally sent, so she was gracious enough to send them again so I could share them with you.
Read more →What a fun morning! Our small neighborhood quilting group (you remember these terrific gals from here) met at my house this morning for a stitch-n-gab (sans Charm, unfortunately. Hey Charm — we missed you, but we’ll see you next week) and we got quite a bit accomplished. Caroline
Read more →Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope this week is going well for you out in cyberland! My dear friend, Birgit Schuller, sent me a photo of her Anvils mystery quilt top, and I just had to share: Fabulous! I just love the colors and fabrics you chose, Birgit. Can’t
Read more →We hosted some of our favorite people here at home over the weekend, Herb and Sue Hausmann. Of course, we think they are both terrific simply for who they are — sincerely good people and simply great friends — but during their visit this time, we got a bonus! Ever since
Read more →Updated….October 29th Remember my promise? (Click here), then come on back and read all the way to the bottom…. Big-time congratulations to Linda for being the FIRST to send me a photo of her completed Anvils 2009 fall mystery quilt! Although she mentioned she had some camera or
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