For people around the world, Sept 9th was quite significant. Consider these fun facts: (Ahem…some text copied from CNN; Saeed Ahmed.) You probably won’t get to experience another single-digit date in your lifetime. The next one won’t roll around for 92 years — until 1/1/2101. 9/9/09 was
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Quite a few of you have downloaded the first installment which includes the supply list for my brand new, free mystery quilt pattern. How exciting! I’m so glad you’ve decided to join me for Fridays with Kimberly! In keeping with the mystery quilt theme, I thought it
Read more →I’m so glad you’re here! Gosh, I’ve missed you. (Seriously!) Its been quite a summer, hasn’t it? How have you all spent your summer months? Resting? Reading? Spending time with family? Gardening? Vacationing? Quilting? Do tell – I’m listening and would LOVE to hear how you spent
Read more →First, I must apologize for not posting for such a long time. As you may know, we’re in the middle of relocating our household from Germany back to the US. This is the second overseas move in just 12 months! Although I consider myself a hearty, ready-at-a-moment’s-notice,
Read more →We wanted to do something special with the boys: take one special last trip before we make the transition back to the US. The weather was rainy here in Stuttgart this past weekend, but not in France. So we drove to Paris! On our way, we made a
Read more →First, the giggles… We went to dinner in the nearby village of Esslingen the other evening. I snapped these photos of our boys clowning around with some local sculptures. They’re just too fun not to share. Hope they inspire a case of the giggles like they did
Read more →I enjoyed the best afternoon the other day! Some of my dearest friends and I met for lunch to celebrate and get caught up on each other’s lives. These gals are truly amazing; and did I mention… talented? Trust me when I tell you they are all expert quilters
Read more →I’ve got that classic John Denver tune running through my head. It’s been a couple of busy weeks for this gal to say the least. But more than anything, it feels great to be home again. I apologize for not posting a blog for such a long
Read more →Carolyn Archer Longarm quilter extraordinaire of Ohio Star Quilting Carolyn and I have been great friends for many years and she is one of the most fun and dearest people I know. She is also amazingly talented! She machine quilted some of the quilts for my first book,
Read more →Made ya look! (smile….) Ok, so it isn’t carpet like floor coverings in a house. Personally, I think this kind of carpet is even better. The stone pathway seems even more enchanted than usual to me. For weeks now, I’ve been watching a portion of our backyard come
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