Quilt Life: COVID-19 Style

Quilt Life: COVID-19 Style

What a crazy couple of months it has been. My calendar was full of quilt classes to teach at quilt shops and guilds, and I was looking forward to participating in the Spokane area shop-hop in April (for you non-quilters, a shop-hop is when you and your buddies pile...
2019 Quilting and Sewing Recap

2019 Quilting and Sewing Recap

Everything that I quilted and sewed in 2019. The year started off busy as I got ready for a trip to California to teach at a quilt guild and a couple quilt shops. I had to create multiple class samples and write patterns. I designed a new quilt-as-you-go pattern called Hugs or Kisses.

Midsummer

Midsummer

Thursday, June 21, was the longest day of the year.  The sun rose at 4:51 AM and set at 8:51 PM giving us 16 hours of light in Worley, Idaho.  As you can see from the chart below, we actually get more light than that because the Civil Twilight is the first and last...
Day 10 – Fabric, Donuts and Beer

Day 10 – Fabric, Donuts and Beer

Due to our adventures in gastronomy while traveling, we usually eat a light breakfast of yogurt, berries and granola.  Today was our first breakfast out.  Sean recommended Blue Star Donuts instead of the usual Voodoo Donuts.  At Blue Star, there was a selection of...