Fabric Pines Under Various Moons
Inspired by an image I saw, I decided to create my own version of a winter quilting block. The basic idea is to cut out various size “pine trees” from your favorite fabrics, cut a snowy background, add a moon in one of its various phases, appliqué them to a suitable background and you have…
Rough Diamonds Charm Quilt
This is the story of how I created a small, simple quilt using a charm pack (42, 5″ pre-cut squares). Eight months ago, when I was just beginning to learn how to quilt, I bought a charm pack of pastel colored fabrics. I had already sewed a set of floral charms to form a small…
Shop Hop ’22 Redux
Earlier this year we participated in our first quilt store Shop Hop. Basically, you visit participating quilt shops and register for prizes, pick up small gifts, etc. It was fun and when the chance to do it again came. up, we were all for it! The Central Kansas Quilt Shop Hop is a local affair….
Early Evening, Late Summer
Just a couple of early evening, late summer, photos taken near Lindsborg, Kansas. Sunset view is from Coronado Heights.
August Flowers and Peppers
This hasn’t been the best year for gardening. I hardly got any tomatoes and only a few cucumbers. The beets did OK and so did the herbs. The peppers did the best of the vegetables, but the star of this year’s gardening exercise is the flowers! Mostly zinnias, but a couple of sunflowers made for…