Back in 2020, I was curious about doing something for a quilt in rectangles. Years ago, I saw a nine-patch quilt from rectangles instead of squares. Ok, not really what I was looking for, but the idea of rectangles stayed in the back of my mind. So, this is how I ended up with Harvest Bounty. I still had scraps galore and a stash to work out of. So, one day in July 2020, I started cutting 4″ x 7″…
Can you believe it is almost St. Patrick’s Day? The year of 2023 is flying by. However, as quilters we love those Irish Chains patterns and designs. Simple and elegant. Or homey and comfortable. Maybe modern. How about in Amish colors? Or green and white? So why not celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by showing off a three Irish Chains quilts? This is the perfect quilt for beginner quilters, or any quilter wanting an easy pattern to make. Best of all,…
All of us have rough days or weeks. It is nice to take a few minutes to be light-hearted and just grin and/or chuckle. I found these fun memes and pictures on either Pinterest or Bing clip art. Enjoy these smiles for quilters. Smiles for Quilters: Smiles for all of us: And Finally: Life is stressful, and sometimes not very fun. I think most of us have reached the limit of our tolerance for the news, politicians of all types,…
