This week Dan prepped and stained the hardwood floor section in our kitchen where the old cabinets were and the wood was just bare. We knew that if you add NEW hardwood floors up against an OLD floor you have to “feather” the boards in, so we figured stained was the same method, so he …
Some people have asked me how to read my patterns, because my patterns are “different” and often include LOTS of sizes! so let me explain here On the front page under the quilt picture is the Finished sizes (often 3 sizes!) Then on the back under the yardage chart it tells you what QUBE set …
I like to make scrappy quilts and especially baby quilts! Then sometimes, because it’s a baby quilt, I end up having the yardage anyways because it might just ask for 1/4yd or less than 1/2yd etc. I also don’t like to have lots of yardage on my shelf- unless it’s bolts to sell, but they …
It’s time for another block for the monthly rainbow QAL! This month it’s PURPLE! – not a color I like too much and I rarely buy purple fabrics, so my stash is small in both dark and light purple, but I managed to put something together for this block 🙂 so grab your purple bins, …
I am slowly working on more Priscilla scrappy blocks and matching star blocks with the 6″ QUBE set The Priscilla is such a fun die to use for scrappy blocks because the pieces are TINY! often I have strips that are around 1 1/2″ wide and they fit perfectly on the small parts of the …
Did you know that statistically Mother’s Day has the lowest crime rate of all the days of the year! (I read that somewhere online, don’t know if it’s actually true or not, but it’s an interesting thought that even criminals have a soft spot for their moms!) I don’t know why I’m saying this, but …
Oh Boy the Cicadas are out now! luckily our neighborhood is not really wooded, only at the edges and then whatever random trees we’ve all planted since moving in, so the Cicadas are not that loud here but it’s just a low humming constantly, but in TOWN it’s very wooden and OLD and LOUD!! Bjorn’s …
I have new a new pattern and KITS listed in my shop DANCE MODE and they are on sale!! The pattern is scrappy and great for showing off a special fabric and making the rest scrappy! It’s on SALE for $8 TODAY ONLY!! And it’s made with the 8″ QUBE set but if you have …
As you may know I got a new Oliso iron recently, it’s probably my 3rd or 4th and I’ll tell you why I keep going back to it! When I was at QuiltCon in February I met with some Oliso people and I told them that my current iron was not acting right, it would …
Yesterday on May 5th was our fat black cat Kronk’s 12th birthday Kronk is such a scaredy cat and he’s so fat that when he walks, his stomach flab goes sides to side! But he’s so cute and loving! He thinks he’s small an elegant, he’ll walk across us in bed or on the couch, …