Girls Night Out
"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb;Sweet to the taste and health to the body."Proverbs 16:24Holman Christian Standard Bible Good morning and happy Sunday to you all! Once a month, my local quilt...
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If you've read my blog before, you've probably caught that I'm a big Jo Morton fan. She has posted some wonderful photos of her quilts on her blog. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of them. The...
View ArticleHappy Quilters Retreat
Twice a year I get to go on a fun weekend retreat with the Chesterfield Happy Quilters. And this was the weekend! It's such fun to spend time with friends who share a common interest with you.The show...
View ArticleMake a List Monday
So in the spirit of true confessions, I'm going to borrow this theme from another blogging friend, Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. (You can visit her blog at...
View ArticleQuilters Retreat-More Photos
I have a few more photos to share with you of our Happy Quilters Retreat. Barbara Murray's beautiful 30s applique/pieced quilt was, I think, my favorite! She has been working on this for several years,...
View ArticleOh my Goodness!
Hello friends and fellow quilt lovers,I have been away from my blogging world for several months and will explain all in an upcoming post. In the meantime, I am aghast that my blog wallpaper has...
View ArticleThree New Projects
I'm prepping and packing for an upcoming weekend sewing retreat. My 3 projects will be: Merry Mayhem's Mystery Quilt #136, posted on January 1, 2014. I'm missing one more anvil block! Then I will move...
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There is a new quilting group at Stitch-by-Stitch Quilt Shop in Chesterfield Virginia, called "Kindred Spirits." And I am happy to be leading it, along with my good friend Pam. We had our first meeting...
View ArticleSewing at the Beach
I spent last week at Nags Head, North Carolina with some friends at a quilting retreat. We had lots of fun sewing, eating, shopping, watching tv and relaxing.One of Nancy's projects (above) is the...
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Here's another project from Beach Week 2016. I am upset with myself because I cannot remember who showed this quilt. She had just gotten it back from the longarm quilter. There is a blue and white...
View ArticleKindred Spirits Quilt Club
The Kindred Spirits Quilt Club had their monthly meeting at Stitch by Stitch Quilt Shop in Chesterfield Virginia. The gals really went all out with projects and show and tell this month! Here's a...
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Here are our "Chasing Friends" quilts from our March Show and Tell of the Kindred Spirits Quilt Club. The star in the center of the block is called a Friendship Star, and the flying geese do seem to be...
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Our Kindred Spirits group met April 9, and as usual we had a wonderful show and tell. This is Tammy's progress on "Chasing Friends." She "upsized" the block. Her favorite color is purple!Below is Pam's...
View ArticleHaving fun at the Cozy Cottage
I have been in my "new" condo (aka, The Cozy Cottage) for almost 2 years. I was ready to downsize, so I sold the 4-bedroom, 3 bathroom house and found a darling 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo, much closer to...
View ArticleKindred Spirits--May 2016
Here's what happened at our May Kindred Spirits meeting.We had a Split Decision (top) made into a table runner, and a Split Decision who didn't want to be split (Charlotte)! Followed by a Chasing...
View ArticleJune Kindred Spirits Meeting
I've managed to fall behind with my Kindred Spirit posts, so I will attempt to get caught up this week. We had a great show-n-tell in June for our meeting, and I will let the photos speak for...
View ArticleSewing for Fall/Halloween
I'm so ready for fall weather to be here! So I thought maybe sewing up some Halloween-inspired designs might help me to cool off. The first three are Kimberbell designs. The top one "Too Faboolous" is...
View ArticleOctober/November quilts and stuff
I thought I'd start out by showing you the November project for our Kindred Spirits quilt club. We are going to make the "Flower Baskets" quilt by Jill Shaulis. The quilt is layered and ready for me to...
View ArticleChristmas Tea Party at the Cozy Cottage
I have the best group of quilting buddies! Every year we have a wonderful Christmas party, and this year it was at my Cozy Cottage. To start the party off, we had a very fun gift exchange. Our criteria...
View ArticleAnother Mystery for the New Year!
Happy New Year, friends!I wish you good health, happiness, peace, and lots of love from family and friends!I started my new year working on the Merry Mayhem mystery quilt, which I have done for several...
View ArticleKindred Spirits Group
Our small quilt group met for the first meeting of 2017 on Saturday, Jan. 14 at Stitch by Stitch Quilt Shop in Chesterfield, Virginia. Since Pam was not at our Christmas Tea, she opened her gift from...
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Our Kindred Spirits group met at Stitch by Stitch Quilt Shop Saturday, Feb. 11. Our first project of the year was a very simple, little table topper. Finished it will measure about 7 x 16 inches. The...
View ArticleMore Disappearing Four Patches
Here are a few more Disappearing Four-Patch projects from our Kindred Spirits group. Chera, above, made her cuts a different size, so her center block is a bit larger than our other projects. I love...
View ArticleKathleen Tracy
Kathleen Tracy is issuing a monthly challenge on her facebook group "Small Quilt Lover's." The January 1 challenge was to make the 8 inch square house, which was not as easy as you would think! A lot...
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The April 15 meeting of the Kindred Spirits quilt club went very well, lots of good show and tell, and a challenging project (with options!) was presented.Chera wins the prize for the most creative...
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