Category Archives: Quilting

Houston! We have a Rodeo and Quilts!

Texas is BIG and Houston is HUGE!!!  So is the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!  There are many Go-Texan competitions as part of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and on more than one occasion I have been asked to be … Continue reading

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Sharing the Love

I have joined a group of bloggers on Facebook – the goal of the group is to inspire each other to set goals for blogging.  I set a goal to post on Monday and Thursday of each week.  Today my … Continue reading

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When it is raining in Houston………

Get on a boat! And sail the high seas with a bunch of fun quilters! A special thanks to Veronica Cox of Bear Threads Designs for coordinating of our Quilters Cruise! I would also like to acknowledge the minute of … Continue reading

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What is Red and Black and Quilted!

Debbie’s Quilt is….. A friend and piecer from Clear Lake made this beautiful quilt top and asked me to be her quilter!  Her quilt was flat and very well pieced and pressed nicely too!  3 of my favorite things when I … Continue reading

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A little bit of amish – with a twist!

Earlier this week Shirley and I met up at the dealership while I was waiting for them to complete my oil change and a minor recall issue so I could give her a quilted quilt!  That means now that she … Continue reading

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Will you still “be quilting when you are 90+”?

Be sure to sing that title to the Paul McCartney tune “Will You Still Love Me?” I have been quilting for Helen for a number of years.  She used to make the trip from Corpus to Houston to drop off/pick … Continue reading

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January Showers Bring…… Umbrellas!

Yesterday I decided to load a quick quilt on the frame.  A very cute umbrella quilt from Ronda at And Sew it Began.  But of course I had to take a quick project and complicate it – as I talked … Continue reading

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On Golden Pond aka Misty Mountain Pond

Several years back I was asked to teach my first Judy Niemeyer classes at Pinwheels and Posies. I had 2 friends that wanted to make one of the “star” quilts so I decided to teach a STARS class. They could … Continue reading

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Moving West and Enjoying the Reclaimed West Fabric Collection

Back in September I was contacted by Timeless Treasures Fabrics to join their blog tour for “The Reclaimed West” fabric collection …… Here is a complete list of all those participating in the blog tour….. as you can see I … Continue reading

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Guiding Stars

Time for a post with some quilts and quilting! I recently quilted a quilt for Ronda from andsewitbegan, I have quilted more than a few of this same pattern.  Many of us have been in a bee with Lakeview Quilters … Continue reading

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