Quilting 101:  What is a Fat Quarter?

Quilting 101: What is a Fat Quarter?

When I was first learning to quilt, just a few years ago, I found this great visual under the quilting section of about.com  that showed how fabrics are cut for quilting.  It instantly helped me understand the concept. …
Funday Monday Linky Party 2

Funday Monday Linky Party 2

WELCOME  to the second Funday Monday of 2013! Little History... This past fall, my friend Kathleen (I mention her a lot on this blog) and I made a commitment to get together once a week for crafting.  We chose Mondays to …
FNSI - TruStitch and Quick Placemats

FNSI - TruStitch and Quick Placemats

There was enough snow today to close the schools early, so since  I was going to be staying home this evening, I thought it was good timing for the Friday Night Sew-in (FNSI).  I had missed seeing the signup this week, …
Household happenings...

Household happenings...

Today, I thought I would just share a little bit of me and some of my current life.   Nothing too exciting, but we are all happy and healthy, and that's what is important.  I am thankful for the blessing we have. F…
Organized Scrappy BOM - Blocks 2 & 3

Organized Scrappy BOM - Blocks 2 & 3

So happy I got a few things done for my Funday(s).  Completed are blocks 2 and 3 for the January blocks of WebFabric's Organized Scrappy BOM . First up, Block 2, which is a flying geese block by Minick & Simpson …
1st Funday Monday Linky Party of 2013!!

1st Funday Monday Linky Party of 2013!!

WELCOME to my first Funday Monday of 2013! Little History... This past fall, my friend Kathleen (I mention her a lot on this blog) and I made a commitment to get together once a week for crafting.  We chose Mondays to be…
EQ7 - Easy enough for a 12-year-old!

EQ7 - Easy enough for a 12-year-old!

I had been sitting at our kitchen table, playing with EQ7 on my laptop.  I stepped away from the computer, and along comes my DD2 (recently turned 12 years old) into the kitchen.  She sees what is on the screen and sits…
Do You EQ? - Quilt Layouts

Do You EQ? - Quilt Layouts

The beauty of taking an online class is that you have flexibility when doing the lessons.  Last week left me no time to focus on my Electric Quilt class, so today I finally got a chance to focus on the second lesson of …
Meet and Greet

Meet and Greet

Viki at 2 Bags Full  is hosting a huge Grow Your Blog party !  If you've come to my site from this party, then Thank You for stopping by, and WELCOME ! I am Sylvia, and my favorite hobbies are machine embroidery and q…
To Germany, with Love

To Germany, with Love

If you've been here before, you may remember my post on my 11-year old making her first quilt here . Last month we did a label for her quilt and she sent it off to her cousin in Germany for Christmas.  He had previou…
Grow Your Blog Party!

Grow Your Blog Party!

Vicki at  2 Bags Full is hosting a Meet-and-Greet-Follow blog party! Check it out.
Web Fabrics Blocks of the Month 2013

Web Fabrics Blocks of the Month 2013

It's been busy for me this past week, but today was Fun Day with my friend Kathleen.  We've decided to participate in Web Fabrics  2013 Block of the Month events this year.  They are offering 2 or 3 blocks each m…