Quilting Picnic at the Park

Last week we had our quilt guilds “Quilting Picnic at the Park”. It was a lot of fun and the weather was wonderful. At past picnics the temperatures have hovered around 95 and higher but this year it rained about an hour before the event and the clouds...

Row Robin Challenge journey

It is time to hand over all my items for the first exchange with our row robin challenge group and it has been an interesting journey. Normally I wouldn’t of joined a piecing group because this is a leap of faith for me. I don’t see my strong suit as a...

Potluck at Back Porch Fabrics

Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend the Wednesday potluck at Back Porch Fabrics. Salli has been hosting them for quite a while now. The one thing you can plan on is you never know who is gathering for lunch at these weekly potlucks. This Wednesday was no...

Shoshone quilt show fun…..

The second weekend of July there is the Shoshone Quilt Show in Shoshone, Idaho. It is part of Arts N Park arts and crafts event. Several years ago I suggested they include a Quilt show along with their celebration of arts and crafts and I believe this is our 5th year...

Bigger is better art project

I have been wanting to paint large flowers for awhile and so this art quilt is literally a bigger is better art project. My ultimate goal is to paint a very, very large flower that fills up a 36″ piece of fabric. The size of this one is 36″ by 36″...