They voted Darlene off on Wickedly Perfect tonight. I am momentarily stunned. I was hoping she would be the winner. Does anyone else watch t...

For those of you who like to peer into other people's homes, this link is for you. Beautiful model homes to inspire your decorating eff...

Why do weekends go by so fast? I did not work on either quilt this weekend. Instead I played around piecing small nine patch blocks (just 3 ...

I thought I would try using quilt blocks as wall art, so I made log cabin blocks and framed them. I have not yet put them on the wall, but I...

Another log cabin wall hanging

Is it just me or do you all not like music on a blog? I hate it when I am just surfing through new blogs, hoping to find a good read and mus...

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Here is a close up of the quilting I decided to do on each pieced block. Except for a few tips of the star points, there are no seams to qui...

I have added the backing (muslin) and batting to my jeans quilt. I used quilting pins rather than basting as I have found this to be so much...

I have a confession--a sort of deep dark secret--I enjoy cleaning. Ah, having admitted this I feel so purged, so clean, so refreshed...I hav...

I decided just to use the Ohio Star blocks around the bottom (sans the checkered denim squares as I ran out of the fabric). After spending s...

I am taking the next 4 days off work and spent all morning working on the jean quilt. I found some checked denim fabric in my stash and deci...

I am amazed at how fast these blocks go together by chain piecing all the star points. I have 16 done as of 6:30 a.m. I think I need 81 for ...

At the moment this is where I am cutting out my pieces--right on the family room floor. I am sure it is not very good for the back and it su...

For a long time I have been saving old jeans thinking I might one day make a jean quilt. This week I decided to start. With no plan, I just ...

I like chickens. I have been collecting them for years. The past few years I have been into less clutter and have tried to break the collec...

I am using the new Picassa program that Google recently released (free!) for these pictures collages. This program takes all of your photo...

One of the things I enjoy is setting dinner tables with all of these dishes. I like to mix and match different designs. I really don't e...

One of my passions is collecting dinnerware. I have been taking pictures and logging them into the computer. I thought it would be a good id...

If you enjoy looking at other people's quilts for inspiration, check out Webshots , a searchable photo album site that has thousands of ...