Short Name Has Perks

In June I taught for Maine Quilts. I had a great time, met some terrific people, and bought a commemorative sweatshirt. It said MAINE QUILTS. Loved the graphic, good color, nice hand, and it fit. Plus, it was downright reasonable, which I took as a sign that I should own it. I love it when … Continue reading Short Name Has Perks

The Farmers’ Market

Last week we re-discovered the Flint Farmers' Market. What a blast! It was a beautiful late summer day, the sun was out, and the parking lot was FULL! I bought tomatoes for some authentic Italian bruschetta: diced tomatoes, 5 cloves of garlic, salt, fresh basil, olive oil all dumped on a hot-out-of-the-oven pizza dough. Not that … Continue reading The Farmers’ Market

“Oversized” Alzheimer’s Quilt Finds New Home

Quilt artist Nanette Zeller, from Southern Pines, NC, created "Juggling The Chances" also known as "The Juggler" ( 48.5 " x 70") for the traveling exhibit, "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece" back in 2006. In her excitement to complete the quilt, she forgot to check the size requirements in the prospectus. The quilt was too big and wasn't … Continue reading “Oversized” Alzheimer’s Quilt Finds New Home

Dog In Charge

Mom's busy writing the newsletter today, so she put me in charge of the blog. She said I should put together a BIG SALE of something I really like. So, I picked her "Dog-Yeared" calendar quilt pattern. Paws down, it is my favorite of all her patterns because, well, it's all about dogs! There is a dog for every … Continue reading Dog In Charge