“starstruck”, a finished quilt and lessons learned

If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, you have probably heard me going on and on about my star-flower quilt along quilt. I’ve been working on it since mid-summer. I’m happy to say that it is finally (FINALLY) done. Pieced, basted, quilted and bound. I don’t think I’ve ever been happier […]

Finally!

Today’s post will be short and sweet. You have heard me going on about finishing my star flower quilt top for quite some time. (Way too long!) I’m happy to report that with the exception of some borders (awaiting the last step in the tutorial), this baby is done. I will focus on my backing […]

The Rediscovery of Socks and Sanity (mostly)

It’s here. Finally. Autumn. I can’t begin to tell you how much I love autumn, and everything that comes with it. After what must be six months of flip-flop wearing, it’s time to break out the boots, and socks.The kids are back in school and settling into a routine of early mornings and early bedtimes, snacks […]

Plugging away…

Back when I started this blog in August, I joined the Star Flower quilt along hosted by Amanda of A Crafty Fox. The diamonds were quick to cut out and the stars came together in record time. But the row piecing has kind of been slow. The first several joins didn’t work out and I ended […]

Changes

There is less than a week until school starts. I’ve been looking forward to this and dreading it at the same time. My baby girl is going to Kindergarten. She’s waited for this for 3 years. It’s finally (already???) here.      It wasn’t that long ago that she was this tiny…   We’ve had […]