Photo Friday – Lexington Green
Our photo challenge this week was “Happy.” I took the easy route and submitted a photo of my daughter painting her hands blue. (She was making hand prints on paper and having a lovely time getting covered in paint.) However, since we have a No Kid Photo Online policy, I …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 48
More baseball in Week 48 of my journal quilt project in 2012. This week in 2012, Boston celebrated the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park in a moving ceremony that included former players walking out from center field to the positions that they played during their time in a Sox uniform. …
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2016 Projects – #BringItHome
I’m a little late on my posts this week. Monday was a holiday here in Massachusetts. (Patriot’s Day – We had Red Coats and Continental Soldiers on Mass. Ave. on Sunday and Paul Revere rode by on Monday on his way from Boston to Lexington.) And yesterday, I decided to …
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Photo Friday – Street Photography
This week’s photo challenge assignment was “Street Photography.” The shot I submitted was one that I took of two quilters having an engaging chat in front of the Superior Threads booth at MQX East in Manchester, NH. However, though I may be the only person on the planet who concerns …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 47
Well, this journal quilt from 2012 is appropriate this week. The quilt represents Opening Day 2012 and It was Opening Day at Fenway Park on Monday this week. As usual, my DH (Dear Husband, not Designated Hitter) and I were there. I don’t remember what the day in 2012 was …
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Design Wall Tuesday – Arabesque #4 is underway!
I finished drafting Arabesque #4, picked out fabrics (from my stash, no less!) and have started cutting out the pieces. It’s far less complicated and a welcome change from Arabesque #3.
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Photo Friday – Composite Montage
My photo for this week’s challenge didn’t get done in time. I took my photos while on the retreat at Lake Winnipesaukee and even had several hours to myself once I got home before my DH and daughter came home. But, I was so exhausted from the weekend and the …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 46
Easter fell a little later in the calendar in 2012 than it did this year. The basket was woven with strips of brown batik fabric; the grass is Superior Threads Glitter thread; and the eggs allowed me to pull out all of my variegated threads and give the fancy stitches on …
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Design Wall Tuesday – #TQSBOM2016
I had an extremely productive weekend. I went to the Geneva Point Center on Lake Winnipesaukee for the Rising Star Quilters annual Spring Fling and three solid days of sewing. My first project of the weekend was to get caught up with The Quilt Show’s 2016 Block of the Month, …
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Photo Friday – Do Over
This week’s Photo Challenge was to do over a previous challenge. The hardest part was deciding which one to redo; there were so many that I wanted to fix! But, as I was making a cup of tea and thinking about the photo that I wanted to do, I looked …
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