Welcome Fall

I absolutely love this time of year.  We got a whole lot of rain last week and already the hills are turning green.  Everything smells so fresh outside.  The days are getting shorter and even though we are still having some pretty nice days, once the sun goes down, there

Happy Halloween!

Goodness, its been a long time since I have been here.  The quilt shows this year just seemed to come one right after the other.  The little bit of time I had between the shows was spent re-stocking the inventory and traveling.  Shows are over for us this year until

Getting Ready for Sacramento

Its been crazy around here since we returned from the Denver show.  The kids were here for nine days so not a lot of work got done during that time.  I wanted to spend as much time as possible with the two grandsons – they grow up way too fast to

From the Floor of the Show!

My quilt, Ribbons and Stars, looked so inviting with my planter that I just couldn't resist snapping a picture.  I loved the picture so much, I put it on the cover of the pattern! I wanted to show what our booth is like to those of you who

Pumpkin Block

It has come to my attention that there was a page missing from the instructions in the Fall Banner Pattern.  I don't know if this was a single pattern that it was missing from or if all of the last printing were missing this page.  So, I am

Home Sweet Home

I love doing the live and in-person quilt shows but I could do without the travel that goes along with them.  Obviously, that isn't going to happen so we decided to take the traveling at a bit slower pace.  We left Oklahoma City Sunday and ended up spending

OKC or Bust!

This Stained Glass Kaleidescope Quilt is available with the fabric kits, just as shown in the picture.  This is a really quick, fun quilt and the "lead" in it is sewn right in so no applique!  The kits include the pattern and selling at $54.95 plus shipping

A Little Review

We are getting a lot of new subscribers so I thought I would take this opportunity to kind of go over exactly what EZ Piecing is all about.  We design blocks and patterns and then also manufacture these designs onto a leave-in foundation.  The process is much the same as

Is it Really Spring?

The fabric kits for the Geese Around the Compass quilt are back in stock!  I love this quilt and I am always surprised at how easy it goes together.  I have probably made close to a dozen different ones and as beautiful as I think each one is, this one

It's almost ShowTime!

I was hoping to use this little Lattice Table Runner for a barbecue in the patio this past weekend when we celebrated my husband's birthday, but the weather just hasn't cooperated.  Maybe we can use it over the 4th of July.  It would be perfect!  I

Monday Again, Already!

I can't believe its another Monday!  The time is going by way too fast for me.  We are still having "ugly" weather so it seems the garden has stalled out.  We had beautiful sunshine this morning but already the clouds are moving in and there is

Monday, Monday...

I thought I was just getting going and looked at the clock and its two in the afternoon already!  Where does the time go?  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Ours was busy but relaxing, if that makes sense.  I feel like we got a lot accomplished but

Welcome Spring!

I know its been quite awhile since I posted here, life kind of got in the way.  I have been really busy, getting ready for real live quilt shows!  Its so exciting to finally start planning to travel and interact with fellow quilters.  Our first show is scheduled for July

Enjoying the Sunshine

Yesterday and today have given me hope that spring is on its way.  I know that here in Central Coast California, we are desperate for more rain but it seems that it has been a pretty dreary winter and I am eager for sunshine and some natural Vitamin D. We

Spring is coming?

I am getting anxious to get to work in my garden.  The weather forecast here in Central Coast California is for sunshine on Sunday and Monday and temperatures to be in the high 60's, possibly even to hit the low 70's.  We are planning to get

Wild Weather!

Oh my goodness is all I can say about this weather!  Fortunately, we have just had a lot of cloudy days and a bit of rain here and there.  Right now, we have sunshine which we haven't had in awhile.  But, my family and friends in Texas are

Changes...

Its been a busy couple of weeks around here.  Over the years, we have done a little bit of work here and there on the building where I work.  We turned the house my husband grew up in, into my studio and where we actually print the foundations and patterns.

Happy New Year!

Here we are at the start (sort of - I can't believe the month is half over already) of 2021!  I hope we do better this year than last.  We returned from our 26 day holiday vacation and are now self-quarantining for at least two weeks to make

Goodbye, my sweetie

Wow!  Where has the time gone?  I knew I had neglected to write anything here for awhile but didn't realize it had been a month! Its been rather sad and quiet around here the last two weeks.  We lost our little Indy girl after 15 1/2 years

Finishing up some old projects

I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but here in Central Coast California, we skipped Fall and went right into winter!  Temperatures have dropped and we've had frost a couple of mornings already.   Now that the Christmas projects for this year are

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Oh my goodness, I have been working on Christmas projects non-stop for the past few weeks and I think I am about finished.  Of course, there are always more projects that I would like to get done and add but there will be Christmas again next year.  Hopefully, I will

Half Square Triangles

We have been laying low for the past month.  We are all fine but we made a trip to Texas to deliver some samples to a new quilt shop in Corpus Christi (Sew Hooked) and to spend some time with the kids.  We wanted to celebrate Donald's birthday

The Reveal...

This past Saturday, we finally got to gift the T-shirt quilts and stuffed animals I had made for my extended family.  Kathy has been like my sister; our fathers were best friends and like brothers growing up and so it was with Kathy and I.  She had sent me a

Ready for Fall?

We had some really hot days last weekend which had me working in the house most afternoons.  Then, in two days, the temperature dropped at least 30 degrees. And we haven't seen the sun for days – between fog in the morning and the heavy smoke and ash from

Mariner's Compass

School has started in most places but every school district seems to be operating by a different set of rules.  Our oldest grandson, Everett, started kindergarten this past week but his school is from home.  And school is continuing here at the studio; Debbie has been working on her t-shirt