citymouse quilter

really, just a few basics and a couple of "had to have" pieces were all i got yesterday.  first, from L to R, 2 shirtings, alway...

took a brief sojourn from the city today to visit victoria, a country mouse!  we had a lovely nearly day-long visit and quilty chat and you...

good to see something besides brown on the design wall.  since it hangs in my room, it's part of the decoration of the room and while ...

finally got this first section all pieced.  the lower right block, the big applique, is actually done differently than the pattern.  i loo...

whew, most of today was taken up with basting, and i mean the old fashioned way, by hand with needle and thread.  all ready to quilt now a...

'tis true, the trusty, ancient RCA has gone (or will soon) to the tv graveyard.  DD and i got this in the 1980s driving thru NH to Mai...

forget about the british empire, it's just take 2 that seems to be with me ad infinitum.  almost ready to put the last block into the ...

all i have left is to reverse applique those 8 little diamonds, then square off the square and put the entire section together.  when i st...

one down, 11 to go.  this measures about 3.75" across, so not THAT tiny but still small enough for a small quilt.  i just couldn'...

remember me saying i am not a "red" person?  it is true for the most part but not when it comes to these delicious fabrics by ka...