citymouse quilter

the book has been taken...

the end of a whirlwind week has finally arrived.  the first week of the month is always busy but now with rehab added, it's positively j...

despite having a very full plate of tasks this week, managed to squeeze in some machine time and made 2 civil war diary blocks. the ...

sunny and breezy altho on the cool side, but still with flowers blooming and lawns greening it IS really spring!  and even better, my scrap ...

but sunday's coming!  on this the darkest day in the Christian religion, we have hope in the promise of the resurrection.  as a Christia...

while still mourning the loss of my library job and my needed little paycheck, another opportunity came my way....a guild member approached ...

with 140 scrappy arcs done, more than halfway finished with only 100 left to do.  the blue background arrived today and it's perfect! ...

as any quilter can tell you, fabric--like fine wine--improves with age.  today while sewing up more of my scrappy arcs, came across this pie...

yep, it's day 2 of the start of spring snowstorm here in maryland! in fact, at 6 or so inches plus more today, it's the most i'v...

here is a link to a brief clip showing the efforts of Lakota tribe members establishing a business to sell their crafts.   as one whose ance...