citymouse quilter

wednesday dawned simply perfect; first a meet up with denise, a maine quilty pal and soon-to-be first-time grandma!  her cheerful spirit and...

in the midst of the travels and fun... these work up quickly and have almost a block's worth here...i keep a plastic pencil box stoc...

with a bit more retail therapy to start....visit to that awesome reproduction shop of cyndi black called "busy thimble" where i pi...

a tourist!  now that i'm living below the mason-dixon line, trips to maine make me an official tourist in vacationland....first up, new ...

overcast and rain threatens here but this being maryland, it's the norm lately....very hot at 90+ degrees so hibernating in A/C....doing...

so, august 1st and time for scrap attack update....my list of yearly finishes is starkly anemic but thanks to scrap attack, have made go...

that would be this month's 'antebellum album' block which is, of course, the album block!  this is one of my all-time fave block...

yesterday pulled some solids to cut up for my busy box, which is now stuffed and ready to travel.  i need about 180 more little 4" bow ...

finished, this shirt....looks pretty good and have to say sews up pretty quickly....the loose weave of the fabric requires a bit more work b...

nothing quilty but did get shirt #1 well on its way to a finish....early this morning cut it out and went to work about 9 am to see how far ...