A Beekeeper's Daughter
We are Bed & Breakfast travelers sometimes. When we leave home, we like adventure. B&Bs provide a unique experience every time. And, in thirty years of enjoying this, I can’t think of one that didn’t prove to be positive. Of course, there was the one where we stopped and looked around, but choose not to … Continue reading “Beds and Breakfasts”
Here’s the story of my Challenge quilt for Heart of Georgia 2021, Playhouse in the Chicken Yard. Participants were to channel the little girl inside, search our memory banks, and make a quilt reflecting some aspect of childhood. Even though I wrote up the challenge description, I had no idea what my Little Girl quilt … Continue reading “The Playhouse Quilt”
We returned to SEWE (the SouthEastern Wildlife Exhibition) in Charleston, SC this weekend. It was once a regular excursion for us, but it’s been many years since we were there. We took lots of photos, but not many in the art exhibits; there we were just absorbing the art and talking with the artists. Most photos … Continue reading “Lessons from the Low Country”
It was a gray day when we recently visited Fairhope, Alabama, but I had a bit of color in my purse. Early in my quilting adventures (2003, I think), we visited Fairhope and I saw a log cabin quilt made from reproduction feedsack fabrics. I came home and started sewing. When we headed to Fairhope … Continue reading “Fairhope Feedsacks”
I love hand piecing. There’s something about pulling a needle and thread through cloth that soothes me. It’s the rare day that I don’t have to do a little stitching before going to bed. Most of the time, it’s during the couple of hours after supper when we watch tv. Even after spending hours in … Continue reading “Free Form Log Cabins”
