I have been doing a bit more of facing a quilt rather than binding the edge. In part, I think it works a bit better with a curved edge and sometimes I just don’t want to see that extra lump

1 found inspiration in curves: the curved line of a fence and the curves on a windmill.

Today we went and saw windmills working.

We have been traveling in the Netherlands. Traveling is different with a three year old than with only adults. Our first night, we could admire the dance of two ferry boats across a canal. On each side, they would load

I have a great group of friends and one of them sent us an article from the NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/science/26tier.html?ex=1204779600&en=f3105889859fb138&ei=5070&emc=eta1The article focused on how everyone has a difficult time limiting their options, even when doing so would be more “rewarding”.

Well, the quilts are up at the US District Courthouse in Greenbelt, MD. My understanding is that a group quilt of mine, Essence of Fan, is up and generating a lot of interest. The courthouse is at 6500 Cherrywood Ln

In the middle of having a lousy cold that made it hard to see, I just now have had some time to work on a new piece. I have a group of friends in http://www.clothandchocolate.net/ with whom I exchanged Plus

If you are considering doing a round robin quilt project, what you are really doing is a series of borders around a single block. So, you will need to use your best border construction references as ways to deal with

Last night I went to the FriendshipStar Quilters guild meeting at heard Mickey Depre. her blog is here: http://www.quiltartistwithyarn.blogspot.com/ She was a very nice speaker, down to earth, sharing, creative, what else could you ask for? She did her lecture