It’s been a busy, difficult few weeks. My uncle, who was diagnosed with throat in August (see this post about the week from hell), passed away. He declined rapidly in the last few weeks, and I�...
Its been a rough week. I need to share some history and explain who’s who for the full impact. My mom is the oldest of five kids, two sisters and two brothers. You’ve seen her sisters in my S...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2013/08/17/the-hits-keep-coming/
I’ve received several requests for a pattern for the Sister’s Choice quilt, so I added a PDF pattern to the free downloads at the right side of the page. This pattern is for a QUEEN size quil...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2009/10/11/sisters-choice-pattern/
Yesterday was a busy, busy day. We had our August quilting day with a record NINE people attending who either worked on projects or showed projects they had been working on. We’re still squeezi...
…aka, Family Quilting Day July 2009 Last weekend was our monthly quilting session and there is so much to show! A few months ago, I suggested a fabric challenge, like the Hoffman Challenge. I p...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2009/07/19/gawd-i-hate-having-my-picture-taken/
As I’ve mentioned before, our family gets together, along with a few friends, once a month to sew and gab (or, as we sometimes refer to it, “stitch and bitch”). Last year we decided to do a...
https://piecemealquilts.com/2009/07/11/2009-family-and-friends-basket-quilt-alonga/
Today was family sewing day, and both Karen and Pat made incredible progress on their projects. Karen has been working like crazy on a Schoolhouse quilt that her group will raffle next month. We ...
I told this story to someone I met last night and she said I should write it down, so here goes: My grandfather lived to be 91. He was a healthy, active man most of his life, but in the last seve...