FIBER THOUGHTS

Our friends Jim & Susie came to Charleston for Thanksgiving this year. We all gathered at John & June's house (they've know...

As I was out and about today I realized I should stop for milk. I pulled into a grocery store where I seldom go and ran in. There was a bi...

This year we'll be spending Thanksgiving with a large group of long time friends. Jim and Susie and their kids & grandkids will be ...

Hayden's preschool Halloween party was this morning. She was dressed as Dora the Explorer. For those without young children in their li...

(click for larger view) It's really hard to see what is going on with this piece. I started with a Jinny Beyer border print which was ...

Today is Jerry's birthday. It just so happens that some old friends are in town this week and so we're meeting them for dinner tonig...

I think it has been a while since I posted any photos of the kids. Noah was pretending not to pay attention as I was taking photos. I found...

The Quilters of South Carolina held its annual retreat this past weekend. About 280 quilters from across the state gather for a weekend of...

I'm back from my most recent trip to Detroit. My mother had a surgical procedure on the fracture on her back a week ago. While she sti...

That's me, a blogging slacker. I haven't gotten much sewing accomplished in the past few months. We're still dealing with my m...

The big news in Charleston, SC today is the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Hugo. At the time Hugo was the most destructive storm in histor...

After spending 4 years in retirement, Jerry decided he'd be happier if he went back to work. (How is that even possible?? I'm LOVIN...

My mother's surgery finally took place late on Wednesday. They ended up inserting a plate and 13 screws. The doctor shared an x-ray. (c...

I'm currently in Detroit because my mother has surgery scheduled. Back in late July she fell and broke her humerus bone high up in her ...

When I was recently in Detroit my brother and sister-in-law let us stay with them. As a thank you, I've made this moose wallhanging for...

Here are two quilt tops made by my splinter group for donation to charity. We pooled fabric and made simple patterns. We ended up with 3 nea...

This is what I worked on for most of the weekend back when the guild had its annual beach retreat. I finally put the borders on yesterday. ...

I don't get to see my family often enough. I don't ever seem to get up to Detroit where they all live and they don't get down h...

Boy, it's nice to be home! I left on July 23rd and went up to Knoxville, TN with several quilting friends to attend the AQS show being ...

I've been away from the keyboard longer than I anticipated. My mother fell and broke her arm. She has had surgery to insert 4 pins (whi...