Grandfather's Lap Quilt...Grandma Style Today I'm excited to share a newly finished version of our Grandfather's Lap Quilt Pattern. I love the the original version with the plaids and the wool and the flannel....but decided I wanted to make one, using the same pattern, but this time....it's the Grandfather's Lap Quilt...Grandma style! So in this quilt I included prints and patterns that I know that my grandma loves...stripes, polka dots, florals, and paisleys! Lots of ... View the Post
June Reading Challenge: Autobiography/Memoir
June Reading Challenge: Autobiography/Memoir A new month means a new reading challenge! This month the challenge is: Autobiography/Memoir Which means….choose a book that is an autobiography or memoir. Easy Peasy! In the next few days I will post a list of book recommendations along with some quilt pattern choices that correlate to our challenge of the month. Until then happy reading! And….if you want to see the monthly challenges for the entire year you can ... View the Post
My Big Fat Scrap Quilt Spring Edition
My Big Fat Scrap Quilt Spring Edition I made this quilt months and months ago but only finally got around to binding it. And I'm glad that I did. I love the fabrics and the colors and...well everything! It is such a happy quilt. The pattern is our Big Fat Scrap PDF Quilt Pattern. The pattern was designed to use up those large scraps we all hang on to. (Or those remnant pieces we that we buy because they are took cute to pass up.) Every piece used in this quilt ... View the Post
Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
Sunday afternoons we love to have a big family meal together and make a fancier dessert for it. It is our chill afternoon that we can just spend together and cook, clean up and then watch movies or play games. And maybe that is why it is my favorite day of the week. And every time I buy fresh lemons, this lemon pound cake loaf is always on the docket! It is so delicious! Lemon Pound Cake Recipe (Makes 2 loaves) 2 sticks of butter (1 cup)6 eggs1 cup sour cream3 cups flour1/2 teaspoon baking ... View the Post
Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation: On Sinking…and Resurfacing
Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation: On Sinking... PART ONE (of two posts) *Photo from Wikipedia On the afternoon of April 11, 1912 the luxury liner known as the "Titanic" set sail. Constructed in Belfast, Ireland it took 2 years and more than 10,000 workers to build what was, at the time, the world's largest ocean liner. Because of it's size and engineering (16 new fan-dangled watertight compartments designed to keep the behemoth afloat) it was considered unsinkable ... View the Post
May Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
May Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is called: May Flowers...and is focused on choosing on a book that has a flower in the title or on the cover. Yesterday I grabbed a couple books off the shelf that would meet the challenge. For example any of these cuties would work: Come on! Aren't those covers adorable???? Plus.....they are covered in flowers! Or...any of these would work too: Some have a lot of flowers...some not as ... View the Post
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