Spring to Finish: 3 Done!

I *really* needed a push to finish up some quilts, and Tallgrass Prairie Studio’s Spring to Finish seemed like the perfect incentive. So, in early May, I put my goal out there for 4 quilts, knowing 1 HAD to be done before the end of the month.  The 3 others only needed binding, so I [...]

Three by Three: Set One Complete!

As you may remember, I decided to join my 1st Internet block exchange recently: Twiddletail’s nine-patch swap.   The first set of 16 blocks needed to be postmarked by the 31st, and I finally managed to get mine in the mail this morning: WooHoo!  Now the next set is due June 30th.  I’ll try to [...]

Jon’s Loving Hands Project

I first talked about this quilt here.   It is finally finished, and I delivered it to the surprised recipient today.  He is undergoing surgery for cancer on Wednesday (and of course would appreciate any prayers you can send his way), and my hope is that this quilt can comfort him as he recovers from surgery [...]

My Girls’ Rehearsal Dresses

Despite being in the midst of a dozen different projects, I decided I needed to make the girls coordinating (NOT matching!) dresses to wear to my brother’s rehearsal dinner.  OK, really I just wanted to show off both my girls and my sewing!  Of course, I didn’t make them until the night before we left [...]

My Beautiful (& Blurry) Flowergirls

The last of my siblings got married this weekend and my girls had the honor of being his flowergirls!  It was a great weekend.  We spent lots of time seeing family that hasn’t been seen in a long time, and my girls were THRILLED to see their very favorite older cousin Sarah who now lives [...]

Bluebonnets, Part 2: Sisters

I *know* I’ve done the bluebonnet thing already, but I previously promised more pictures of the girls taken in the bluebonnets on a shady day.  And here they are! I LOVE how the girls are looking at each other in this series: I know it won’t continue forever, and there is much sibling rivalry to [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms! My Mother’s Day was just about as good as it gets — it was as if my girls couldn’t get enough of me yesterday! Of course, that totally depends on my attitude whether that’s a good thing or not, but I enjoyed all the hugs and snuggles [...]

Pushing My Boundaries

My UFO list is H U G E, and many have been lingering for a LONG time.  (I need to put a full accounting on my sidebar to really hold myself, well, accountable!)  It is about time to get some done. So, I have decided to move some items from the UFO list to the [...]

Of quilting and protesting

First things first, look what was going on in the nanann household yesterday: I am proud to announce that the top is altogether now except for the borders, and I went to a local quilt shop this morning and picked out the border fabrics so those should be going on soon!  Yay! (And my gosh, [...]

Elena’s No Good Very Bad NO PRINCESS Day!

I am of course happy to oblige my daughter’s girliness, letting her play with dolls and wear dresses as much as she pleases.  But I never intended to let her get into the whole Disney princess thing. But it has happened.  OOOOOHHHH Boy, has it ever happened! She hasn’t watched even close to all the [...]