Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

The Shopping Expedition One of the stops dd and I made that first weekend was to Antique Alley in West Monroe. I had seen a Bradbury Handcra...

After the hospital DH was released on Saturday and I knew he would panic if I returned to LA the next day. So I waited until Monday a.m. so...

Catching Up!! My hubby's body must know when my quilt guild meetings are. I attended the meeting on the 4th. It was great! We were show...

My Postcard This is the first fabric postcard I have ever received and I love it. It came with my bear. I show the back below so you can see...

Hug in the Mail Last Saturday I got a nice little surprise in the mail. My dear friend Ele made this for me. I named her Daisy. I also rece...

Blooming Ninepatch I finished ds' blooming ninepatch. I think he liked it based on the ear to ear grin and the big hug he gave it. Quilt...

Garden Party I have been invited to my friend Diane's garden party for 10 years now. Something always seems to get in the way except for...

Sewing Again Thursday I decided I needed to "make" myself sew in order to get back in the habit. I sewed together some fleece to...

A Wonderful Birthday Gift My Mother learned to quilt over the past few years. She really knocked my socks off with this gift. I will try to...

Stash Report Week 20 I have not added anything for the past two weeks. I was gifted with some beautiful batiks to be shown at a later date....

I disappeared again That was not my intention. But my string of bad luck seems to continue. After my fun day on town I was hit with an eye...

I Stayed In Monroe to Rest from the Road First I went to the LQS. I saw 3 of the ladies from guild that I met last month. The next meeting i...

Stash Report Week #18 Stash In : 10.625 Stash in YTD : 38.125 Stash Out : 0 Stash out YTD : 16 Net Used : -22.125 I stayed in Monroe this w...

So Here Is the Story I contemplated to tell or not to tell. I decided since I goaded you I should tell. About three weeks ago I popped up wi...

Hmmmm..... No One Seems To Notice I Haven't Posted in 10 days......

Week 16 Stash Report Fabric in : 3.75 yards. All planned purchases Fabric Out: 0 yards. But I will have a finish this week! Fabric in YTD ...

The Mystery Unravels I am making progress on my mystery quilt Spring Breeze by Dorothy Young. I like how the black sets the red off. The n...

Week 15 Stash Report Help! I'm in the hole! How the heck did that happen?? Fabric in: 16 yards Fabric Out: 0 yards Fabric in YTD: 23.65 ...

I Get to Work from Home This Week Had a dental appointment today and get Good Friday off. So what was the point of me driving back and fort...

Week 14 Stash Report No changes. I dropped a few quilts off to be quilted and expect to drop a third off next weekend. Once I get those ba...