Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

It's Over He quietly passed just before 7 last night. He had a gentle smile on his face and I imagine he saw his loved ones waiting on t...

Waiting is the Hardest Part When we left the hospital on July 15th they said 6 months. When the hospice nurse did her assessment on the 20th...

Where is She? I have mixed emotions about sharing family health woes here on my blog. I am going to let you know what is going on so you und...

Denim and Flannel I have started sewing my denim and flannel together. These are the jeans that I cut up several weeks ago. I decided to use...

Deconstructing Jeans I have been saving jeans to make a flannel and denim quilt for some time. While I am separated from the projects I rea...

Sweeper Cloths Thanks Paula . I did mine all by machine with purchased flannel. I still get my green points by not having to use disposable...

Loom Knitting Socks The striped "sample" is my needle knit sock that was given me by my friend . The autumn colored "sample...

April UFO Done Already!! Woohoo! I got lucky that I had brought this from LA with me. I am still going to be separated from my other quilty...

Are You a Member of Ravelry? I joined a little over 3 years ago. Up until this year I have been a light user. But this year I really starte...

A Knitty Finish! It is not very wide. I am going to test drive it as is. Someone suggested I sew it into a shrug. I thought sewing it into a...

Design Wall Monday This is my #4 UFO for Judy's UFO Challenge. Yes, that is right I am binding it! This is the third side so I hope to ...

Mission Accomplished Here is the center of my top minus the corners. Those will go on quickly. I will be able to get those on, the top tri...

Friday Night Sew In and Stahbuster Retreat I had to stay in LA for work this weekend. It worked out well for me as I have extra time to sew ...

Design Wall Monday All 106 blocks are assembled. Yeah! Thanks Mom. I sewed and she trimmed and pressed. I have started assembling the r...

Mother is Here!! My parents arrived yesterday. I expected them about an hour later so didn't finish everything I planned before they ar...

Hydrangea Shawl Here is a better shot of the shawl

Design Bag? Here is what I sewed Friday night. Yup, just tossed into the top of my bag. Waiting to be trimmed and pressed. To see what othe...

Friday Night Sew In Last night was the sew in at the church with members from the Mesquite Quilt Guild and their friends. I took my bag of ...

Judy L's UFO Challenge UFO #10 was drawn for February. I pulled it out. I pressed it. I got the backing out. I started thinking abou...

What I Am Working On This is my Matchstick Marimba. It is one of my UFOs that had only been cut. I was concerned that it would take a long t...