Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

No Sewing But Lots of Working I spent the weekend cleaning out the house. The first two pictures are my sewing room. I have a few more thing...

And She Sewed.... So my goal was to get to the halfway mark of making all the winged triangles I needed for the center blocks. I fell short ...

Still Sewing I sewed another three hours or so last night. I was adding triangles to HSTs to make wings. I am going to have a little giveawa...

Black and White I completed my Ohio Stars for Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery. I skipped a step and have to go back to that. I have to...

Design Wall Monday - January 23, 2012 I have not sewn for myself since March of 2011. On New Year's Day we had a house fire that gutted ...

I met with Cathy 5 times and we produced this. Her first quilt!

How's This for a Hug? My friends tirane and Mimi made this hug quilt for me to wrap in and comfort me over the passing of my husband. ...

Another Finish I finished weaving in the loose ends a few weeks ago but failed to show the completed item. You can see the scalloped edging ...

I sewed!! The last thing I remember sewing was the binding on my Mother's quilt. Maybe I sewed a little on my denim and flannel blocks t...

So I did!!

A Finish I had started this little afghan when I first went to Monroe in 2009. I felt bored by it. Now I wonder if it was because I wasn...

I Buried My Husband Today He was laid to rest at the DFW National Cemetery. The location is one that every time he and I drove past we comme...

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...