Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

I managed to finish my two tops that I set for my goal. First is the quilt Dizzy.  I cannot locate the pattern to credit the designer but wi...

When I decided to add a border I thought it would be just the Greek key border and done.  I spent over 6 hours Saturday building the borders...

I’m choosing two items to complete this month to the top stage. First is my aquarium quilt.  I’ve landed upon a final design.  I made a litt...

I showed my quilt top previously.  It’s to the top stage which was the first part of my goal. I spent the month continuing to clean, declutt...

My friend Glen made this amazing animal quilt!   It’s all Drunkards Path blocks.  I asked another friend if she had the Accuquilt die for t...

Back in November Shelly at Prairie Moon quilts issued a studio organizing challenge .  It was to work on a languishing project.  I have one ...

First of all I decided to fix the quilt top I showed before.  It took an hour to take apart and an hour to put back together. One of the oth...

Over the course of two posts Julie  perfectly captured where I’m at. I have too many ideas flitting around in my head.  I want to use my scr...

...more like try again. Do you see anything wrong with this picture?  Let me give you a hint.  The row I sewed to the top should have been a...

I really tried to encourage myself to make this a quilting goal instead of a piecing goal.  But I know doing this makes me resist getting ba...

I borrowed this from a friend that heard Bonita speak.  This was what he took away from her lecture. When Bonita Norris, the youngest Britis...

I waited until the last minute, why?  I don’t know why!  But I didn’t!  I finished everything on my list. Borders added.   Pillowcases made ...

Can you have too much fun?  A few friends gathered today at church to sew.  We had a small gift exchange.  This group has so much fun togeth...

In months past I’ve been whipping out quilt tops.  This month I’ve slowed waaaay down.  Can’t really put my finger on anything in particular...

I can’t help but think about the many things I want to work on.  “One” of those things is to dig into scraps and use them.  I’ve talked to s...