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For someone who has decided that less fanfare is better than more when it comes to her birthday, a certain person may have celebrated a bit more than necessary this weekend.  It started out low key at the beginning of the weekend, but the party with the family on Sunday sort of did me in. …

Sometimes it is very handy to make more quilts than I know what to do with.  I made this top back in April, 2007.  I had it quilted by the fabulous folks at Prairie Queens, and then packed it in tissue and put it away.  Sometimes I make quilts just because I love the fabrics…

Lucky me, I had two half days off this weekend, and managed to finish the cutting of the Prairie Paisley fabric for the challenge Lisa and I are doing this month.  She posted a picture of this same exact amount of progress on May 27, but I think she has been out-sewing me and has…

From time to time, my friend Lisa and I like to work on the same project. She works on hers in Washington, and I work on mine here in California.  We call it a Challenge, but the challenge part is that we encourage each other to keep plugging away at the quilt, and to make…

Activity:  My favorite activity lately is sleeping.  I have been working every day between my two jobs and the next day off in sight is Monday.  I didn't think working retail was all that physically demanding, but standing on your feet for six hours straight, bored out of your mind really wears a person out. …

This is the secret celebrity stunt sewing project I did for Joanna Figuera of Fig Tree Quilts.  The quilt has had its reveal at Market, and now I can share the story with you. Out of the blue, Joanna sent me an email asking if I would be willing to make a quilt top for…

Friday Favorites!  Thought I'd share a few of my faves for this week. Photo:  Sophie with a rawhide bone.  What can I say?  She is intense.  Everything she does, she does it full force, no holds back.  We have had our issues with this strong willed little dog, but she has been behaving lately.  She…

Aren't these purple batiks yummy?  I had a Bali Pop of 2 1/2 inch strips and made this over the weekend.  It looks like a quilt for a monk's cell cot, but it isn't.  The monks and I are on good terms, but are not that close.  What it really is, is a cover for…

This is the quilting design that the fabulous Debbie Thornton at Prairie Queens chose for the quilt I made for my favorite quilt celebrity Rock Star.  Don't you love the design of high heeled pumps on the fabric Objects of Desire?  OMG, this quilt is seriously adorable.  I can't say too much more about it…

It was a gorgeous weekend here in Northern California, or so I am told.  I wouldn't know any thing about that because I spent every minute inside sewing on my celebrity stunt sewing gig.  You see, as honored as anyone would be to be asked to sew for a major figure in the quilting world,…