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Another 3 yard quilt: Broad Strokes

On Sunday (maybe Monday?) I decided that it was time to make another quick quilt. I recently purchased a few yards of a lovely Lewis and Irene print in gray (from the sale area at Quilters Corner) and looked around for fabrics to go with it. After a few trials, I settled for a dark… Continue reading Another 3 yard quilt: Broad Strokes

Quick table runner

I seem to have gotten behind on posting my quilts. Most are still just tops, but pretty nonetheless. This one is from GE Quilt Designs and is the Fast and Furious Club project for September 2021. This is a quilt as you go project and I did have some difficulty finding appropriate fusible batting. I… Continue reading Quick table runner

First retirement quilt top!

This quilt is “June” by GE Quilt Designs. I pulled the fabric for the quilt along (QAL) in late June, but due to closing out work commitments, I didn’t start work on it until July. And finally put it together this week in August. I had considered using a red grunge fabric where the blue… Continue reading First retirement quilt top!

Button Box quilt

I’m catching up on the quilts tops I made this spring. I was working 3 days a week and thus had 2 extra days off. I’m going to be honest here — I didn’t like working part-time. My work responsibilities were only reduced a little bit and so I worked really hard to keep up… Continue reading Button Box quilt

Brown is Beautiful Quilt I

I am officially retired from my work at Ithaca College as of today. There will be more quilts in my future. This one was a pile of blocks in my studio and I think that I was going to make a queen size quilt in this colorway. And years ago, I pieced the blocks —… Continue reading Brown is Beautiful Quilt I

Another 3 yard quilt!

I finished this quilt top in May. It is called Jigsaw. The original pattern had the dominant lines leaning to the right — I switched them to lean to the left. That matches my life better as I am left-leaning. I intend to bind it in the dark purple — after I purchase a bit… Continue reading Another 3 yard quilt!

Waking up this blog, again

Time for another restart. Maybe it will stick this time. I (Bridget) am retiring at the end of June 2021 and am looking to up my quilting time and my Quaker records time. I’d like to document the quilting here a bit. And perhaps the other also. (Quilting pictures are prettier.) This is the second… Continue reading Waking up this blog, again

Long time gone. . . . and update

So. Ghita is gone. Zinni is gone. Frankie is still with us, but struggling. We have a new corgi: Suri. We’ve had her for just over 2 years and she is finally beginning to settle. She’ll do almost anything for a stick. You can see in the background that we painted the house yellow. I… Continue reading Long time gone. . . . and update

Boysen is gone

Our beloved Corgi, Boysen (aka Boy or Boyfriend), has left us for the Rainbow Bridge. On Friday (March 14) he stopped eating. Saturday, he went to the vet, then to the vet hospital. Wednesday (March 19), we helped him to the next life as his body had become a heavy burden to him. We are… Continue reading Boysen is gone

Introducing our new Cardigan Welsh Corgis!

I was bereft after Coder passed away in March. Life without dogs in it has no structure and no meaning. So in April I started looking around for our next dog. I found a regional breeder (through the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America) who was looking to place older dogs. We knew we did… Continue reading Introducing our new Cardigan Welsh Corgis!