Snow in Central Park

December in New York City. A pre-Christmas snowstorm added a touch of magic to our visit. Our morning train was cancelled so we found ourselves with a free day. We took the subway to Central Park where we walked in a winter wonderland.

Cutting Home of the Brave Blocks

I have gotten involved through my quilt guild with making quilts for the Home of the Brave project whereby quilts are given to family members of those military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fabrics are all Civil War reproduction.

Changing Leaves and Nine Patch

It has been rainy this fall in the nation's capital. The ivy on my fence is changing color but the maple tree is just starting to turn. The nine-patch quilt uses fabric from Fig Tree Quilts.

Fall Quilt

Well, it's September 1st and to me that means fall. The weather has definitely cooled off here in the nation's capital but my son hasn't started back to school yet so it still feels like summer. And Labor Day Weekend is still to come and we're going to the beach.

I made this this mini Amish quilt years ago. It was inspired by a quilt I saw in Little Quilts.

"No Flowers"

It is so gratifying to visit a family member and discover that they have hung the quilt you made for them. I made this quilt for my brother a few years ago and was pleased to see it displayed prominently in his home when I visited last week. It is called "No Flowers" because I tried to make it a masculine quilt and not include any flowered fabrics (although a few did manage to sneak in).

Feedsack Squares

I finally finished my feedsack top. It consists of 80 6" squares plus 3" squares used as cornerstones. The green sashing is a Moda solid. I've been collecting feedsacks for at least ten years and decided to put them into a quilt. I swapped squares with three quilting friends and a couple friends gave donations from their feedsack collections. The pattern is adapted from a Darlene Zimmerman pattern. I will send this off to be quilted

Antique Shop Find

This is a quilt my sister scored at an antique shop in Hannibal, Missouri, last summer. She spotted it as they were unloading it from a van into the shop! I thought you would like to see it :)