May 23, 2024
LaDawn
It’s been a crazy year so far with no signs of letting up. One more death/funeral early on and continued doctor visits for my daughter. I haven’t had a lot of time to sew, but I have taken to basting hexies EVERYWHERE! LOL! I’ve even started putting them into blocks. I don’t know what I’ll…
January 17, 2024
LaDawn
Can’t say I’m sad to see 2023 go away. But 2024 hasn’t started much better. Last year was full of funerals and illnesses and just no fun struggles for much of my family. And we started out the new year with an ambulance ride due to seizures for my youngest. So in the next month…
March 22, 2023
LaDawn
So exciting! I have several finishes that I haven’t written about. And more progress on UFOs! This is the hexie quilt I’ve been working on since last March. It’s so fun to look at with all the details in the in the center of the flowers. I still have enough left over flowers to make…
February 14, 2023
LaDawn
Every year I make a list of my quilting UFOs (unfinished projects) and promise myself to work on one each month. Not necessarily to finish it, but at least to pull it out and make some progress. Usually I do this in conjunction with my online guild’s UFO challenge. This year is no different, and…
January 29, 2023
LaDawn
Ok, so not really a lot of drama, but I made a cute little llama wall hanging this month! Check out my Alejandro quilt below! My online guild had a January challenge where you sewed on two projects (THIS or THAT) all month, with the organizer choosing which one each day. I chose my old…
I finished this small quilt this week. It started out as a quilt along with Amy Gibson of stitcherydickorydock.com. I made eleven of the 12 blocks, but in the end did not like the final setting, so the blocks sat in a box on the shelf for a few years. I went back to her…
January 27, 2021
LaDawn
This little mini art quilt is about 12 x 17 inches. I made it for my middle daughter, Lynette, for her wedding. The pattern is called Magpie Girl by Carrie Payne of BelieveMagic. I love all of Carrie’s art and have made several of her art quilts. I blogged about another one (also made for…
January 18, 2021
LaDawn
So I realized that I have missed posting about several projects I completed during this pandemic period. This short post is to meant to remedy that. After all, a blog to catalog my work isn’t a very good one if I miss a bunch! First up: a fabric doll book made for my granddaughter. I…
January 13, 2021
LaDawn
Yep, like many of you, I am sure, I want to use this year to finish up some UFOs that have been sitting in my sewing room for far too long. I have one that is older than two of my children! It’s an Ohio Star civil war reproduction that I started when my second…
July 13, 2020
LaDawn
Summer is here in full swing! I love summer, even the heat. Of course, I spend most of my time in air-conditioned places, but I love not having to worry about a coat or jacket when I go out. I love afternoon thunderstorms and sunny mornings. I love the abundance of fruits and vegetables available…
June 8, 2020
LaDawn
While the world falls to pieces around me, what do I do? Retreat to my sewing room, of course! This was a pattern that sat in its project box with a few fabrics for many years. In May, in conjunction with Quilting Around the World’s UFO challenge, I pulled it out and put it together!…
September 10, 2018
LaDawn
I first saw this Civil War reproduction quilt in a quilt store in Garland, Texas. (That shop doesn’t exist anymore, unfortunately.) I was so taken with the sample that I bought the pattern and started on it right away. In fact, I think this is where my love of reproduction fabrics started. The pattern, Shiloh,…
August 14, 2018
LaDawn
Remember the postage stamp quilt I’ve been working on forever? It is done! Pieced and quilted by little old me! I believe all quilts have a story to tell. Some are short and sweet, and some are a bit longer. Bear with me, this one is one of the latter! Before quilting: After quilting:…
June 26, 2018
LaDawn
So, I’ve been pretty busy this summer. A bunch of finishes, and a bunch of works in progress. Once the Hunter’s Star wedding quilt was done, my next deadline was a Medallion Round Robin with my online guild, Quilting Around the World, (quiltingaroundtheworld.com). You can find those photos on my Instagram feed. While working on…
April 13, 2017
LaDawn
I have a confession to make. After all, I don’t want to start this blog on false pretenses. So, here goes! I am not an award winning quilter. Really. The only ribbons I have from quilt shows are participation ribbons. My machine quilting leaves much to be desired, and back when I still had time…
January 12, 2023
LaDawn
I so admire those who write faithfully on their blogs; either every day or at least once a week. I want to be one of those people, but….life gets in the way. My grandkids live close now, so I want to spend time with them. My oldest daughter is going to school an hour away…
I have a little more time these days to sew and I’ve been able to get a few projects done and a couple more well on their way to being done. This was a swap I did with my online guild. I was asked to select a panel from my overseas partner’s stash and then…
A long time ago, it seemed like everyone in my quilting group was crazy about English paper pieced hexagons. I repeatedly said I would NEVER do hexagons! Grandmother’s Flower Garden patterns just did not appeal to me. Neither did any of the modern patterns I saw. But…never say never, right? Well, fast forward to a…
Over a year since I’ve written a post. I’ve been busy, and this blog has not been a priority since I write it mostly for myself. It’s so much easier to just add photos on Instagram if I want to show off my work. I’ve actually seen a couple of other bloggers (that are obviously…
