If you want to make a Valentine quilt or table topper try piecing some heart blocks! Scroll to the bottom to see the pieced heart. Cutting t...

I am so delighted with all of the new friends that have visited my blog! There have even been two that live near Pliloth Plantation! Now you...

I am participating in the One World One heart blog Giveaway. This a huge blog event- at last count there are over 500 participants! Click on...

What You Need 2 strips cut 31/2" x 7 " Place dark strip onto light strip. Right sides together. Edges even. Stitch using a scant ¼...

Let me explain this a bit! I am doing the happy dance because these problems are going to be fixed! My husband needs his gall bladder remove...

Choose a color or fabric for your center square in the blocks. These can be the traditional red or toss tradition out the window and pick a ...

It occured to me that if you have never made a quilt- a full quilt might be intimidating- or perhaps you do not have enough fabric on hand t...

Since quilting was such a big part of the lives of Pioneer woman I have decided to post some free patterns for quilt blocks that have been a...

Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn - Early BicyclesThe German Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the "Laufmaschine" or "Ru...

Emroidery is a very old craft. I know my mother did it,my grandmother did it, their mother's did it and so on. I found these instruction...

Yes that's right ! It was 37 degrees below zero here during the night! A water pipe broke at my Mom's house- plumbers are at a prmiu...

It is now in Sepia tone which I think gives it an older more authentic look to go with my blog name. A big thanks to my friend Holly at http...

Wednesday morning we woke up to 6" of new snow- we already had about 18" on the ground. This maorning the temperature had fallen t...

I want to thank everyone that took the time to participate in the handbag poll. I was a little surprised by the poll results. The leather pu...

It is very cold & snowy here in the Midwest! Hope all of you in cold climates are staying safe , warm, and dry! This is another great fr...