I have been doing a lot of “real” work and so haven’t had time to do much more than surf, as a result this post will be “link heavy”, but maybe it will give you all something to do with a good cup of coffee! YOu all might remember my
Hi from snowy, VERY VERY cold Colorado! It’s 2 degrees right now! BRRR! I’ve been working on my tree skirt, but not quite ready to show photos of it yet!I’m giving myself 2 more days…deadline, eh? This photo was from the snowstorm two days ago, but it’s prettier than the
Stash Sunday Originally uploaded by rexandsharkey. I bought this the same weekend I got the molas etc, they are Japanese panels I did this one. No idea what I’ll use it for, but isn’t that half the fun? No idea why this catagory should be embarrasing! 🙂A little history about
We had a busy weekend….we finished all the decorations…some of the stockings needed repair, and I was determined to do a good job of decorationg this year – Rex was busy with the lights…despite the 25 degree high today…BRRR! Really cold on that ladder! But the lights look fantastic! (too
Reality dawned that all of my images are still pointing to my old folder (in a totally different location on my website. UGH. Oh well, it’s a good chance to get it all cleaned up, although I suspect time consuming. On that note, I spent two hours this afternoon looking
Well I tried to take that next step into blog-dom and move to Moveable type, but seemed to get totally stuck. So, in the words of my husband “when in doubt, give up! ;-)”. Along the way I got my own URL tho and so if you look in your
finished Originally uploaded by rexandsharkey. Whew! I’m done. I had a horrible time getting a decent photo of the block. A lot of the beads don’t really show well and the colors are a bit out of whack (like that upper left hand purple is a duo-tone purple/red dupioni). Anyway,
Today has been the Monday after the weekend….sigh…laundry….bigger sigh….catching up with clients….biggest sigh…and getting ready for Thanksgiving…not to big of a sigh because we’re not doing much. The biggest news is that I’m almost done with my “All that Jazz” block! Woo Hooo (extra Hoo) as my client’s daughter would
After our Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilters meeting this Saturday we went to a sale by some Art Quilters…trying to reduce stash. I got this amazing group of stuff (and this is just the beginning!) You might see some of this fabric (above left) in my new background….yes, I LOVE it!
To start, I have a “duh, what a totally good idea” tip…Rhonda on our retreat had her Crazy Quilt Stitches book bound…you get the binding cut off and replaced at Kinkos…makes it SO much easier to use and it only cost $6. My understanding is that Carol Samples, not only