Dora Quilts

Okay, I've had quite a few e-mails from people with information about my new old-sewing-machine. I phoned my friend, and she will look ...

This is the Old Sewing Machine that came home with me today. Actually, it's not all that old--1951. One of my friends purchased it ten ...

I've been asked about needles and thread for machine quilting. First, most often I quilt on the Viking/Huskvarna model 6430 home sewing...

Alexandra managed to catch another amazing rainshower this week. Yes, the foreground is blurred because we were in the car--and I didn'...

This is the Dresden Plate quilt Judy R made for our church's Victory Quilts Ministry. She does beautiful work, and her artist's ey...

I wanted to join this at the end of the last post, but it didn't work. So....here's a new post. This is a sight I have never befor...

Here's a picture of Ms. Bobbie's Summer Song on the patio of her lovely garden. (See those lovely pavers? Over 20 years ago she ha...

As I was quilting the border for a small quilt [Mrs. Lebo's Kitchen], I knew I wanted to make a quilt with a red border with a fancy fea...

Not much color in today's post except for the quilt's midsection, above. To see the details of the quilting on the photos of the ba...

It would be incredibly difficult not to be inspired by scenes like these. I moved to the desert from this region 21 years ago. While I d...

My friend Cindy has cancer. She has a husband and ten kids. She's a Christian. Her challenges have been great lately, and she still m...

This post has lots and lots of photos, so it will take a while to load, especially on dial-up. Most often, this is part of the view that gre...

The finished quilt, hanging off the porch at the cabin. I do have photos with more detail, but for today, I wanted t...