Blog Archive


October 2024
21:  
Update on Website Shutdown - Oct. 21, 2024

September 2024
27:  
Update on Website Shutdown

August 2024
06:  
Ch-ch-ch-changes

February 2024
06:  
What I Did on Vacation - 2023

March 2013
07:  
Review: Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary
04:  
Danger! Fiber Fumes
04:  
Design Wall Monday - Strips

February 2013
18:  
Design Wall Monday - Making Friends
17:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - February
16:  
Quilting Update
11:  
Design Wall Monday - Lonely Block

January 2013
31:  
Life's Ups and Downs Stitched
28:  
Design Wall Monday - Ups and Downs
27:  
Diagonal Puzzle Quilt Top
21:  
Design Wall Monday - Diagonal Puzzle

December 2012
24:  
Merry Christmas
24:  
Libby's Patriotic Four Patch - Free Quilt Pattern

June 2012
04:  
Design Wall Monday - Almost Finished
03:  
Review: Getting Started Knitting Socks

May 2012
28:  
Design Wall Monday - Geese & Stars
27:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - May
22:  
Simple Skyp - Heel Update
21:  
Design Wall Monday - Geese Attack!
20:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - April
14:  
Design Wall Monday - It's Empty
07:  
Design Wall Monday - Big Blocks

April 2012
27:  
New Sock Project - Simply Skyp
26:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - March
23:  
Design Wall Monday - Playing with Blocks

March 2012
26:  
Hugs and Kisses - Design Wall Monday
19:  
Design Wall Monday
18:  
Mindbender
17:  
A Finish on National Quilting Day
05:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - February
03:  
Just Write Something

February 2012
23:  
Griddle Stitch Beanie - Free Crochet Pattern

January 2012
24:  
Another Way to Cut Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Blocks
24:  
Review: The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt

December 2011
22:  
Taking a Break

November 2011
03:  
A Squishy from Piecemeal Quilts

October 2011
11:  
Review:  Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks
09:  
Strip-O-Rama Quilt Top Complete

September 2011
28:  
The Lost Heroes Art Quilt
21:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - September
20:  
How Red Heart Makes Yarn

August 2011
28:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - August
21:  
Blazer to Backpack
17:  
Evolution of an Afghan
15:  
Review: Quilter's Academy Vol.1 – Freshman Year: A Skill-Building Course in Quiltmaking
10:  
Clessidra Knee Socks
06:  
Yarn Bowl
05:  
Where Do You Get Your Yarn?

July 2011
31:  
Finish What You Start?
26:  
How to Finish a Quilt
19:  
Everyday (Sock) Finish

May 2011
13:  
You Can Quilt That Out

July 2010
11:  
I Have Heels
10:  
Double Cross Scrapghan
02:  
Knitting Club - July - 1st Thursday

June 2010
30:  
Learning EQ7 - Part 5
28:  
Good Intentions, Incomplete Follow Through
22:  
Learning EQ7 - Part 4
21:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - June
19:  
Joan's Trick
17:  
Knitting Club - June - 3rd Thursday
16:  
Bunny Roundup
15:  
Learning EQ7 - Part 3
15:  
Back to Hooks and Needles
10:  
Taming the Fleece
08:  
Learning EQ7 - Part 2
07:  
Simple Strips Top Finished
07:  
Quilting on the Internet
06:  
Weighted Blankets for Autism
03:  
Knitting Club - June - 1st Thursday
02:  
Color Pools
01:  
Learning EQ7 - Part 1

May 2010
31:  
Home Sweet Internet or Feels Like Sunday
27:  
Learning EQ7 - Intro
26:  
Process & the Frog Pond
25:  
152 Blankets
24:  
It's Here! It's Here!
23:  
Fleece Blanket Roundup
22:  
Three More Caps
21:  
Knitting Club - May 3rd -Thursday
19:  
Knitting E-Magazines
18:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - May
16:  
Yarn Comes Home
15:  
And the EQ7 Winner Is:
14:  
Whirlygig Quilt - Finished Prototype
13:  
Last Day, Enter to Win EQ7
12:  
Quick, Cuddly Blanket
11:  
Berry Cobbler, Anyone?
10:  
Ribbed Cap
07:  
Wacky Rail Fence - Free Quilt Pattern
06:  
Win Electric Quilt 7
05:  
A Cinco de Mayo Finish
04:  
I Won Electric Quilt 7!
04:  
Shifting Focus
04:  
Purple Waves Socks

April 2010
29:  
EQ7 is Coming!
14:  
Thank You, Crochet Pattern Central

March 2010
31:  
Website Move
28:  
Pink Panther Quilt Challenge
20:  
National Quilting Day - Tie One On for the Troops

September 2009
06:  
Ten Month Socks

August 2009
27:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - April through August

July 2009
23:  
Jumping with Joy

April 2009
16:  
A Finished Blanket!
10:  
Sometimes There's a Reason

March 2009
21:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - March
05:  
Blanketmobile

February 2009
25:  
National Make a Blanket Day
18:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - February

January 2009
10:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - December

December 2008
27:  
Hats for Charity - 2008 Wrap Up
27:  
Interwoven Leaves Socks Finished

November 2008
25:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - November
15:  
I Have a Job

October 2008
24:  
Hats for Charity - The September 3
20:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - October
12:  
Vacation Shopping
12:  
Confession Time
11:  
Review: Quilty as Charged: Undercover in a Material World

September 2008
24:  
Third Sunday, No Project Linus
09:  
Scrappy Hearts Finished
02:  
Hats for Charity - The August 4

August 2008
30:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/30/08
28:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/28/08
27:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/27/08
24:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/24/08
23:  
Hats for Charity - The July 5
22:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/22/08
17:  
Review: The Crochet Bible
17:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - August
16:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/16/08
14:  
Spiral Scrap Hat
13:  
Yellow Brick Road
13:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/12/08
09:  
UFO/Scrap Busting Report - 8/9/08
04:  
Rocky Start

July 2008
31:  
August is UFO and Scrap Busting Month
31:  
Interwoven Leaves Socks
30:  
Quilting Frenzy
27:  
A Finished Project Linus Blanket
26:  
I Finally Did It
24:  
Four Patch Quilts
23:  
Hats for Charity - The June 3
22:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - July
22:  
How Do You Help Others?
20:  
Review: 101 Fun-to-Quilt Pot Holders

July 2008
19:  
Mini-Quiltathon Results
17:  
Ready to Quilt
16:  
More Baby Gifts
09:  
One Less UFO, One Baby Gift Delivered
07:  
Baby Socks - Completed Cuteness
03:  
You Can Say "Aww"

June 2008
28:  
Serger Crochet
27:  
Quilting Done and In Progress
25:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - Finally Finished
22:  
Adopted Wolves
21:  
Review: Wendy Knits: My Never-Ending Adventures in Yarn
20:  
Joy of Something Different
19:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - A Grafted Toe
18:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - June
14:  
Motivated Quilting
11:  
Hats for Charity - The May 5
06:  
Knitting Club, A Sampler
05:  
Some Quilting Accomplished
04:  
To Receive, Ask

May 2008
30:  
Margie Pearl's
22:  
Review: Crazy Shortcut Quilts: Quilt as You Go and Finish in Half the Time
20:  
Finished Objects
19:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - May
17:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - There Be Heels
14:  
Hats for Charity - The April 6
12:  
Granny Square Afghans

April 2008
29:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - Rip-it, Rip-it
27:  
Review: Knitting Circles Around Socks: Knit Two at a Time on Circular Needles
25:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - April
21:  
Website Updates - April 21, 2008
13:  
End of My Sewing Slump?
04:  
Hats for Charity - The March 4

March 2008
27:  
Review: The About.com Guide to Quilting
26:  
My Nemesis
26:  
Website Updates - March 26, 2008
25:  
Quilt Links
20:  
Knoisy Knitters
19:  
Hats for Charity - The February 4
18:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - March
17:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - Progress
04:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - 2½ Frogs Later

February 2008
28:  
Support Your Local Library
28:  
Review: Speed Knitting: 24 Quick and Easy Projects
24:  
Website Updates - February 24, 2008
19:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - A Frogging We Go
16:  
National Make a Blanket Day 2008
14:  
Blanket Frenzy
13:  
Easy Ripple Afghan Finished
12:  
New Free Pattern - Waffle-Weave Cap
09:  
Hats for Charity - The January 5
08:  
Elvis Quilts
05:  
Mom's Birthday Socks - Finished!
01:  
Finished Quilts

January 2008
30:  
Cabled Headband - A One-Skein Wonder
30:  
Review: One-Skein Wonders
27:  
Grand Sierra Knee Socks - Designing
27:  
Quilting Report
24:  
Home Again, Finally!
21:  
Easy Ripple Afghan in Progress
21:  
Mom's Birthday Socks - Progress
20:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - January
18:  
Dolores Won't Call Anymore
15:  
Mile-A-Minute Quilt Top #1 Finished!
13:  
Mile of Progress
12:  
Website Updates - January 2008
08:  
2008 Goals
06:  
New Year, More Charity Quilts
02:  
What's in Those Gift Bags? - Part 3
01:  
Mom's Birthday Socks

December 2007
31:  
What's in Those Gift Bags? - Part 2
30:  
A Crafty Christmas
29:  
What's in Those Gift Bags? - Part 1
21:  
Finished Socks
19:  
Christmas Crunch
02:  
Yarn Acquistions on Black Friday

November 2007
28:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - November
14:  
A Froggie Delight
04:  
Reporting In

September 2007
20:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - September
15:  
Lone Star Quilt - Part 5
14:  
Almost Instant Gratification
05:  
Simply Quilts
02:  
Review: 200 Stitch Patterns for Baby Blankets

August 2007
31:  
Lone Star Quilt - Part 4
29:  
Colorful Afghans
23:  
Review: Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles
21:  
Tidal Wave Socks Finished!
20:  
Project Linus - Third Sunday Group - August
20:  
Crayon Quilts Finished - August 19
18:  
Lone Star Quilt - Part 3
16:  
Review: Knitting for Peace
14:  
Knit + Crochet = Afghan
11:  
Lone Star Quilt - Part 2
10:  
New Book: Nine-patch Extravaganza
07:  
Quilt Block a Day
07:  
One Done
04:  
TOFUtsies Socks
03:  
Lone Star Quilt - Part 1
01:  
Teamwork

July 2007
29:  
Do It Right
29:  
Bama Belles Quilt Display
28:  
Easy Ripple Afghan is a Classic
26:  
Review: the knitter's handy book of Patterns
25:  
Attic Windows Quilt Top
22:  
Frogging Again!
21:  
Easy X's - A Quick Quilt Top
17:  
Machine Knit Baby Blankets
12:  
Knit Your Own Ferrari
06:  
Those Pesky Yarn Tails
02:  
Factory Knit Socks

June 2007
27:  
How Not to Machine Knit
20:  
Fiber Arts Fiesta
17:  
Excuses, Excuses

May 2007
17:  
Farewell, Quilts from Cornerstone
15:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting - May
11:  
Support Your Local Quilt Shop
11:  
Finishing and Starting
09:  
Some Quilting Getting Done
03:  
There Be Light
01:  
My Kingdom for a Light Bulb

April 2007
24:  
Website Updates - April 24, 2007
21:  
The Value of Quilting Fabric
21:  
2007 International Freeform Crochet Exhibits
20:  
Meet Dolores
16:  
American Patchwork
16:  
Busy Charity Quilting Weekend - April
05:  
Knee Sock Measurement Survey

March 2007
14:  
Finished Quilt
11:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting - March
08:  
Happy Day!
01:  
Knitting Club

February 2007
21:  
Yarn Jumps off Shelf
20:  
Busy Charity Quilting Weekend
13:  
Green Knee Socks Finished
13:  
Blanket Bounty
04:  
2006 Christmas Gifts Created - Part 1
04:  
Sock and a Half

January 2007
30:  
Sock Report
23:  
I'm Knitting Socks
19:  
Project Linus on NBC Nightly News

November 2006
18:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting - November
05:  
Motivation

October 2006
22:  
We Made a Difference
17:  
Third Sunday Project Linus Group
16:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting
10:  
Quilts from The Bluffs Kickoff
02:  
Fluffy Bunny Slippers

September 2006
27:  
Procrastination - My Best Skill?
25:  
Review: The Crochet Answer Book
22:  
Yarn Out, Afghans In - Sept. 22. 2006

September 2006
21:  
Website Updates - First Knit Pattern - Sept. 21, 2006
19:  
Review: Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space
18:  
Crayon Quilt Finished - September 17
17:  
Third Sunday Project Linus Group
14:  
Looking for Packing Tape
13:  
Spotlight: Care Wear
12:  
Scrappy Hearts Update
12:  
Review: 100 Best Full-Size Quilt Blocks & Borders
10:  
Website Updates - September 10, 2006
09:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting
07:  
Crocheted Hats
02:  
Slipping Out of Quilting Mode
01:  
In Quilting Mode

August 2006
31:  
Review: Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
30:  
Quilting in Progress
29:  
When it Rains, It Pours
28:  
Shopping With Someone Else's Money
27:  
Website Update - Easy Ripple Afghan Pattern
24:  
Review: The Art of Knitting (DVD)
22:  
Needlework at Missouri State Fair - Part 2
21:  
Needlework at Missouri State Fair - Part 1
20:  
Hearts for Linus
17:  
Crayon Quilt Finished - August 15
15:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting
09:  
Yeehaw Lady - Finished
09:  
Yarn Out, Afghans In - Aug. 09. 2006
08:  
Yeehaw More Progress
08:  
Website Updates - August 8,2006
07:  
Yeehaw Progress
07:  
Stash Size - How Big is Yours?
06:  
Crayon Quilt Finished
05:  
Rippit, Rippit!
04:  
U.S. Postal Service Honors Quilts of Gee's Bend
04:  
Yeehaw
03:  
Teaching Children to Quilt
03:  
Crocheted Art
02:  
Review: The Knitting Answer Book
01:  
Project Linus Blankets Donated

July 2006
31:  
Summer Bolero Shrug
27:  
Some Designing Going On
27:  
Feels Like Christmas
25:  
Pockets
24:  
Big Star Quilt
23:  
Spotlight: Project Linus
21:  
Cooler Weather and a Quilt Siting
19:  
Review: Knit & Crochet Ponchos, Wraps, Capes & Shrugs!
18:  
A Clean Sewing Machine . . .
18:  
Baseball Panel Quilts
17:  
Heat Wave
16:  
Blanket CPR: Is There a Surgeon in the House?
15:  
Blanket Making Birthday Party
14:  
Review: The Michaels Book of Needlecrafts
13:  
Ripple Afghan Finished
11:  
Second Saturday Charity Quilting
08:  
Craft Night
06:  
Neglected Embroidery Project
05:  
My Scrap Basket
05:  
Review: Crochet from the Heart
03:  
The Lure of Knitting
03:  
Yarn Find
02:  
Happy 4th of July
01:  
Heart Applique Quilt

June 2006
30:  
Website Updates - June 30,2006
29:  
Scrap Quilt Top
27:  
Ripple Dilemma
26:  
Happy Birthday, B-I-L
25:  
X Marks the Spot
24:  
My Favorite Crafts
24:  
Welcome