The Patchery Menagerie

Guess what Julie and I did yesterday?  We went to my favorite quilt shop for some retail therapy.  How much retail therapy?  We were ther...

I don't make quilts for the usual reasons, if there is any such a thing as a "usual" reason. Sure I make quilts for people I l...

I had a little time last night after dinner so I quickly hung up all four crayons quilts on the new fence.  They look pretty much like I e...

I like to choose the right backings for my quilts. I never use whatever I have left hanging around unless it's perfect for the quilt. (Y...

Woo Hoo.  The Mashed Potato Crayons quilt is finished. I wanted to play with the "low-volume" fabrics in a way that was unexpec...

I've made all my spool blocks, and trimmed them all to size. (The Bali Pop strips were not exactly 2-1/2" wide, which was annoying....

I had to use up all those mashed-potato beiges and creams somehow. They wouldn't fit in the bookcse I use for my fabric storage. So I...