The Patchery Menagerie

 Remember this?  It's the toy that inspired the colors of the Sparkling Winkel Quilt.    Here is a shot of the quilt that shows the...

Last night I sat on the couch sewing the binding on the Sparkling Winkel quilt. I have one short side and one long side done. My Mom told ...

This is a view of the short side of the Sparkling Winkel quilt, showing how the backing fabric looks like it rolls over and surrounds tha...

Adding the binding to the Sparkling Winkel quilt the way I wanted to meant I'd have to position the binding just right to align the p...

If there is one thing I have learned in my creative life it's that if I am not sure about something I am doing, I should stop and let it...

It's funny. When my son was in grade school, he learned Phonics. I didn't learn to read that way. He said something once, about a...

I drove out to Janet Lee's house yesterday to pick up the Sparkling Winkel and Dark Majesty quilts. What will I use for the binding o...

I've got the backing ready for the Sparkling Winkel quilt and it doesn't have a bird. Oh well.  I sewed two lengths of this fab...

Except for looking tidier by being all sewn together, this doesn't look much different from what you've all been looking at for the ...

This is where the Sparkling Winkel quilt was when I went to bed last night. Only the rightmost vertical row is not sewn into blocks. The ...

I like waking up to fresh snow outside. Everything is clean looking and sparkly.  There is the view out my studio. The other day I sh...

This is the toy my granddaughter tossed in my direction when I was visiting earlier this year. I've just discovered it is called a Win...

I have three and a half vertical rows sewn together. I really like this. It's bright, fun and happy. Where did "The Spark...