Countdown to LSU Football

It’s only

5

days until LSU football kicks off!

Does anybody in your house need new purple and gold gear?

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Now what?

This one’s for Mom or Kathy or any of you other quilters out there. I’ve got the top pieced. Now what??????

Just FYI: This was pieced using a Moda Wonderland jelly roll. It was my first attempt and I’m pleased. I just realized that I photographed the quilt upside-down. Oops!

And a little about that swing: This swing hung on my grand-parents’ front porch for a very long time. When my aunt and uncle moved out to the farm, they replaced it with their front porch swing. Since it wasn’t much good for swinging just sitting in one of the barns, my uncle passed it on to me! My hubby built the frame and repainted the swing and I finally have a swing in the backyard!

The Big 4

If you are new to sewing, you might have seen “The Big 4” while web-surfing and wondered just what it means. 

The Big 4 refers to the 4 commercial pattern companies that you can find at most chain fabric stores: 

1. Simplicity,
2. McCalls,
3. Butterick
4. Vogue. 

The fabric chains tend to run these on sale from $0.99 to $3.99 about once a month.  You can browse the pattern books at the store or on-line to get those creative juices flowing.