Pie
MorePie
Fourth of July
Banjo Man
Glen the Banjo Man
Category Archives: rhode island
national sew day 2016
Today is the day that thousands of quilters around the country will sew Quilts of Valor. We will gather in living rooms and libraries and community centers and studios and quilt stores. Some quilters like me, who don’t belong to … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
Leave a comment
belly up to the bar
The Chili Bar, that is! Harley Chick and Hot Rod Russ came over for dinner Friday night, which is always something to look forward to. Harley Chick is a vegetarian who doesn’t eat cheese (is she technically a vegan?), so … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, friends, rhode island
1 Comment
baking with a friend
Sam brought the black Play Doh. And orange and green, too. I contributed the plastic bowls, of which I have many. Sam discovered all of them over the course of the morning, and we baked pies, cakes and burgers in … Continue reading
Posted in friends, grandmother stuff, rhode island
Leave a comment
hold your horses
Welcome to my horse collection. This was a very big deal when I was a kid. These were souvenirs from trips and Christmas and birthday gifts. I loved them. I could stand in front of the display in any tacky … Continue reading
Posted in a more pie opinion, just for fun, rhode island, secondhand stuff
4 Comments
sew and snow saturday
It looks like we’re getting the Big Storm after all. Sometime in the night the storm shifted a little bit north, which meant we are right in the path of a lot of snow and a lot of wind. Banjo … Continue reading
Posted in family, quilting, rhode island
4 Comments
what’s on the design wall
I’ve been playing with my stack of half-square triangles. It’s baby quilt time! Here’s version #1: And here are the same 4 1/2″ squares arranged in chevrons. This last one looks a little more modern. I could quilt some little … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
Leave a comment
quick long weekend recap
Okay, on Saturday we hit the 12:35 show of this movie, which opened this weekend: I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Loved this movie. It was not a politically-slanted movie (Obama and Hillary were never … Continue reading
Posted in a more pie opinion, family, food, movies, rhode island
2 Comments
on the design wall
I’ve decided to make this a twin size and reduce the number of blocks I need to complete. 32 are enough, don’t you think? Here’s a peek at the design wall. Please tell me someone someday somewhere will want this. … Continue reading
Posted in just for fun, quilting, rhode island
3 Comments
it’s a mystery to me
Since December I’ve been following along with Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilt. She shares clues with her readers every year and it’s fun to read other quilter’s comments as we go along. She believes in using scraps, so the pieces are very, … Continue reading
Posted in a more pie opinion, family, quilting, rhode island
Leave a comment
is there any more pie? 