Badlands National Park is the 38th park to become a National Park in 1978. The park is filled buttes and pinnacles formed by erosion. These formations make beautiful yet challenging terrain. It has made a perfect home for prairie dogs, bison, big horn sheep, and the elusive black footed ferret. Millions of years ago this … Continue reading Badlands National Park Star Block – 5 of 59
Scroll down to download the free pattern for the block! Arches National Park is home to more than 2,000 arches, mostly the result of sandstone eroding over time. The park is in the Utah dessert near Moab where it get less than 10 inches of rain per year. In addition to the arches there are … Continue reading Arches National Park Star Block – 4 OF 59
It has been a little while since I wrote a post. I need to get better at being more consistent about. I have just been spending all of my time quilting and no time writing. My most recent finish was a twin size quilt for my niece. She turns 7 on April 30th and will … Continue reading First Quilt As You Go Experience: The Encased Seam
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a "local" park to me. It sits in the mountains of Colorado about 5 hours from where I live. I have not been there yet, but my husband and I plan on going this summer. My husband has some crazy idea that him and I are going … Continue reading Black Canyon of the Gunnison Star Block – 3 of 59
Growing up we had a quilt in my house. This quilt was used, loved, and washed. It would travel with me and my sisters on vacations and to summer camp. It certainly got a lot of use. Over the years it started to wear and tear. I never thought anything of it until I started … Continue reading Fixing my Great Grandmother’s Quilt
Now that my nephew's birthday gift has been given I can show you what he got. This year he turned 4 and I decided to make him a quilt for his bed. I went with minions because honestly what 4 year old doesn't like minions. I wanted to turn this panel into a twin size … Continue reading Minions Panel
So we are now in mid Janaury and Bonnie has released all of the mystery quilt clues, but I am still catching up. Each year over the holidays my husband and I travel home to visit our families for about 10 days. This means that I made no progress on the mystery quilt for about … Continue reading Quiltville Week 4 & 5 – Triangles and More Flying Geese
