My last cat Minou died in the late 1990s. My sweet puppy Edgar dies in June 2025. In January 2026, I went to Second Chance Animal Center in Arlington, VT and adopted a 2-year old dilute tortie short hair cat. I named her Bijou ("jewel" in French). Within 4 hours of being home she was … Continue reading Bijou
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Crazy Antique Quilt – In Progress
This is a raffle quilt for the Bondville Fair Quilt Show 2026. It is made with the last of the antique quilt blocks donated by Carolyn Harris, made by her mother and aunts between the 1940 - 60s.
Edgar, 2011 – 2025
Edgar came into my life at 9 months old, rescued rom the Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia. He and my other dog Douglas were not close, but lived in peace with me. Doug left us in 2018. Since then, Ed and I have lived a wonderful like, full of playing fetch, cuddles, hikes, cuddles, and … Continue reading Edgar, 2011 – 2025
Antique Fan Circles, 66″ x 70″, Bondville, VT, 2025.
This is a raffle quilt that will be available at this year's Bondville Fair! It uses up the last of the donated blocks from the Harris Family we've been fortunate enough to enjoy for the past 3 years. We have enjoyed making quilts from that box of blocks from the 1920s through the 1940s - … Continue reading Antique Fan Circles, 66″ x 70″, Bondville, VT, 2025.
Kids Kwilt 2025, 69″ x 66″, Bondville, VT, 2025
Here is another raffle quilt that will be available this year at the Bondville Fair. It's made from fabric images of the paper 'blocks' from the Bondville Fair last year.
Circle of Life, in Progress
Not much to see yet! This is a Quilt-As-You-Go technique from Sharon Peterson in her More Reversible Quilts book. This is perfect for my living room knotty pine wall, and it's 2 quilts in one so I can reverse it with the seasons or my whim. It's designed and my freezer paper pattern is done. … Continue reading Circle of Life, in Progress
Beth’s Quilt Restoration Project
This quilt is an eight-pointed star, possibly the Sarah's Choice quilt block, in blue calico and cream muslin, and measures 84" x 97". The restoration areas - needed on the back and front of the quilt - basically include several of these types of issues (see images at bottom): burn marks, holes, missing batting, mysterious … Continue reading Beth’s Quilt Restoration Project
Dresden Buffet, 22″ x 90″, Bondville VT 2025
September 2025 update: Completed and I'm so happy with it! It's two-sided, so that will be very useful. I had decided on the black background, and made it reversible with a light blue Grunge on the the other side. The Dresdens were done during a Jean Impey workshop. This quilt is to replace the one … Continue reading Dresden Buffet, 22″ x 90″, Bondville VT 2025
Christmas Trees, 44″ x 53″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023
Found this UFO while organizing my new sewing room. Started in 1999 and based on an article in Quilt It For Christmas of that year, I was thrilled by the trees and the border, which has Christmas light bulbs in it. Memories! It took me about 23 years and 4 days to get this quilt … Continue reading Christmas Trees, 44″ x 53″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023
Veggie Garden, 35″ x 36″, Bondville, Vermont 2023
This quilt was begin in 1999. I fell in love with the foundation paper piecing (by hand) technique and found the veggies and fruit thrilling. Now that I'm in my new home I unpacked the pieces and have decided to finish all my UFOs (UnFinished Objects) so the I can begin 2024 with a really … Continue reading Veggie Garden, 35″ x 36″, Bondville, Vermont 2023