Mel's quilting blog

First of all, this week was mostly with me at school for band uniforms or at the doctor for ear problems.  One good thing about doctor offi...

From fabric I had to trim to make the blocks the right size.  I was using pre-cut strips that were about half an inch too big.  I couldn...

Today was DH's 62nd birthday.  He gave me a present and said it was OK for me to go to my quilt group.  I had not been quilting since A...

I've not really done one of these in months.  Summer took over and life has finally let me sew a bit more.  DH asked me how old I would ...

This is one of those speedy quilts.  I used the scraps from my novelty drawer.  I think the next one I do will be have the squares betwee...

I never understand why a photo that has been cropped and rotated won't rotate.  If anyone has the secret, please let me know.  :( D...

We went on a family vacation.  DH retired after 42 years of civil service and his dream vacation was to go to Hawaii.  We visited 2 islands...