December 12, 2023

How is it possible that Dylan is 18 this year. The day we were waiting for his arrival we were in a line-up at the Greyhound bus depot sending out Christmas packages. I was further behind that year than I am this one!

Although Dylan probably won’t need a warm hat on his birthday, he surely will when he heads to his Dad’s after Christmas.

September 13, 2023

When I went to my bin of pre-made cards I was hoping to find one for Alex. When I saw this one I immediately thought of him. It may seem a bit juvenile for a 14-year old but he’ll be taking some advanced classes this year. He’s a good student and I know he will do well because Will taught him his ABC’s and 123’s many years ago!

September 6, 2023

Jackie’s card came from a pattern on my Quilter’s Block-a-Day calendar for April 2. It was one I pre-made during the pandemic. The quilting is very simple on this one. Straight lines and my signature star in the corner block (which I can now do with very little marking or thought).

September 4, 2023

Since I usually send Regan and Thekla some variation of the same card I knew there would be nothing in my pre-made card bin. Shortly before it was time to start looking for a card I found a photo of this card in one of my Facebook groups. Someone provided the name for the block and I was able to find the pattern. By the time I went back to the post someone else had already added the link to the pattern.

Being paper pieced I thought it would be a quick and easy make. It’s been too long since I did any paper piecing and it was more difficult than I expected. A few days after making the cards I found another cute pattern that was paper pieced so I bought it just so I could improve my skills!

I’ve been going through old photos and found so many pictures of Dad, Regan and Thekla in the days when they celebrated their birthdays together.