Category Archives: A Grateful Heart

Hello all, Last Friday, I shared with you the start of quilting my daughter, Sarah’s quilt using the embroidery hoop for my Pfaff Creative 2.0. I think those early blocks turned out well, but I got more creative as I … Continue reading →

Hello all, Well, last Friday, I shared with you my eventful basting experience with Sarah’s quilt. It was big enough that we had to move the dining room furniture around! After basting the quilt, I decided that I would attempt … Continue reading →

Hello all, Many of you have written to ask what became of my daughter, Sarah’s quilt. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I showed you how it was coming along almost daily, but then it got pushed to the back burner. However, … Continue reading →

Well, here it is! The quilt center is complete and sewn together. I’m very pleased with how the top came together. I think the colors work well and I managed to keep my goal of using different values in mind. … Continue reading →

The last block!! Today is the Rising Star. Again, Sarah chose the fabrics for this block.  She started with the large print for the middle (which she claimed she just had to have). Then we chose a medium red to … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas!  Today’s block is Tree Top Twist. This is the second block that Sarah chose the fabrics for, and she was very pleased with her choices! She kept saying, “It looks so elegant!” As for me, I was just … Continue reading →

Sarah came home! She saw the quilt, and she loved it! She immediately started moving blocks around in her head (like mother, like daughter). So, she helped choose the fabrics for the block today, Year’s End. I had these fun … Continue reading →

Today is the Old School House. What a great block! This block was so much fun because I was able to throw out convention and look for fabric that looked like sky and earth and windows, etc. I used one … Continue reading →

Hello all.  Well here it is… the second look at the design wall. This shows all the blocks as per the pattern.  You will note the small, ugly block with the stripes on the bottom row.  I will probably be … Continue reading →

Hello! Well, as many of you have guessed, I will not be finishing this quilt for Christmas! Fortunately, I have been granted a small extension until Sarah goes to her permanent duty station on January 12, 2010. I think that … Continue reading →