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Pathway Plunder, Track Treasures, Loot along the Lane ... call it what you want, but the bottom line is all of it is FREE for anyone who wants to carry it away.

I love going for my daily walks and seeing a sign like this along the road boxes and various ...

A Window In Time

We talked, we laughed
We ate, we played
And then we said good-bye
But each day, as I sit and sigh
And think about the days gone by
I’ll travel back again in time
If only in my mind.

by L.J. Sattgast

They're ...

 ... the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie ...

... snack time lounging ...

The question: "Hey, Kay, where have you been? You dropped off the face of the earth in April!"

The answer:

• being a grandmother
• Tanglewood rehearsals and picnic concerts
• being a grandmother
• in Oregon catching up with dear friends and teaching
• being a grandmother
• walking with fireflies and ...

Our March Design Challenge is almost finished ... just a few more days to take advantage of the $1 pattern special on 1402 Hearts A Flutter Block 2. Remember me telling you how easily it could be divided for additional design play in Creative Studio? All you have to do is ...

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!

I've been having a wonderful break from all the construction by hanging out with Eryn in Alabama during her Spring Break. Lots of movies, a little shopping, working on projects, eating REAL food and cooking on a REAL stove, and wonderful time for chattering ...

Time for an update on the progress we're making with the kitchen. It feels like home more and more each day. It's true what they say about the kitchen being the heart of the home. Not only was the house physically warmer when all the holes to the ...

Aren't these little mini carnations just the perfect color with the variegation of red and white. On my "bucket list" of quilts is a traditional red and white school house quilt. Someday ... sigh ...

Thanks Mike for the Valentine tussie mussie bouquet. I don't care what they say on ...

I can't remember on which blog I read about challenging the readers to celebrate the New Year by making up this cute Grab Bag pattern from All People Quilt, but I decided to accept the challenge. All-be-it a little late, I still had fun making the bag and I ...

Make a Smilebox postcard

I find the holiday season one of the hardest times of the year to have family scattered across the states. Most of the time I can fill my life and times with quilting and enjoy the solitude of a quiet house, but the emptiness looms with ...

Ah, the Grandma bug has bitten me. The babies are doing well. They've made it to 32 weeks and are weighing in at 4 lbs now. We're hoping they stay inside for at least 4 more weeks before they decided to brave our world and be born.

In ...

Here it is the end of the second week in January and I have loved my "slow-down" time. My friend Marje of Quilt Design Northwest asked me some time back,

"Kay, when IS your slow time?"

When you have to think about what the answer might be to that question ...

What a wonderful last two days .. had lots of fun and got a little bit of work done, too. Today I tell you about the fun ... and tomorrow I'll tell you about and post pictures about the work. Just a little hint ... you'll want to be sure and ...