And another year is almost gone! The go so much faster now that I'm older...and I don't like it! I have accomplished something that I never imagined possible this year...I lost 70lbs in the last 7 months...and rediscovered the joy of exercising! That was my primary goal for this year...to take care of me. As those who have met me will attest, I still have a long way to go, but go the distance I will.

I've also had a huge change in my life with one of my 16 yr old nieces coming to live with me. We're still not sure how long that will be for, but it's interesting having a teenager in the house. The one huge joy in having her here is that her first request was to teach her how to quilt. She's completed one top, and is working on the mystery quilt about to start...which she helped design.

Weekend Whatever Mystery : OK...another new one! We're doing WW#24 this time. It has a name, but I'm not going to tell you until later. This one is a kid's quilt design. There are 2 sizes and the smaller one is the more complex of them. It's a very different design than I've done before...you need to practice your 1/4" seams and be extremely accurate with them as this one is a postage stamp type block. I've just posted the General Information...hope you'll all join me!

BOM : I have all kinds of good intentions where it comes to BOMs, but life just doesn't stay out of the way as much as need to really work on this. So...I did something different. I volunteered to be one of the designers on a BOM project called "Simplicity" for the Cotton Spice website. The project is complete now, but still posted with some wonderful blocks. Check it out by clicking on the graphic below...and while you are there, check out the rest of the website...

For those that have sent me an email with adds or updates...I still have them. I just need to find the time to sit down and address all of them. I'm the "great procrastinator"...so please don't give up on me.

Well...we topped 1500 on the "announcement list", but since I'm not adding a lot of new stuff...we lost a few quilters. I guess I'm going to have to do something about that. If you would like to get notified when I do updates, please click on the icon...then follow the directions on yahoogroups.com to get added. If anyone has trouble with this, please let me know.

I found a day or so to try some new designs for the website, and I found one that a number of people had favorable comments on. I just can't make up my mind. I kinda like what's here now, so I'm still not happy enough to make a change. I guess that means you're stuck with my original design still. I'll think on it some more...

As always, please email me with any suggestions, or comments. I love hearing from everyone who visits.

May all your loved ones be safe and happy in these troubled times.