I've got the picture now
I found my inspiration on Tanya Watanabe’s Blog. She showed a photo quilt she was making with a pattern by Karen Montgomery called “Picture This Pattern.” Click on Tanya’s quilt to go to her blog....
View ArticleFire station quilt on TV
The Bethel Island Fire Station was on KTVU Fox 2 last night. A reporter named Noelle and photojournalist Randee Deason from channel 2 were here on the island filming a piece about our fire station....
View ArticleThanksgiving for 600 people
For the last ten years, a free Thanksgiving meal has been served at Scout Hall, Bethel Island's community center. Usually 200-300 people show up to enjoy the feast. This year, nine (9) days before...
View ArticleIsland Crab Feed and my checkered past
Photo by BrendaLou ScottLast Saturday, I attended the Island's Annual Crab Feed benefiting the Santa Sack program. There were hundreds of people in Scout Hall (our community center). The Santa Sack...
View ArticleDelicious fun
Sometimes you need a bit of inspiration to get going. I received a gift certificate for See's Candy. It's been sitting on a counter that I pass by every day. So tempting. I've got it! I'll make a...
View ArticleFilling the box
I'm halfway with my chocolate box quilt top. I had to run to the store and buy a Hershey bar because I got so hungry while working on it.I started at the top left corner and pinned the patches on my...
View ArticleChocolate craving
This project has increased my craving for chocolate. The top is finished and I can sandwich it and quilt it. Ice cream sandwich? Next I am going to do a vegetable one -- you must have all the food...
View ArticleGot some 'splainin' to do
I made the chocolate quilt top and took progress pictures as I went along. I know what I did and how it went together, but now I have to explain how to do it so I can put out a pattern for others to...
View ArticleMy laundry today
Here is my laundry hanging to dry.I just washed a bunch of 4-inch paper pieced blocks I made way back in July of 2009. They needed a good wash because the other day my cat, Feather, got locked in my...
View ArticleFathers Day 2013
My father, J. Davis Romine, always wore a white dress shirt, even on the weekends. He unbuttoned the collar and took off his tie for a casual look. Despite this, he was a fun guy and his dry humor made...
View ArticleSuper Moon
We will all be able to see a "super moon" this weekend. It is especially beautiful where I live in the California Delta because it hangs over Mt. Diablo. I made a little paper pieced foundation in 2009...
View ArticleSouth Africa
Many people are thinking about Nelson Mandela and South Africa right now. I posted a free 4-inch paper pieced pattern of the flag in 2009. You can click on the photo below and go to the page if you...
View ArticleNight visitor
This opossum has been hanging out in my house. He (or she) has been coming in through the cat door and eating the cats' food and drinking water. The critter scattered food and dipped some in the water...
View ArticleGhost of a needle
"The needle is among the oldest of artifacts, and its usefulness is without question. ... Needles can be thought of as headless pins with a single eye meant to pass readily through anything from the...
View ArticleWhere should it go?
I've been working on this book cover today. I'm thinking of self-publishing it in an 8.5" x 11" format. The manuscript has been in my file drawer for years. There are lots of knitters nowadays and I...
View ArticleBox of books
It is fun to get a big box of books -- my Knitter's Weaving Book is all printed. Now copies are ready to go out in the world.My friend Katie and I went to theLambtown Festival in Dixon 10 days ago. I...
View ArticleAround and around and around
This is fun. I am knitting on a circular needle around my checked beret fabric. After I darned in the outside yarns (picks and warps) of the circular woven piece I picked up the loops around the edge...
View ArticleHat's off!
No, the beret is on. The beret was blocked and came out just fine.How to block a beret? Find a large dinner plate (the same size as the kraft paper pattern used for weaving). Thanks to Elizabeth...
View ArticleDecorating finished
I was a little late this year but I managed to finish my Christmas decorating. Whew!This year the log cabin tree has ornaments! I designed this in 2009. If you want to whip one up before tomorrow,...
View ArticleSo Mochi fun
I've been having such fun. Mochi is a yarn from Crystal Palace Yarns. It's 80% Merino wool and 20% nylon and comes in all sorts of marvelous colors. There was a Mochi Hat contest on Ravelry and I...
View ArticleFlashback Friday
I was sorting through some old photos this week and came across a picture of Robert at a wedding in the early 1980s, and then I found a picture of Victor Thresh (our grandson) wearing a tux for his...
View ArticleBefore summer ends
Try this delicious cheesy casserole before we run out of summer squash or zucchini. This is a recipe for one or two people, but you can expand it easily to serve more.Ingredients:1 Tablespoon olive...
View ArticleLights for Christmas
I finished some Christmas lights just in the nick (St. Knick) of time.Remember those old, old Christmas tree light strings? The kind that were so delicate and temperamental. If one light went out, the...
View ArticleSummer gifts
Yesterday, at the post office there was a box of vegetables on the bench outside. I took two tomatoes and had one with my dinner. It was delicious. Thank you.
View ArticleMore summer bounty
My neighbor, Mary Mac, works at a farmers' market. She brought me some strawberries the other day. I was tempted to eat them all while standing over the sink. But I did stop soon enough to make a quick...
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