I've owned my quilt shop since 1990, specializing in antique reproduction fabrics. Made my first quilt in 1976 which greatly reduced my sewing of clothing! Would like to find more time to SEW.......maybe when I retire? Am married to a farmer, have 3 children and 4 grandchildren who are the light of my life!!! And now there are 3 great-grandchildren and another due in January 2019!
This and That
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Every time the mister gets out of the RV, Willy has to get in one of the
front seats to see where he went! It looks like they are sharing a good
joke here....
Tidbits
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I have been so sporadic with my posts these days that I realized I have
forgotten a few of my (relatively) recent projects.
This was the second quilt I...
Mountain Meadows Quilt Guild
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What a lovely group yesterday that I spoke to!
It was nice I was able to drive and bring a few more of my larger quilts.
The trunk show was Reruns, Qui...
Progress made!
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I have the center of my house quilt assembled, and was able to incorporate
the two different sizes of houses. I also have the rest of the layout
planned....
Once A Year Fabric Yardage Sale!
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My once a year fabric sale is happening right now!
Enjoy 20% off the regular price of fabric on the bolt!
Prices are already discounted. Time to st...
July Monthly Mini
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I borrowed this idea from many others who have done this. Scene within a
square of toile, framed with scraps. Lightly quilted. See more on Wendy’s
bl...
Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish
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Counted cross stitch has made a big come back and I have joined those
returning to the craft. What a change since I taught myself how to do it
back in ...
Radical Rose
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Original Quilt from our Collection We love seeing quilters making projects
with our patterns.
Our 'Radical Rose' has been a popular pattern for us.
One o...
Life after a Flood: It's Not All bad!
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Between 5 and 7 PM on February 27th, a small cold water valve under our
master bathroom sink gave way. I was gone but had been in there prior to
leaving...
catching up
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So, we had Christmas, and New Year, then we had the drought/heat wave, and
now we have the floods! Everything normal here in Australia.
I have been workin...
Visit my new blog
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https://www.bloglovin.com/@annhermes/using-vintage-rulers-to-hang-my-little-quilts
Also try going to bloglovin.com and search for @annhermes in the search...
An Awesome Gift!
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Look what arrived in the mail yesterday from my friend Mary from *Quilt
Hollow*.
It looks huge in the photo above but in actual fact, it measures only 6"x...
Ann Robinson Bedcover
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This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum
collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the
Shelbur...
Another new book! "British Textiles", a compendium of six previous publications. I have only one of them "Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850".....which as it turns out now that I have glanced through the big hardcover book, is my favorite time period for fabrics. The most exciting find was on page 124 of a furnishing chintz; dark ground stripe with coloured leaves, floral meander with pineapple in the alternating stripe, about 1790. I have the same fabric in the narrow stripe reproduced in the "Pemberley" line from around 2000! Now I know why it was always one of my many favorites!
I don't have a very green thumb these days but I have this Norfolk Pine that is doing great! I got it Christmas 2008, bringing it home on a very cold day! For its first year, it lived in the dining room, but to make space for Christmas 2009 family get-together, I moved it into the bathroom...best move I ever made!
It seems to love the humidity from hot showers and its dose of early morning sun, so I'll have to leave it there!
Just in case anyone has not yet heard of this greatly-needed, new magazine.....it arrived here today! Seventeen primitive projects in one place by 17 different designers in its premiere issue! And I am sure future issues will provide us with even more!! Website is here.