Hailstorm!

Wow - we were reminded of nature's power tonight as a hail storm zipped through our part of the world. Most of it was golf-ball sized like what my son is holding here. But we did have some HUGE pieces too. Every windshield ruined, but not knocked out. Cars are dimpled. Roof is most likely shot. Roof sprung a leak at Honey Bee. So it couldv'e been worse.

Back from Vacation

We are back from Geogia and ready to gear up for Shop Hop! We had a nice spring break visiting with my in-laws who live in north Georgia. It is so pretty up there with the dogwoods, redbuds, azaleas and daffodils blooming. When you get to my in-laws fence you are greeted by sunny daffodils in front of the fence and Bradford pear trees that are in full bloom. So pretty. My next quilt came to my mind while driving home. It will be my trip to Georgia quilt! I'll keep you posted.

The in-laws have a "small garden" (about 1/2 acre). My kids came home with seed potatoes and seeds for carrots, watermelon and squash. Grandpa spent quite awhile teaching Christie and Scott how deep, far apart, etc. to plant. I laugh about how my son must have been a farm boy in a previous life - he loves it there. That red Georgia mud is a bit difficult to get out of his clothes, but we'll see how well he and his little sister do with their garden.

A Hug From Mom

Kelly works at Honey Bee on the weekends - her son Brendt is in the Marines and here he is with a Marine 5 & Dime quilt that Kelly made out of the Robert Kaufman military fabrics. We have fabrics for all branches of the military. He is stationed in San Antonio and we wish him the best! Semper Fi!

Fun with Fun and Done!

This product review is from Osie Lebowitz of Honey Bee:

The Fun and Done / Batting Buddy ruler allows you to do a quilt-as-you-go method. In other words, as you are piecing your block, you are also quilting it at the same time. The ruler is a companion to the Fun and Done Quilting patterns by Prairie Sky Quilting.

Fun and Done Ruler and Batting Buddy is a 2 piece acrylic template priced at $18.25. Use the smaller square template to cut batting to size. Use the frame template to cut the backing o size and for placing the batting exactly in the center of the backing square.

I found the ruler and patterns very easy to use. Prairie Sky has done a good job of writing the patterns with clear diagrams. I also like that the yardages in the pattern are figured from crib to twin size.


I really did enjoy using the ruler and creating my quilt with this updated quilt-as-you-go-method. The best part of this technique is after you join the blocks and rows together, you are done....YES DONE....quilting and all! One additional wonderful thing - there is not one hand stitch with this technique (including the binding). Fun and Done /Batting Buddy is easy to use. This technique would be wonderful for charity quilts - I suggest giving it a try! Osie