Thank you Karen for liking my pinwheel quilt, I think I will leave the buttons off, if I knew that they would only use as a wall hanging then it would be fine, but I do not want to take the chance with whoever buys the quilt

Thank You Karen,  I need another 50 years to do all the fun projects that tempt me.

Hi Karen, Just took a look at your photos and enjoyed them all. Bags, doll clothes and quilts, all so nice. It's nice to see little ones learning to sew. 

I love your work. Your granddaughter looked like she enjoyed herself making her gingerbread doll. Turned out very cute.

Of course, silly girl.  I would have asked long ago...but I haven't figured out how.   mary

Hi Karen; I've never been to FL. sounds like you have lots to do.

Thank you I'm looking forward to this site and learning from folks.

Hi, Karen!!  My husband grew up in Carroll, Iowa.  We now live in Winter Haven, Florida full-time.

Let me know when you get down to Florida, maybe we can get together.... I know of some very cool quilt shops, and am always up for exploring!!!!  I've gone from Tampa to Orlando, mostly, but I know there is a shop on the Space Coast (by Melbourne) that I have yet to check out, and Quilting by the Bay, up in the panhandle....Key West doesn't have a good quilt shop, but they do have a Ben Franklin's, and that would be interesting....I see Key West as an opportunity for someone to open a quilt shop, especially if they had machines to rent, and kits!!!  Hugs!!

Hi Karen,

I googled Dolan's Fabric Shop in Renfrew Ontario Canada and got the site but there is no web address, just a phone number and local information.

You'll see in the photo of the shop that it is just an old fashioned store on the main street of an old fashioned town.  But it's a hidden gem.

Hi Karen,

Thank you for your kind comments on my quilts.  It felt great to get those finished.  I really love your quilt.  There is a quilt shop north of Ottawa that specializes in quilt panels and large cheater quilts too.  I just bought 2 a week ago.  My non-quilter friends are frequently asking me for baby quilts and I make lots, mostly for donations, but I'll sell them one  if they want ($20 to 50., the "family price")  LOL  But they have their own ideas about what a baby quilt should look like - so these panels are perfect!

The shop has lots of "manly" panels too because  this is a cottage, trailer park and hunting area".