by IngridBarlow | May 16, 2009 | Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects
This weekend the parks in South Dakota encouraged people to get out by waiving park fees and fishing license requirements. Tony and I were sure to take advantage by heading off to Newton Hills State Park. We had such a wonderful afternoon and it almost felt like we...
by IngridBarlow | May 6, 2009 | Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects
A lot has happened in the last few days! Spring has come to stay in my part of the country, so Sunday I was overzealous and worked all day in the yard. Ummm, yes, I could hardly walk the next day. But boy did it feel good! I hope to have some dandy garden spots...
by IngridBarlow | Apr 26, 2009 | Quilts
Today I had the sudden urge to make a quilt to go on my kitchen table. It seems sort of silly to put a quilt on a table, when it is bound to get dirty, but the romantic mind does not think in practical terms. Quilts add such warmth to any room! I made my table...
by IngridBarlow | Apr 20, 2009 | Quilts
I made this little quilt yesterday and finished the binding today–finished size=12.5×12.5. I was looking for a project for some of my civil war fabrics and this was a good one. There is something about civil war fabrics that gets me! The pattern is...
by IngridBarlow | Apr 19, 2009 | Crafting Concoctions
Early last week I made the skirt that I bought fabric for. It is The Lipstick Skirt by Bananafana. (I haven’t decided if I will add the belt yet…I can always add it later.) After a week of just looking at it, I finally got to wear it to church. It...
by IngridBarlow | Apr 13, 2009 | Quilts
So the last couple weeks of my life, I have been a little mole voraciously gobbling up books. I love reading! I get into a book and I simply cannot put it down. For those of you who don’t read as much, it’s like getting into the middle of a movie and...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 28, 2009 | Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects
It always happens to me! The day I have all to myself with nothing planned, is the day that I wake up way before the alarm would ever sound during the weekdays. I forced myself to lie in bed for a while and think about what I wanted to do with the hours that...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 24, 2009 | Good on the tastebuds
So usually when I need a recipe for something, I scan through the tried and true Church cookbooks first. (My traditional roots check out what the previous generations loved.) If I can’t find what I’m looking for there, I jump to the internet. I have...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 23, 2009 | Quilts
One of the first spring storms rolled through the area today, so while Tony was out chasing, I had some wonderful rainy time in the sewing room. This is a quilt I have been wanting to do for some time now–I wanted to do a modern style quilt that utilizes a...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 16, 2009 | Quilts
Spring has started to arrive and it is so wonderful to be outside again. We had our first grilling of the season tonight and we enjoyed the smell of the coals and the warm breeze as we ate. The winter can be rough here in the midwest, but it makes the spring so...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 6, 2009 | Crafting Concoctions
I may have taken on one of those projects that you think will be really fun and then realize that it may just take you 5 years to get it done. I was at a cabin in the north woods a few summers ago and there was this fabulous rug in the main room. It was so soft on...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 2, 2009 | Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects
The weekend did not turn out exactly how I expected, but it was still very good indeed. Instead of doing all the things on my “to-do” list, or working on my lifetime goals, (ha), I put life on hold and tried not to feel guilty about it. I got some new...
by IngridBarlow | Feb 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
The weekend hasn’t even started yet and I completed two projects! Off to a great start! Project #1. I bought this little green sweater last weekend for $6. It has a great vintage feel, but I wasn’t loving the gold buttons. I stopped by the craft store...
by IngridBarlow | Feb 24, 2009 | Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects
My mom had this little Christmas apron that she would pull out and wear at just that time of year. It holds such fond memories for me. She would wear it when company was coming over for holiday parties or the family was gathering. It meant something was in the...
by IngridBarlow | Feb 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
BIG news in the world of INGRID BARLOW~quilting for the modern traditionalist! A company called The Pattern Peddlers is now distributing my quilting patterns! For those of you who do not know how this works, here’s a very simple explanation. Pattern Peddlers...
