Author: lisabongean


  • cornerstones

    Quilt number 3 for market.  Finished it today.  Made from my new line of fabrics with a little wool circle and star in the cornerstones.  Now time to write the […]

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  • Canning tomatoes

    About every other year  I make my mother come over for a day of canning tomatoes.  I love to be able to make chili, lasagna or almost anything with our […]

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  • Holy MUM!

    Do you see this MUM! I planted it last year. It was a nice one from Memorial Florists and it has quadrupled in size. I know people have stated that i must have dead bodies in my garden for fertilizer because my plants always seem to be bigger than usual. I guess it must be…

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  • off to madison…

    Here is one of the new quilts we will have for the madison show… I am sorry it is sideways…it is not when I insert it..but anyway Sue made and […]

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  • door county lunch

    Last week Carole and I were invited to join Joanne Blank, Rosie Krieder, Karen Borshiem and Doris Doggs at Barb Herricks’s House in Sturgeon Bay WI. Barb hosted at her […]

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  • Little Posies-2009 Summer Freebie Quilt

    Here is “Little Posies” It is a very simple quilt.  I know lots of you doing wool applique might not be experienced quilters so I thought we would keep this […]

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  • Honey Mustard Layer Salad

    Here is the recipe as promised. I found a recipe for a layered salad made in a beautiful glass bowl.  I don’t like ham and salami on my lettuce so […]

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  • boating fun!

    We had a wonderful weekend boating!  Our first outing since Nick’s many surgery’s…My brother, Mike and his family joined us for their first day on their new boat on Saturday. […]

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  • michigan treasures

    Here are my treasures from MI.  I found them at a great antique shop in Marshall MI.  Grannies Attic.  Terry was very helpful and she has a huge store filled […]

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  • Home…again

    I just got back home from my MI teaching gig.  I whimped out of driving all the way through Chicago, and took the SS Badger Ferry across Lake Michigan.  It […]

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