I live in the Catskills region of New York with my husband, two boys, two black cats, and three buff orpington hens. The area reminds me of Rip Van Winkle.

I love quilting, knitting (ravelry link), cross-stitch, card making -- really just about any kind of hand craft. My goal for the near future is to sew clothing but I've not yet got over the fear of cutting the fabric and having the garment not fit (I prefer knitting where I can just unravel and try again or quilting where the seams are usually much smaller and more geometric!)

Favorite quilty things (swap info):

bright colors mixed with neutrals, small pieces / miniatures, what I like to call "unfussy fussy cutting" where an image is cut off at the edge, red-and-white (together), soft colors, geometric patterns, green, blue-green, turquoise, grey, peachy-pink, indigo, antiques, linen, gingham, crocheted lace, texty fabric, stripes, dots

I've decided to do an Everything but the Kitchen Sink Quilt in Bella Solids Jade, Grey, Texty Prints, White, and a few bits of French blue, dark pink and light orange. I'm not talking about the actual "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" pattern but just a quilt made up of lots of random bits and pieces. My photoset of ideas is here. Just in case any swap partners feel like contributing a small block. . .

ISO:

Heather Ross Briar Rose Clover in bright green with yellow flowers

Red Rooster Dressmaker in grey

AMH Dowry -- I'm dieting and so don't have any of this line as yet -- my favorite prints are Postage Due, Cracking Codes, and Twill Bouquet

French General Rural Jardin

Vintage-Style Cowboys (think Roy Rogers -- mosaic here)

Suzuko Koseki (especially kitchen and calligraphy prints)

pretty much any fabric with text

Lakehouse Dry Goods, Annie's Farmstand seed packet prints

dots

Denyse Schimdt Flea Market Fancy, Blue Tiles

DSQuilts for Spotlight in Australia, from this photo, the ones in the bottom left photo, 3rd from the bottom and 2nd & 3rd from the top, and in the bottom right photo, the 2nd from the bottom and 3rd from the top

Liberty of London Tana Lawn scraps (esp 5-inch squares)

Sevenberry red floral on either aqua or mustard or pink

Sevenberry Penguins

red and white stripes (especially French General)

Ink & Spindle houses.