Hello and welcome to my website!
My name is Donna. My hubby and I are retired. We have twin daughters and are blessed with 4 grandchildren. We are owned by a cat, Purrl. who loves to supervise and is very nosy.
I have been quilting since 1996. In addition to making quilts for my family and friends, I also make charity quilts for Marjoree Mason Center and Valley Children’s Hospital. Marjoree Mason Center is a local organization here that helps and supports battered and abused women and children get out of abusive relationships. Every Christmas I make several baby quilts for the women, with a small stuffed animal or toy.
I also belong to the San Joaquin Valley Quilters’ Guild here in Fresno. Since I retired, I have been trying to finish most of my UFOs, but my stash is way out of control! I have lately gotten into designing quilts and enjoy that even more than sewing them! I love colors of all types and consider myself to be a true scrappy quilter and I do love playing with designs.
I am the owner/moderator of Scrappy Quilters on Facebook, where we are very active with many mystery quilts, challenges and swaps. I welcome you to come by and check us out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScrappyQuilters.
Thank you for dropping by and I hope to see you again soon.
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ONCE A WEEK KEEP YOUR OWN BLOCK FOR MARCH #2
Good Morning and Welcome Back! The name of our second block is Golden Gate. It is 9 inches and can be found here at: http://www.quilterscache.com/G/GoldenGateBlock.html. It is similar to our first block, Hole in the Barn Door, but a little harder. I will be doing mine in scrappy colors and think that it would make a…
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Once A Week Keep Your Own Block, March Block 1
Top of the morning to you and welcome back! Are we ready for March? Here is the first block and is fairly easy. It is called Hole In The Barn Door and is 12 inches. I will be doing mine in scrappy colors but you can choose our own fabrics, if you wish. Remember,…
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Block 4, February Once A Week Keep Your Own Block
Welcome Back The next block is called Scrap Diddly and can be found here at: http://www.quilterscache.com/S/ScrapDiddlyBlock.html. This is a 10 inch block and a good way to use up scraps. Also, we have a bonus block called Solitaire and can be found at: http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SolitaireBlock.html. This is a 12 inch block. Have fun! Please post pictures!…
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BLOCK #3, ONCE A WEEK KEEP YOUR OWN BLOCK
Welcome back! The third block for February is ready and is called Z-Cross. You can find it here at: http://www.quilterscache.com/Z/Z_CrossBlock_Page2.html. This is a 10 inch block. I will be using large scraps of fabric or my 10 inch squares to make it, so you can bet it will be scrappy! Please remember to post pictures…
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ONCE A WEEK KEEP YOUR OWN BLOCK, FEB
Hello and welcome back! This is the second block for February and is a little harder but I think will play nicely with our first block, Scot’s Plaid. It is called Scrapbagger and is also a 12 inch block and can be found here at: http://www.quilterscache.com/S/ScrapbaggerBlock.html. Again, I will be using large scraps of…
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Once A Week Keep Your Own Block, February 2014
The Once A Week Keep Your Own Block is now up and ready! Remember, this is the first block for February and is a fairly easy block. Next week, the block will be a little harder and so on. The blocks might be of different sizes depending on the patterns. This one is 12…
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Once A Week Keep Your Own Block #4
Hello again! It’s time for the final block for January, our advanced block. This is called Friendship Star Variation and can be found at http://www.quilterscache.com/F/FriendshipStarVariationBlock.html. This is a very pretty block and measures 12.5 inches. I will be posting pictures of my block later today. Thanks for playing along and we would love to see your…
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Once A Week Keep Your Own Block #3
Hello and welcome back to week 3 of our challenge. We are going with the friendship theme for January and the block this week is called Friendly Hand. This is yet another variation of the Friendship Star and can be found at: http://www.quilterscache.com/F/FriendlyHandBlock.html. This makes a 12 inch block and is very pretty. Thanks for…
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Once A Week Keep Your Own Block Challenge #2
Hello and Welcome back! I am posting a little early so we can all have a little more time to play! We seem to be going with a theme for January, different types of Friendship blocks and I hope that will bring us closer not only as a group of quilters but as friends. This…
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ONCE A WEEK KEEP YOUR OWN BLOCK, BLOCK #1
The Once A Week Keep Your Own Block is now up and ready! Remember, this is the first block for January and is a fairly easy block. Next week, the block will be a little harder and so on. The blocks might be of different sizes depending on the patterns. This one is 12…