Our theme this week is Space and the Stars.  Coincidentally, this is the week the Space Shuttle is attempting to launch, hoping for good weather soon.  The mission was scrubbed yesterday due to thunderstorms in the area.
My husband, a former Air Force pilot, tries to watch all these launches.  Due to the great online covereage, he’s able to keep up to date. 
If any of your family wants to watch the launch or keep up to date when it gets into space, use a search engine search and find any number of web sites and blogs about the events.
If you live …read more

Thursday 13 – Take a look at star patterns with the names of states.
Have you made any star pattrns?  I made the Missouri Star  in a quilt for a customer.  It was a lot of work, but was a lovely quilt in the colors the customer chose.
My daughter created the Ohio Star in a wall hanging for her grandmother’s room in assisted living.  Her grandmother grew up in Ohio.

Ohio Star
Missouri Star
Lone Star (Texas)
Iowa Star
Tennessee Star
Virginia’s Star
North Carolina Star
Kansas Sunflower
California Rose
Indiana Puzzle
Kentucky Rose
Rocky Road to Kansas
St.  Louis Star (not a state, but a well-known city)

 Have you made any of these…or ones named …read more

Since it worked out SO well last time, here is my love forecast for this week from Astrology.com:
This harmonious time gives you plenty of opportunity to establish a long term relationship. Conditions now support a relationship so get ready for the plunge. It is a good time economically and materially also, so you are more stable in every area of your life.
Wow. Couldn’t be more wrong if it tried.
It goes on: Remember to include a balance of work and play into your schedule, you will need time to work and social life as well as your intimate life. …read more

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com 
 Throughout quilting history, there have been numerous quilt patterns with the word “star” in them.  Many are very intricate with a multitude of tiny pieces.  Others, like the one  now on our bed that originally I made for my mother-in-law, have larger star points and pieces.
I thought it fun to list at least 13 star quilt patterns for a Thursday Thirteen post. 

Star of Bethlehem
Missouri Star
Lone Star
Ohio Star
Morning Star
Evening Star
Star and Planets
Union Star
Five-Pointed Star
Star Upon Star
Virginia’s Star
Le Moyne Star
Eight-Pointed Star

Do you have a favorite star pattern?  It doesn’t have to be one that you’ve made.  It might simply be one that appeals …read more