Stitching and Weeding
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It was another full day yesterday. First, I wanted to finish off the
Chinese Zodiac quilt, and so I wasted no time getting to it.
First, I needed to press ...
'Oma's Blues' I still Love You!
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These are detail pics from my mainly applique quilt 'Oma's Blues'
I say 'mainly' applique; however, although there are some pieces blocks in
the border (ab...
Some of This; Some of That
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First the destashing: 1/4 yd for the binding of my Mod-Mod Sampler. 0.02
yd for my hexies; 0.07 for test blocks. 2.68 for Grace's quilt and 2.33
for a b...
New! Country Road Flannels
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*KT Winner*Congratulations to our winner of last week's U-Pick Flowers
charm pattern & charm pack -
Sharilovessewing-Talk about crazy weather, 20" of snow...
Quilt Project Planning
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Hello and happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a terrific start! This
morning I got up early and finished a big project I've been working on over
the ...
Granny Stripes Blanket
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I am so pleased that I have finished the Granny Stripes Blanket!
Lots of firsts for me with this project (major project from raw fleece,
blanket, major cr...
Thrill of the Hunt #68
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Welcome back to Thrill of the Hunt #68! It's been many weeks since the last
TOTH post. Life has been hectic. But with the end of the school year
looming ...
Fanning seams for less bulky blocks
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Since I've been working on and posting pictures of my Garden Party quilt on
Facebook and Instagram, I've gotten some questions about the fanning (or
spinni...
A week at the Cottage
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All has been quiet here at the Cottage. A lot has happened in the past
week. Some good things, and some sad.
One happy time was the dedication of our litt...
Her Own Prince Charming; 1920s
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"If you had asked me not too long ago, I would have said that he had to be
tall and dark with wonderful brown eyes. But he has come and our little
home is ...
Monday Making
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*I'll be joining BETH today with some play with NEW fabric. As a scrap
quilter it is exciting to open up, pet, and smell new fabric. It's a whole
nothe...
Weekly Wrap Up
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It's been a busy week this past week. I finally got the stitching finished
on my beautiful wool wall hanging
I then sandwiched it and did some simple q...
Primitive Threads Progress
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*I wanted to post a few photos of my new Primitive Threads quilt in
progress. The quilt center is pieced and the borders are next. *
*Laying out all the ...
Child's Play Quilts Blog Hop
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I am so excited to be included in the Child's Play Quilts Blog Hop! This
new book by author Stacey Day is amazing. You can visit Stacey's blog,
Stacey ...
slacker
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I got so far behind in my TrueNorth bee blocks that it's embarrassing.
Now in my defense, one of the blocks has close to 100 pieces and is taking
on averag...
Keeping UP!
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As usual… I have been busy and behind as far as keeping things caught up or
current. Part of my problem is that I don’t think much of what I do is
interest...
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Today is going to be a variety. It was a busy weekend.
We went to the Georgetown Quilt show with our friend LD. It's always so
good to see her and she...
Child's Play Quilts - Blog Hop
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A little over four years ago, I met Stacey Day in a quilt design forum
called Quilt Design a Day. A small group of us created daily quilt sketches inspire...
Travel Pincushion
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This is my travel pin cushion and I take to retreat and sew days with
girlfriends.
This is an Mary Engilbreight tin cup and saucer.
I orig...
Filming my new Online Class...
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Last year when I was in the US I flew to Denver, Colorado where I filmed a
new online class - which was a very exciting thing to do. Of course the
scary th...
Just Stuff
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Spring is coming. It has to. It's a law or something. It may get here by
June.
Flowers are peeping out in the flowerbeds, and trying to crawl back into ...
American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast
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You truly never know what each day will bring. Sometimes we have days full
of frustration where nothing seems to go right. Other days are golden: all
you...
Block Swaps with Friends
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*CHURN DASH blocks*: This swap was hosted by Barb Vedder of Fun With Barb.
There was a time limit on this swap,approximately 8 weeks to complete and
mail ...
I'm Late, I'm Late!
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Well, the first of the month came and went. I started writing my blog post
and wanted to finish it yesterday, but that didn't happen. So here we are
today....
Sponsor News
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Brand new in stock at Pelenna Patchworks, the Lilac Ridge collection by Jan
Patek for Moda features lilac blooms and blenders in soft purples, lush
greens ...
Finally Finished
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WHEW and WHEW and FINALLY WHEW
This work was begun about 2 years ago - and thee beads turned out to take
WAY longer than expected !!! Oh my aching back I...
Oh Scrap! Weekend Giveaway
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It’s no secret that I love Scrap Quilts–In fact that little bundle of
fabrics up there in all of it’s scrappy goodness was just made into a quilt
this week...
March Madness
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Nothing of my own to show as I'm sewing on the binding by hand all by
myself. Ok I tried to be a big girl and just get that binding done on Old
Friends. ...
What's My Line?
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No I'm not a surprise guest on a 50's game show. I do wonder how to create
and hold true to a group of creative works, and still advance in my craft.
This...
Happy Valentine's Day!!
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How many of you remember buying a big book of Valentines then punching them
out and addressing them to special family and friends? I found this book
at a...
Gen X Quilters is MOVING to annemariechany.com
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Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news. I've been working hard
behind the scenes for the past couple months to create a new website.
My new web...
My dad loves tractors
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My dad is a farmer. His father and grandfather were both farmers. Our
ancestors in Europe were farmers. The land is flat where my dad farms. They
grow corn...
Stitch with Helen in 2018
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We made it to 2018- what will it bring? So many exciting things happening
in 2018, where do I start? I’m currently having just a few days off but
madly try...
Migration
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I started this quilt at the BMQG retreat earlier this year and just
finished it. It's the third quilt in my flying geese series and I think
it's a really f...
About your approach....
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Seriously….what the hell is wrong with people? I don’t even know where to
begin with this, really, because I’m completely dumbstruck at what some
people t...
Faded Memories Blog Tour: Nantucket Holiday Quilt
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Hello and Welcome to Day 3 of the Faded Memories Blog Tour!
I'm Susan Guzman . . . Today I'm your host, and I'll be showing you something
pretty you can...
Dead Head slow stitching
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There comes a time when you just can't stitch very much both hubby and I
are down with colds I call this the "achy breaky" cold each bone can be
felt.
so I...
Merry Christmas to YOU!!
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Wishing you all a VERY Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here's what's been keeping me busy and out of the sewing room these
days...little 8 week old ...
Let's See If I Remember How to Blog
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Well hello there (especially to Dianne who reminded me that I need to blog
and read my emails more often). I guess it's been a over a year since I
posted...
7 comments:
your hexies are growing steadily...
Isn't it lovely to win something so nice in a give-away? I like your hexies!
Billie - I think hexies would look great in purple! Those owls are so cute!
Aww sweet owls ..your hexi looking so pretty..
The cat is so sweet xx
Fun owls and your hexies a re pretty nice!
Cute! Cute! Cute!! Miss Elly ... and the owls. And I really love your stars.
Your hexie stars are darling and so is Miss Elly!
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