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2002 Squares is my latest Scrappy Trip Around The World quilt. I’ve made a few Scrappy Trips, using the methods in Bonnie Hunter’s FREE pattern from her Quiltville blog. I altered the...

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Hallo Ihr Lieben,

mein Kaleidoskop aus 45 Grad Dreiecken hat endlich einen Rand bekommen und ist nun unterwegs zu (Werbung) Birgit Schüller  zum quilten. Ich bin gespannt und freue mich darauf.

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         We had a wonderful autumn weekend, cool temperatures but sunshiny.  I worked on wood both days, bringing it from the big pile to stacking it near our door for use in the fireplace later on.  I love when being outside in fresh air is also productive.  My arms got a bit of a workout too. They are so weak!                         
 Well, the trees are definitely 'reconsidering' their leaves around here.  Just when did the paths become covered. Mostly yellow leaves on this trail but darkening to orange on the ground.

For those of you who love Blackwork embroidery, you'll enjoy Band 4 of Panel 4 of the Never Ending Sampler!

This is what we have so far:

The last two weeks I've been steadily working on the Brothers and Sisters Quilt, and am happy to say that I now have all the blocks finished!  One of my favorites was this friendship star variation:

Pardon the poor photo....... it was raining and very little light coming in from my window. 

But I wanted to show you that slowly, slowly, as I find time to play, a pattern is emerging!

Viaje a la feria de patchwork en Alsacia

Y aquí viene la parte 2 del viaje que hicimos en septiembre. Después de disfrutar en Alemania de lo lindo, y conocer la zona de la Selva Negra. Llegó el momento más esperado, ir al festival de patchwork, que era el objetivo principal del viaje.

Alsacia es bellísimo, sus casas, sus pueblos, sus calles, sus viñedos, es impresionante de bonito. Diferente a la zona de la que veníamos, en otro estilo, pero igual, para no perdérselo.

Recorrer los viñedos, bajarte del coche, y coger una uva, metértela en la boca, parar en ...

The bird is two-thirds finished now. There are just a few sections left that contain very many half square triangles, and so the remainder should go a little faster. Pretty much just the tail feathers are left to be finished. Here's where it stood when I walked away yesterday.

The bird is two-thirds finished now. There are just a few sections left that contain very many half square triangles, and so the remainder should go a little faster. Pretty much just the tail feathers are left to be finished. Here's where it stood when I walked away yesterday.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am studying Spanish.  I am also learning to play the ukulele.  I have posted a song or two that I played and sang with the ukulele.  So today I am going to tell you about my Spanish studies.

In July, when I returned from my last trip to Mexico one of the kind ladies in my exercise class asked if I ever planned to go to Mexico again.  I told her, "Yes, I love it there and want to live there someday."  She said, "I have studied Spanish a lot but have ...

One of my Netherlands blogging friends made the point that though we have already reached a good age, her and I, was I like her and still wanted more days.  Are we selfish to wish this though so many did not get what we have gotten, she wondered. Yes, I agree, most definitely we do want more.

 I immediately thought about the friend who played the organ at my first wedding and has been gone over twenty years now.  She was so mature, talented, and remarkable in many, many ways...a true inspiration to me, and sadly did not get ...

Because it's only 15" square, this mini quilt packed a lot of detail into a very small space.  There are 48 Flying Geese blocks - each one finishing at 1" by 2".  Small Talk is a Kim Diehl Simple Whatknots pattern.  I swapped out 2 brown fabrics with 3 greens, and I like the color combo much better.

This little thing was so NOT SQUARE when I finished putting it together yesterday!  Because the pieces all start out so small I double checked my measurements before sewing.  So my problem must have been inconsistent seam allowances and too much pressing ...