What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Nachdem meine Partnerin Corinne von PiecedbyPeace meinen Beutel erhalten hat, kann ich jetzt darüber berichten! Sie hat ein sehr schönes Bild von der Tasche gemacht, das man hier sehen kann und ich glaube, sie hat sich echt gefreut!

Das bin ich mit der Tasche im Garten meiner Eltern, bevor ich die Tasche auf Reisen geschickt habe.


Corinne hat ein sehr schönes Mosaik erstellt, das mir die Freiheit ließ, ganz bunt zu arbeiten - herrlich! Erst wollte ich nur lauter Streifen aneinander nähen, hatte aber teilweise nur so kleine Stücke und da kam mir die Idee mit diesem + Muster. Einbisschen Rumrechnerei und ...

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This is Mrs. Gold. Mrs. Gold is giving us the stink eye. She's giving us the stink eye because we are daring to disturb her maternity chamber. She does this to any and all intruders - her sisters, her husband and me, the hand that feeds her. Mrs. Gold wants a baby and she won't let any one nor any thing stand in her way.

I've seen this look before. Back in the '90's when I was a childbirth educator and apprentice midwife I was well acquainted with this look. Most mothers in labor get this ...

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This past weekend some of my Illinois friends from my Yahoo group organized a small quilt retreat near Chicago. Quilters from several states and Canada attended and we all had a lot of fun.       The retreat was held at Techny Towers, a conference center and former seminary in Northbrook Illinois.       The grounds were lovely.         Since it was not my retreat

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It's over the Hump Day!

It's also day 1 of Success stories!

Here are a Quilt Magic frog!  If you want to take this class your chances are running out!  Check your calendar for the next classes!

We also have a quilt that was getting done in a hurry for a wedding.  Both pictures were taken as it was on the fusion!  PeggyW was using my Stanley Cup design!  You can't really see it from the picture though.  The quilt was done by her daughter Jackie! Great work ladies!




remember the one with the most stash wins ...

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As I adding to the new page of "Finished Quilts" last night, I realized that a significant quilt was missing.  So I went back through my blog looking for a picture of it.  Lots of pictures of the "progress", but nothing since it was finished.  I looked in my photo folders - nothing since it was finished. I finally realized that I wasn't blogging much when I finished it, and for some strange reason I never posted the finish.  I knew I had pictures of it somewhere, and this morning I finally realized I'd taken them with my phone ...

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I know I said I was done decorating but I don't consider this one technically decorating. Our kitchen has an oak floor so I keep rugs in front of the counters to protect the floor. I've been buying cheap cotton runners and I just throw them out when they get grody. (Actually Chris uses them as floor protectors when he is painting.) But the cotton runners are getting harder to find and when I do find them they are too expensive to be disposable. 

I am still using the floorcloth that I made 2 years ago and it ...

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Just a quick post to let you know that there are some interesting new classes on Craftsy.


Marcy and Katherine Tilton are teaching The Ultimate T-Shirt: Fitting and Construction. So if you want to learn to make your own t-shirts that fit perfectly, this class is ideal for you.

Joe Cunningham is teaching Pattern-Free Quiltmaking.  This class is about making your own spontaneous designs.  If you want to make a one of a kind quilt and increase your quilting repertoire this class is for you.

If you are a knitter then Stephen West's class - Shawlscapes will teach you techniques ...

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Pillows are such a simple way to refresh a room. I am replacing all our throw pillows with feather inserts so, it gave me the perfect excuse to create some new pillows.

For this pillow, I combined Dropcloth fabric with a pretty Blue and White Floral fabric.
A pleated accent and an inviting message in french make up this new design.

Supply List:
- 14 x 24 Pillow Form
- Iron-On Transfer Sheets
- *approx 1/8 yard Decorator Fabric - for the Pleat
- *approx 1 1/2 yards Main Fabric - I used 'Dropcloth' fabric for my pillow.

*Pre-wash and dry all fabrics to ...

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There seems to be some confusion surrounding the question of how often the Cicadas swarm, I've heard both every 13 and every 17 years. We've lived where we are since September of 2001 and this is our first experience with the deafening, cacophonous, din; I have no history from which to assign a time period to this strange phenomenon. Turn up your speakers and listen to this film clip of what

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There seems to be some confusion surrounding the question of how often the Cicadas swarm, I've heard both every 13 and every 17 years. We've lived where we are since September of 2001 and this is our first experience with the deafening, cacophonous, din; I have no history from which to assign a time period to this strange phenomenon. Turn up your speakers and listen to this film clip of what

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Joel and I are back from quilt market!  The bags are unpacked, the laundry is done, and we have all the orders shipped.   Unfortunately the house and office are a disaster and we could both use some sleep.  Nonetheless, it’s great to be back home.

I just have a few pictures to share.  They aren’t the best, as I didn’t bring my good camera.  The iphone is SO much lighter to haul around!

Joel and I in our booth  - As usual, he was a huge help.  Not only does he come in handy when you need the ...

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Can you watch one more video of Addie?  :)  Chad was telling me that she loves fish and even when she’s a distance from him and she sees him catch a fish, she gets so excited! I think she was getting just a bit frustrated with the fish being so slippery!

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Happy Wednesday! I thought I'd start off today's post by sharing the three Moda bundles I couldn't live without from Sample Spree. Clockwise from left are Simply Style by V & Co., Potluck by Sandy Klop, and Sunnyside by Kate Spain! My Moda booth post is almost finished, and I'll share it tomorrow. One of the booths I visited while at market was the Craftsy booth. I've enjoyed writing

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Hey there!
Let's start off with a long promised moving story.
When we left Arizona our belongings went out in two shipments, a small one that was supposed to arrive very quickly, and a large one that would arrive later.  I think I already mentioned that the small shipment didn't arrive when it was supposed to, but showed up several weeks late.  The day it arrived my daughter came to help me with directing the movers and with the unpacking.

It was a lovely spring day in March, so my daughter and I were standing out in the ...

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Thank you to my kind blogging friends who left comments on my previous post about Sunday's scary weather at Ashton House (including a too-close-for-comfort tornado). It's so nice of you to take the time to write. I really do appreciate your kindness. Now on to today's news...

As most of you know, I'm a huge wool fan. So when Tara Darr told me what the topic of her next book would be, I couldn't have been more thrilled (I'm her book editor, by the way)! Her new book, which will be released in July ...

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Hi Everybody ... I thought I'd share a fun experiment my mom and I did a couple of weekends ago.  After quilting this quilt I realized how patterned fabric doesn't always show the quilting done on the quilt and I was getting antsy to make my own colors.  I am always enamored when I go to knitting stores with the beautiful, vibrant and scrumptious colorways yarn comes in.  This is especially true of Madelinetosh yarn.  Oh, my!  I wish I could find these colors in fabric!

Having absolutely no dying experience in my past and not wanting to jump ...

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Barb and Mary, the fun loving sisters of Me and My Sister Designs are here on the Jolly Jabber to chat about their latest and most dramatic collection for Moda Fabrics, Shades of Black!  They stray from their usual bright and punchy collections to bring you their favorite prints in black, white and gray.  Keep reading for a closer look at the collections, and be sure to stop by their blog!

Mary and I are so excited to be on the Jabber again talking about our newest fabric group for Moda!
It’s called “Shades of Black”.


Not to be ...

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