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HexNMore Ruler / Mix And Match table runner

Materials Needed: 

HexNMore Ruler

Material fabric

Mix and Match pattern (free for IAQ members)

This is such a fun project to make and explore using the HexNMore ruler.  

Size is 17″ X 21″ but really could be expanded easily if you add more of the diamond shapes to the ends.

For the quilting I used my walking foot.  Kept it simple with straight lines.  I did change the direction of the straight lines to mix it up. 

For the outside border, I followed the half hexagon shape and echoed the shape.

Here’s ...

A few months ago, I started a “flow of consciousness” journal. I had heard about it, thought it was kinda stupid but it kept popping into my head so I thought I’d try it and honestly, I think it clears my head and I feel more focused. I get out of bed, brush my teeth,...

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Merry Christmas Corner!

I completed one and made progress on one project from the Jumpstart on Christmas Five Day sew along from last fall, which was a fundraiser by Sara Diepersloot of the Modern Quilter to help victims of the fire in the Santa Cruz mountains.

The finished project is a cute table runner with three focal squares in a square in an off set square, which gives it that Modern flair.

Close up you can see some of the quilting.

I love this pattern and will make it again one of these days!

On the second project, I completed ...

THURSDAY, FIRST WEEK OF LENT Good Things Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you… how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him? —Matthew 7:7 Jesus teaches that it’s okay to ask for what we want and need! Not only is it okay, he encourages us to ask because, like any loving parent, God wants to give us good things. Notice that it is “good” things that God wants to provide for us. Maybe a brand-spanking-new sports ...

Get this free quilt pattern and make a modern quilt with Christmas ornaments and trees. Work with the fabrics I did or your favorite or Christmas fabrics!

I can’t believe I forgot to write a post about the quilt Deck the Halls that I designed for Dear Stella Fabrics. I worked with their collection Sparkle All the Way but it would look great with any of their Holiday fabric lines (I love “Baby it’s Cold Outside”. No, wait… so many options!).

Deck the Halls measures 53-1/2″ x 64″ – a perfect lap quilt size. The blocks are large ...

 Here we go everyone!  Panel 7 Band 1.

I've worked up a one page key for the entire sampler.  

Here is Band 1:

The PDF downloads are available here:  NES Panel 7 PDF Files

Both the key and Band 1 are available there now.  Each week I will upload the next band to that Folder so bookmark the link.

Be sure to join my Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs Facebook Group so you can share your progress photos with other stitchers!! 

Happy Stitching!!!

We had a perfect day of weather for our visit with Mike's sister yesterday. The plan was always to have some lunch at the Oceanside Harbor and then head to the Oceanside Pier. I believe of all the places we visit when we return to this area, the Oceanside Pier is my favorite. This was where we spent summers when we were teenagers. Of course, there are other beaches in the area, but this was always our spot for the 4th of July, when they shot fireworks off the pier. We'd make a day of it, bring dinner ...

We had a perfect day of weather for our visit with Mike's sister yesterday. The plan was always to have some lunch at the Oceanside Harbor and then head to the Oceanside Pier. I believe of all the places we visit when we return to this area, the Oceanside Pier is my favorite. This was where we spent summers when we were teenagers. Of course, there are other beaches in the area, but this was always our spot for the 4th of July, when they shot fireworks off the pier. We'd make a day of it, bring dinner ...

Please note that I have changed the Course Calendar Schedule. Some additional dates have been added to existing courses; but dates for new courses have been bumped back a couple of months.

I need that extra time to get my life back on track since the kids have moved out. The embroidery and patchwork patterns are done for all 3 of the advanced courses; but the "stitching" is not finished so I'm progressing through the photo taking phase...then, I have to finish the writing; edit and organize the class. So, not going to get the first one done ...

Quilt making

wonky stars for the round robin

I finished the top for my "table scraps" challenge and will reveal it on Saturday! 

color took center stage this week! Last week, I finished this one

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Tuesday morning at o-dark-hundred, we set off from the cabin for the 2-hour drive to the entrance of Yosemite National Park so we could witness this, the natural firefall.  You have to make a reservation first to get into the park....which we did, to see this phenomenon and Mother Nature at her very best.  It ranks up there with the many wonders of the world.

 Saturday morning, 18 quilters were on Zoom, ready to start at          9 a.m.  Everyone enjoyed sewing in their own space, not carrying sewing machines, and all the extra necessary items to a different location.  It was also a good way for some of our newer members to be able to put a face to the name, a difficult task with a large group!

Of course, everyone worked at their own pace, and several needed some extra help, but everyone had a good time, including me!

By the end of our session, all the runners were just waiting for the ...

Do NOT believe everything you read. There is so much misinformation out there about the Texas power grid and current bills. I do not know everything there is to know about power in Texas but if you do not live there, or have never lived there, chances are you know less than I do. As...

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I started AND finished this quilt this year, so I feel it’s worthy of mention! It’s rare that I complete something in such a timely manner.

This pattern is I Heart You by V and Co., and I bought the pattern a long time ago, but had yet to make it. Before Valentine’s Day this year, I thought it would be a good time to do it.

I also thought it would use up way more fabric than it did! But I did use up some scraps and leftovers, so it all helps. I guess if I ...