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 Posto je ljeto uveliko stiglo a ja po obicaju kasnim za trendovima i sezonama  uspjela sam samo dvije svijetle torbe sasiti. Naravno, njih sam odmah prodala!

Orginal Leviske takodjer sa cvijetnim dezenom.

Sets of blocks are sewn -  For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Pastel Brights -   And here's a collage of all eight sets -  G-photos arranged them -Contrary to my order of selection - sorry -   Anyway - all eight sets of blocks are sewn -  Now for the layout -  I'm thinking of doing something simple -  Since they all look alike to me - LOL -  Maybe Set #1 as Row #1 - going Upstairs -  And Set #2 as

I know I was working on this one sometime in the fall. 

I found a red and gold batik at the ...

Oh HAPPY DAY!!  I have quilts from Ronda to share with you today.

Ronda writes:
“The first top was sent to me from LaNan E. of Primghar, Iowa. With the sports balls print fabric, it will be perfect for a boy’s quilt. The orange plaid backing fabric came from my friend, Evie H. of Los Angeles, California. This quilt finished up at 48 X 68 and was donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

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Linda in Tucson, Arizona sent this colorful split 9-patch, along with the fabric I used for the binding. The backing fabric came from Diane ...

Look at this gorgeous Quilt ! 

Interesting, but I don’t ever see myself making such a pink quilt!

Not a lot less pink, but this one would be much easier to live with!

Just had to start out with Linda's

wonderful Pumpkin Seed quilt top: 

I tackled a UFO this week--they will not get done unless I work on them!  I participated in a round robin with some members of the Toronto Modern Guild last summer and made a wall hanging out of my centre block with a spool border made by Terri. The other borders/blocks will be used in future projects. I found some appropriate backing fabric and pieced some batting scraps before pin basting and quilting it with my walking foot. My slow stitching project this week was sewing the binding down. It is the same fabric as the background gray around ...

Today I’m telling you about a “cookie” I often make around Christmas time.  I make them in mini muffin tins.  I don’t know why I don’t make them more often.  I think the main reason is that I forget to buy Rolo candies and they are one of the main ingredients in these cookies.

Last year at Christmas time I had bought Rolos with the intention of making these.  Then I got sick and was on the diet so couldn’t eat them…so I didn’t make them.  The other day I saw the Rolos in ...

Dear Quiltmakers,

 Smallest garden ever…

We are moving but not sure just when so I only planted a few items this year. Our best gardens ever were when Cliff would hoe up a 4’ X 20’ space in our back yard and I’d mix in lime and 10-10-10 fertilizer and water away. Sunflowers

But I took a break from the cleaning and final lesson planning to make a small gift for my 10 young students this year.  Each child selected the colorful zip-pouch they liked best and then picked out a new pair of sunglasses to tuck inside. I love sending them off with a little something made by me and specially for this class. They are my first class back at the preschool where I first discovered my fascination ...

amid pieced blocks I added in an applique stem see?

This week has been full of art making and learning in many forms. I spent time in studio one working on the "growth" piece, as well as making a row (36" X 5" tall) of stems for the crocus piece. While sewing these I just look at contrast, use scraps which sometimes leads to 1/8th inch finished stems, color and line. 

I start with an idea, stems, and then let my artistic soul make the work. 

I watched several videos this week of interviews with Liz Gilbert and Ann ...

If you’ve been following along our free motion quilting for beginners series, you know how important practice is.  And you probably have a pile of quilted fabric that you’re not quite sure what to do with. Some of them you’ll want to toss. Maybe you breathed new life into a piece by adding a second or third top layer and re-used the batting and backing. That’s a great $$ saver! Maybe your tension was so bad, the back looks like a nest. Go ahead and toss those!  They served their purpose!  You learned, you gained skills, you ...

If you’ve been following along our free motion quilting for beginners series, you know how important practice is.  And you probably have a pile of quilted fabric that you’re not quite sure what to do with. Some of them you’ll want to toss. Maybe you breathed new life into a piece by adding a second or third top layer and re-used the batting and backing. That’s a great $$ saver! Maybe your tension was so bad, the back looks like a nest. Go ahead and toss those!  They served their purpose!  You learned, you gained skills, you ...

There were Mans here yesterday, and kitties do not like invaders into their purrsonal space. They couldn't even show their faces until the Mans left for lunch. Then, they ventured out purrudently mindful of anything that looked out of place. Despurrate times call for good friends to stick together.

There were Mans here yesterday, and kitties do not like invaders into their purrsonal space. They couldn't even show their faces until the Mans left for lunch. Then, they ventured out purrudently mindful of anything that looked out of place. Despurrate times call for good friends to stick together.