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August 17, 2026
Can't Believe It's Monday! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


So much for the weekend!

It was gone in a flash -

And speaking of Flash....he has started to exhibit some new "normal" cat behaviors after being with us for about a year and a half now.

Learning is slow when you don't have a mama cat around to teach you -
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Just a page and new patchwork plans. from contemporary embroidery

 


It seems like a long time since I did any notebook stitching.

I came across this page yesterday and I'm tempted to continue where I left off here.

There are also new plans for patchwork, an idea I have for a new surface.

Too many ideas, too little time. 


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Exotic Baby Quilt FINISHED from Wedding Dress Blue

The quilt is simple–Half Square Triangle blocks alternating with Four Patch blocks.

It is the colors and the layout that make it special.

You can make the design with a couple of charm packs, or a combination of scraps cut into 5″ squares and 2-1/2″ squares (I cut them in pairs). The finished size is 36″.

It was a treasure hunt, searching for this scrap and that one to see what would really work. The finished quilt is in the donation pile for the children’s hospital.

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Design Wall Monday - August 17 from My Sewing Room

Wow - how can we be halfway through August already!!  Summer flew by like always. 


On our road trip to Omaha, granddaughter Olivia picked out fabric for her first sewing lesson with grandma.  She is a huge animal lover so this dog fabric isn't surprising. 


She did a great job on her pillowcase.  She started on a second project - a table runner.  Maybe we'll work on it a little more today before they head home.  


My own goals for the week are pretty fluid for right now.  But I do know that finishing the August blocks for the Meadow ...

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Use the good china NOW!!! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Organiziation! It's so critical to how we work. Wait — it's critical to how much we get done, or how easy it is to get something done. Even if you love working in chaos, when things have a home, it's so much easier. 

Right now, if you looked at Studio B, you would GASP. I gasp because there are boxes of threads and stabilizers all over the floor. The cutting table and the ironing board are heaped with stuff, the sewing tables are strewn with embroidery hoops, and other "debris." It's in quite a disarray. BUT since ...

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Antique quilts from Happy Cottage Quilter

We recently visited several antique malls and I was surprised to see so many quilts on display.









And finally this little gem.

It was fun to scout out these old quilts.

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In my happy place............. from Exuberant Color



I love having nice long seams to sew at night while I watch TV.  This is the second set of 10 stratas that I finished early in the day yesterday.  They were started the night before.


This is the third set of 10 stratas which I sewed last night.  I have one more set of 10 to sew today.  Then I have to decide if it will be a traditional 16 patch block or the "other 16 patch" which is 16 rectangles per block.

I need to clean off a table and baste one of my small quilts so I ...

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Design Wall Monday - August 17, 2026 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

This week I worked on piecing blocks for the new project that I’m working on.  It’s a Pam Buda pattern called Old Mill Pond.  I found out that even though I had the right sized pieces in all the right places, the colors in my block weren’t like the instructions.  I haven’t made a green and blue quilt before, and am experimenting with which greens and which blues in my stash are going to be used together.  But this block is ready for assembly, with the greens in the correct places, and the ...

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August UFO complete from Just Sew Sue

 


This is definitely a snuggly winter top and not for this hot weather. I took my time to choose the patter (Jarrah Sweater) and the size (10) o it wouldn't swamp me. Sewn both on my Janome overlocker and my Atelier 7. I don't have a great variety of colours of overlocker thread, so I went with black. I still spend too much time threading the machine, despite it being the air threader machine!! 

View D of the pattern is cropped so I added 4" to the body length and the fabric is thick, so I did a ...

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Weekend Sewing from Quarter-Inch Capers

Well, that was a fast weekend. Fortunately, I was able to check a few things off my list. I was able to get all my tax paperwork put together and got it delivered to the CPA’s office on Friday morning. That is definitely a load off my mind. My a/c had gone out again on Wednesday evening, and the technician was able to come by on Thursday evening and get it fixed. He has assured me that everything that might fail has been replaced this year. We’ll see. 


As for sewing, I have been working for a ...

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Another Week in the Rearview Mirror from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

 Sheesh! I've really fallen off the blog wagon this month. And yes, all is well, everyone is happy and healthy, I've just misplaced my posting mojo and although the little bits and bobs of daily life fill up our days, it doesn't seem like they fill up a post. I did get my America 250 quilt top together And I pieced all the border sectionsBinding stitches were added during UFC

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Nothing New~ More Yo - Yo's And 16 Patches from Podunk Pretties

 Well I finished all the blue Yo - Yo's.  It wasn't planned, it just happened.


107 of them in one week is pretty good progress.  I'm not sure how the yellow and green ones snuck into the mix.  I don't remember cutting them, but obviously I did.


This week the plan is to start making more yellow Yo - Yo's.   I also need to start digging around for a new storage container.  I'm pretty sure I have a larger clear tote hiding the spare bedroom closet.


Late Sunday evening I finally found the time to press ...

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Comfort levels from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

As in, what makes you realize you’re in your comfort zone?


Last Monday night I started sewing down the binding on the Girl Gang DIY Sampler. I had already stitched down the hanging sleeve and while that was happening, I remembered just how much I love hand sewing. Just the rhythm of the needle and thread moving in and through and out of the fabric layers is very soothing to me. And it’s something I can do while watching TV, because I’m rarely paying that much attention to what’s playing (unless it’s a show I ...

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Getting Back On Track from Quilting My Way

Today was one of those days. I needed to clean house and I needed to sleep. Instead, I cleaned house and got everything done. 

Then I sat and played on the tablet for a while. I was enjoying my "hunting" around the kingdom to see where I could get resources. 

After supper I decided I needed to get back and finish another one of my cross stitches. I worked on it for a good 3 hours. 



Beads are not easy to add. They take time and some take more space than others. So, I end up adding less beads to ...

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Week 33 of 2026 from Thread Head

This week has been all about cutting more dead trees, chipping branches and spreading the wood chips, but I have a few projects on the go -

I am knitting a cardigan with yarn I finished spinning during Tour de Fleece (using a pattern that I won during last year's TdF - the TANi Cardigan by ANKESTRiCK).
Also have a new project on the loom - more towels (there is a table runner in there too). This is part of a weave along on Ravelry. It is a 'barleycorn weave pattern', something new for me.

Photos from Around -

Some of the chickens ...

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Slot Pulsa: Permainan Seru dengan Deposit Mudah via Tri from Tink Squared

Slot Pulsa menjadi salah satu permainan yang semakin populer di kalangan penggemar judi online. Dengan kemudahan deposit yang ditawarkan melalui provider seperti Tri dan Indosat, para pemain kini dapat menikmati permainan slot dengan lebih praktis dan cepat. Bagi mereka yang mencari kesenangan dan peluang besar dalam bermain, Slot Pulsa menjadi pilihan yang tepat.

Pemain tidak perlu lagi khawatir tentang proses deposit yang rumit. Dengan Slot Deposit Pulsa, khususnya menggunakan jaringan Tri, semua bisa dilakukan hanya dengan beberapa langkah sederhana. Ini menjadikan pengalaman bermain semakin menyenangkan dan tanpa hambatan. Mari kita eksplor lebih dalam mengenai berbagai jenis slot yang dapat dimainkan ...

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August 16, 2026
Menguak Mystery Hasil HK: Fakta dan Angka Togel Hongkong. from Tink Squared

Togel HK sudah jadi sebagai salah satu jenis permainan taruhan yang paling populer di negara ini. Setiap peserta sudah pasti berharap dapat mendapatkan susunan bilangan yang tepat benar agar memenangi hadiah yang besar. Namun, agar mencapai sasaran ini, sangat penting untuk mengetahui pengeluaran Hongkong serta keluaran Hongkong yang dilakukan setiap harinya. Data HK yang telah dihimpun selama waktu ke waktu dapat menjadi referensi untuk menyusun taktik bermain yang lebih baik.

Dalam artikel ini, kami akan menunjukkan beragam fakta serta angka mengenai permainan togel HK, dan menyampaikan informasi terkini tentang hasil Hongkong. Dengan data HK yang akurat dan dapat dipercaya, semua ...

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Ruler Work from The Knitting Quilter


 I made it to the bottom of my quilt! I just have this last border left. This part goes rather quickly since I don't mark anything. I use rulers and the blocks in the quilt to figure out where my designs go.


Those parallel lines are 1/2" apart. This ruler makes them so easy to sew. I bought this ruler at MQX years ago after taking a class that showed us how to use it. This particular ruler was from Deloa Jones. She used to teach and sell all sorts of rulers and accessories for longarm quilting. Since ...

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Ruler Work from Knitting Quilter


 I made it to the bottom of my quilt! I just have this last border left. This part goes rather quickly since I don't mark anything. I use rulers and the blocks in the quilt to figure out where my designs go.


Those parallel lines are 1/2" apart. This ruler makes them so easy to sew. I bought this ruler at MQX years ago after taking a class that showed us how to use it. This particular ruler was from Deloa Jones. She used to teach and sell all sorts of rulers and accessories for longarm quilting. Since ...

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Summer on the Porch Quilt Pattern Mockups! from Busy Hands Quilts

This week's featured pattern is Summer on the Porch, so I'm sharing mockups in newer fabric collections to inspire you to make your own Summer on the Porch quilt.  Maybe you already have these colors in your fat quarter stash, ready to sew up into a beautiful star and chain quilt design.

The Summer on the Porch quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts Shop.

Below each image is the name of the fabric collection shown in each quilt.  All quilts shown are the Throw size.


Firework Fields by Riley Blake Designs with white background



Firework ...

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