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I mentioned in the previous post about getting quilt tops bound and ready for finishing in front of the TV in the evenings. I thought I'd give you a little background on how I prep for that to make the task as easy as possible. First off, after attaching the binding by machine I roll the folded edge to the backside and hand baste(!) the binding into position (with a thread color that DOESN'T

Join instructor Ashley Nickels in Creativebug’s online class on making the Quilt Block Oven Mitt, where you’ll learn how to transform any quilt block into a charming and functional kitchen accessory.

In just 28 minutes and 17 seconds, Ashley will guide you through the process of creating two mini quilts, cutting out pattern pieces, and adding bias tape to finish the edges of your oven mitt. With step-by-step instructions and clear demonstrations, you’ll have everything you need to make your own one-of-a-kind patchwork oven mitt.

Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

One finished quilt ...

Once you are finished with your quilt, you may be thinking – what’s the next step to actually getting this large piece of fabric into a finished quilt. Here are some of my favorite free printable machine quilting designs.

There are quite a few free machine quilting designs – in pdf format, printable versions, ones you can design yourself or those that are quilted without much stopping.

I’m here to guide you through this creative process with ease and simplicity. Whether you’re sewing on a long arm or maneuvering a standard sewing machine, the world of free motion quilting ...

I couldn’t be more excited to start the sew along for Joanna Figueroa’s Strawberry Garden book! Now that the book has arrived at Fat Quarter Shop, it’s time to dive into the quilty goodness inside. If you’re joining me in sewing along with Joanna for the Vintage Bowtie Quilt from the Strawberry Garden book, it’s time to begin.

The six-week sew along starts today! Joanna has invited some special friends to join us each week, and they’ll have some fun giveaways, too! Follow Joanna on her Instagram, Facebook Group, and be sure to ...

Someone asked what will happen to the house. Actually, there are two houses on the property. One is the original house that my parents moved to the farm when they bought it in 1956. Hmm—I had better check that date—but it's somewhere in that era. Perhaps I can ask Mom today because I probably know, but yet I don't know. 

That house was heated with a wood kitchen stove and two oil burners—one in the living room and one in one of the bedrooms. There was no bathroom and no running water. I lived there ...

Good morning, my friends. It rained a good part of the day for our drive to Hamilton. We backtracked a bit, passing by the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City for the second time.

We didn't drive far enough north to pay Ozarkland a visit for more fudge, but it's probably just as well. Instead, we saw lots of barns.

We passed through Macon, Missouri.

It happens to be the birth place of Butch Patrick. Who ...

Good morning, my friends. It rained a good part of the day for our drive to Hamilton. We backtracked a bit, passing by the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City for the second time.

We didn't drive far enough north to pay Ozarkland a visit for more fudge, but it's probably just as well. Instead, we saw lots of barns.

We passed through Macon, Missouri.

It happens to be the birth place of Butch Patrick. Who ...

embroidery on paper, a video

Don’t you love a Farmer’s market? My favorite one in town is open for the season, and the bonus is that it isn’t far from the quilt show venue. If you come to the show, on your way home, stop by the Johnson Family Farms produce stand on the corner of Kanuga and Erkwood. Right behind the stand is a big field planted with all kinds of vegetables. Talk about fresh from the field!

They have a section with homemade food items, baked goods and local honey.

Heirloom tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, little grape tomatoes, and big beefsteak ...

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The twelve day celebration of my first Island Batik collection was a great success but now it’s time to announce the winner of a fat quarter collection from Reflections.

Drum roll please…..

Congratulations Lucinda Peterson!

We came home Thursday. I was sure that by noon on Friday, I’d have lettuce planted in the inside growing area. Nope . . still haven’t done it. Today I will get two trays of lettuce planted and hopefully a few more things. Yesterday I finished cleaning and chopping the rest of the strawberries. Except...

Oh man - there are so many things this week on my To Do list.  I don't even know where to begin.  Some of those tasks involve projects that are on-going, but I have a couple of new things on the list too.  And some things have nothing to do with sewing.

It's been a quiet week.  We spent the weekend at my Mother's.  Grad Girl was able to take a few days off to fit in a friend's graduation and Mother's Day.  We had a pretty chill weekend, she's back in Texas and we're back home.  I wasn't in my sewing room over the weekend, so I didn't quite get all my to do list for last week checked off. 

To Do List for 5/7/2024

1.  2023 SAHRR: Prep back for quilting - no progress

2.  Guild BOM: Assemble May block - progress ...

It is always difficult to come up with make and takes or tutorials for our monthly guild meetings. Sometimes you don't even need something new. Last month I used Lori Holt's instructions to make a design board. I have done this demo multiple times before but there's always someone new in the group. I made this one with sparkly binding and it will be added to this month's raffle.

I saw that Kylie and The Machine had a free pattern for a scissors case which seemed like another good demo. I definitely need to practise my ...

Quilting on Carpenter’s Wheel What is left on this row to do – this four patch area looks a lot the same – some are like that Work on the project that I can’t show the whole thing of yet – I finished another row and the project is only about 45 x 54 right […]

I’ve had a lot of people asking how I’m doing…if I have any side effects left, and what’s the plan for the future. Rather than answer all those comments and emails individually, I thought I would answer them all here in one blog post. If you are new here, I have thyroid cancer. I was …

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Stitchy is my fabric collection from Benartex that features 5 different geometric prints in 5 different colorways ranging from light to dark. I usually like to keep my fabric lines to about 20-25 prints so they don’t break the bank and that’s been working really great so far.

Click here to get your hands on Stitchy, my 8th fabric collection with Benartex.

I went with a “sewing & sharing” theme on this collection with fun names like Hashtags, Stitches, Sunny Day, Crossweave, and Threaded Lines. While supplies last, you can grab half yard bundles of any of the five ...