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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 ...

 Last week it was back to the studio and trying to get my queue of quilts whittled down a bit. There had to be a balance between the quilting and the repairing, though. I have divided my time between the two in order to keep up. Let's start with a construction order...

This morning, I was up with Patrick. He went golfing and I waited about an hour then went out. I went and got the car washed. Then I headed to the bank. Once that was done, I was off to Safeway. I saved 70% on my groceries. Thanks to using the app. 

Came home and called Ron to go walking. We walked 5 laps today. It was nice to get another lap in since it's been a while. We used to do 7, so we are getting back up there. He didn't get to walk much in CA ...

Quilting

Pretty to look at, and pretty fiddly to make.

Just a thought … if we all made quilts as fiddly as these, we would save a lot of money spent on fabric!

I love both of these … maybe the second one is my favourite.

Quilting

So I made a few more. {And this is how ...

Fun Animal Print Fabrics

I just had to share my latest project with you all—a charming baby quilt that’s both quick and adorable! I used two charm packs for this one: a solid white and a delightful collection called Alphabet Zoo, which features the cutest little animals. If you’re anything like me, always on the hunt for great precut patterns, this one’s a gem from Missouri Quilt Co. I promise, it’s perfect for those who love to whip up something beautiful in no time.

The fabric was from my haul at Missouri Star Quilt Co ...

There’s a local thrift store that I go to every Tuesday after work. The owners are great and so sweet. Some time ago I told them that I do charity stuff and love anything handmade. I told her if they every get things in, I’d love it if they set things aside for me…and she …

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While we were in Louisiana, I checked our cameras and it made me think about checking for the night the lightning struck while Vince and I were outside. Because it was 10:40 p.m. and we were getting ready to go to bed, I wasn’t dressed for blog pictures so Vince separated out the sound. I...

Do you have some issues with seeing your lines on your quilt rulers? Is your sewing room dark with lots of shadows?

The Glow Ruler by Carolina Moore may be something that you want to take a look at.

The ruler comes in a few sizes – the larger one for cutting strips, the square ones for smaller trimming and cutting. The bottom of the ruler features a metal strip that houses the lights. You simply turn the lights on or off – depending if you need them and for storage.

The light glows the ruler lines which allows you to really ...

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My tulips and birds at Fibre Fling