I've made the list and in my case, I've had to check it not twice but three times. I've been wrapping and making note of what's for who, etc. I'm trying not to do what Mom always did and that was to find presents tucked away in a drawer somewhere the next July. Does that happen to you?
I worked really hard to get this Peppermint Trees quilt top to this stage with all the trees appliqued and outlined in blanket stitch. The trunks are not stitched down yet. I had to take it outside ...
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This time of year when I type the title of this weekly post, my mind says no that can't be right. Just two weeks left in 2025? Really? I've been slowly taking care of Christmas stuff. I've also been taking some sanity time in the sewing room this week.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/Dec = 13/13 days
- 15 minute days/2025 = 303/347 days
- Success rate = 87.32%
OH MY!!!!!! I got what I wished for! KAM snaps in every color imageable!! If you check out this website provided by a reader, you can order any color under the sun! Who knew? Thank you, because the red and green in my kit aren't quite the shades I would like. I see I'll be placing an order, and depending on shipping and other costs, I might send this to someone in the US. WAIT --- I think I know someone who could do this for me!
Thank you for the reference. I had searched online, but that site ...
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Arnie and I had a good weekend…partly sad but all good. Arnie’s nephew died, and they honored him over the weekend with a celebration of life. Arnie and I went. There was a funeral first at the funeral home. Then we met at the bowling alley to send his nephew off with a get together. …
read moreIn my mail preview I saw a card from Vicki Welsh. This was my favorite of the three she made this year. It is so exciting to receive one of her cards.
I did a little rearranging of the cards from the previous 14 years plus the new one. They are up on my bulletin board year round and I look in that direction while I'm sewing so I'm enjoying them all of the time.
Also in the mail was a new book. The author contacted me a while ago and asked if she could use the image ... read more
welcome to this week's list of likes starting with snow covered mountains and a lovely visit with this horse
snow's melted now, we are having sunny days in the mid 70's instead of cold and snow. I HATE this.
Reports say it's now the trend, due to climate change, luckily I met a nice couple on a walk this week and they moved here for cold too, he said they'll be moving out because this is due to climate change and and they like cold too. It was a blessing that they weren't science ...
read moreOkay readers…this quilt has a wonderful story. You might want to grab a tissue. Kay writes: Hi Jo, I promised to email you when I was back from England. I got home yesterday. If you have quilt tops, I can help. I have a spare roll of batting, lots of yardage for backs, and my friend …
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read moreThis morning, Patrick was up way before me. He was going to go golfing, but the weather was still rainy and windy. So, he was watching the news.
I was up and found the water was off. Patrick had to go check on the well. Then he called our systems "people" and they found that the motor was buried out. So, after 8 hours of no water, they fixed the problem. I needed to get my accounting updated, so I balanced the checkbook, and then wanted to add some income in there. EXCEPT I got a message asking me if ...
read moreBait and Swiss by Korina Moss
The Cheese Shop mysteries embody everything that first got me hooked on cozy mysteries. It's fun to immerse yourself in someone else's world and Willa's Cheeseboard Cafe is a perfect place to vicariously escape to. I didn't reread the description before starting the book, so I wasn't expecting any of what happened and I'm not going to spoil the fun for you by revealing the details. There's a murder and it hits close to home so there's a definite sense of urgency to Willa's investigation ...
read moreI have a few more shows to share with you… I watched this in mid-September when I got home from surgery. One of my girls recommended I watch it. I was a Biggest Loser fan for a couple of seasons…I have not idea why, especially after watching this show. I watched this via Netflix. Here …
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read moreEach year in January I like to start a new Kaffe Fassett quilt. This year I chose Lightning Strike from Quilts on an English Farm.
When I made Kaffe quilts I like to take inspiration from the books, and use fabrics that I already have in my stash. I love mixing up older prints with the new ones.
This pattern is just giant half square triangles but the placement gives the quilt real movement.
I love a soft, hand quilted quilt with wool batting and that's what I've done here. I quilted the whole quilt with a variegated ...
read moreThis year has been an awesome one for members of Patchworkers Plus (I may say that every year). But it really has been! Let’s take a look at who we had as guest designers, what projects and quilts we sewed (and finished) and all the little bits in between.
I am so lucky to be surrounded by other quilters just like me. Quilters with piles of projects, piles of fabulous fabric and great intentions. Some things get finished.. and some just wait in the pile somewhat patiently until they are up on the ‘next’ list.
Every year I really ...
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