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I'm really pleased with how it finished.  And I really love how my colour palette has stayed the same since I was making the 'round robin' with my quilting group back in 2015 - it hangs on the wall behind the bed, and you can see how well they go together.

Blue and white is always such a fresh looking colour ...

I've got two free Advent Scrap Alongs happening right now. 

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We are adding fun side borders to the Christmas tree we made last December (you can start now, both PDF files are free on the website).

A cute snow globe block, make one a day for 25 days to create a fun quilt to showcase your festive fabric collection!

The PDFs are available on my download website, link in left sidebar. 

The final challenge for the Lumin Fabrics/Island Batik Ambassadors Program of this year brought to us one more chance to embark on our own project, regardless of its size, theme, or technique!

Η τελευταία πρόκληση αυτού του χρόνου για το Πρόγραμμα των Πρεσβειρών των Lumin Fabrics / Island Batik, μας έδωσε την ευκαιρία να φτιάξουμε ό,τι μας αρέσει από πλευράς μεγέθους, θέματος ή τεχνικής!

A couple of years ago a fellow Island Batik Ambassador who is expert at pojagi technique offered to our Ambassadors team some vacancies she had on one group she was teaching it. Of course I ...

The final challenge for the Lumin Fabrics/Island Batik Ambassadors Program of this year brought to us one more chance to embark on our own project, regardless of its size, theme, or technique!

Η τελευταία πρόκληση αυτού του χρόνου για το Πρόγραμμα των Πρεσβειρών των Lumin Fabrics / Island Batik, μας έδωσε την ευκαιρία να φτιάξουμε ό,τι μας αρέσει από πλευράς μεγέθους, θέματος ή τεχνικής!

A couple of years ago a fellow Island Batik Ambassador who is expert at pojagi technique offered to our Ambassadors team some vacancies she had on one group she was teaching it. Of course I ...

Every so often, questions and comments come from readers, and I think others would like to hear my response.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days. The questions came after I showed this picture of my star quilt top, lying on my bed. The questions were about how I could …

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In this week’s tutorial, I’m continuing with more densely textured free motion quilting designs: Rainbows and Crescents. If you like last week’s tutorial, these two designs use the same concept. They are also very similar, so try quilting them together as part of the same motif. Check it out below!

The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting

The quilt featured in this tutorial is Quattrefoil, from my book The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting. Both Rainbows and Crescents are featured in this quilt, as I made to be a “sampler” quilt with many different designs. If you want ...

The virtual cookie exchange is one I look forward to. I like the opportunity to push myself into trying to convert another holiday recipe to a gluten-free version. This time, I decided to try making my younger daughter’s favorite…snickerdoodles! When I started looking at gluten-free recipes, I was surprised to see they didn’t call for cream of tarter. In my opinion, half the charm of a snickerdoodle is that slightly tart taste that lingers on your tongue. So, I went back to my 1980’s Betty Crocker Cookbook and I just subbed in the Bob’s Red ...

 This little topper must have been one of the smallest projects I worked on.  The whole quilt fitted inside my throat space, and I had no need to advance even once.

I did, however, enjoy working on it as the quilter gave me free rein to do my own thing.

This morning, I waited till about 10:45 am to get moving. I didn't realize till after I left that I was an hour earlier than I wanted to be. I got the times messed up. My first stop was at Safeway for the nicotine patch; to find out they didn't carry them. Then I stopped at CVS and was able to get the correct patch that mom needed. Next on the list was the museum. I needed up waiting for a while to see if Chip could answer a couple questions for me. Yes, we will have ...

Two more tops for April,

I was on a mission. I wanted to see the Wicked, the movies. So about two or three weeks ago, it was my turn to pick a movie one night when Arnie was at my house, and I picked Wicked. Arnie typically doesn’t mind musicals, so I thought it would be okay. He ended up …

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My A La Mode Cutie Pattern is quick and easy to piece -- as easy as pie A La Mode!

I chose to quilt it simply using a wave ruler.  That, too was quick and easy.

It was all so quick and easy that I feel like I blinked and the quilt was finished.  I'm sad I didn't get to work on this beauty longer! 

 Even though it’s early December,we've had winter weather complete with snow.  It started the day after Thanksgiving.  Our dinner was small, and of course there was football.  Which meant I had the day to sew! Same with Friday, Saturday, Sunday, yesterday, and today.  All I’ve been doing is sewing.  Sew happily.

The class I took in October with David Owen Hastings on shibori quilting was fun,and I’ve finished my quilt top.  After the class at Quilters Quest, I left my Husqvarna for a badly-needed DNC.  And it is working superbly.  I’m working on ...

Good morning, my friends. It's been 12 days since our last grocery shopping trip. I'm afraid we can't avoid it any longer. Happily, it's senior discount day at our grocery store. It never works out to much, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. If nothing else, it's an incentive not to put it off until tomorrow.

Yesterday had me finishing off the third block for Home is Where My Flock Is. This one stitched up pretty quickly.

Good morning, my friends. It's been 12 days since our last grocery shopping trip. I'm afraid we can't avoid it any longer. Happily, it's senior discount day at our grocery store. It never works out to much, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. If nothing else, it's an incentive not to put it off until tomorrow.

Yesterday had me finishing off the third block for Home is Where My Flock Is. This one stitched up pretty quickly.

We love spending time with y’all during our Livestreams on the Fat Quarter Shop and Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channels—it’s the highlight of our week! To make sure you never miss a moment of fun (or a sneak peek or two), we put together a monthly Livestream calendar just for you. Be sure to join us the week before Christmas for both a Cross Stitch and Quilting Livestream! We hope you have a holly Jolly month of stitching, sewing, and sweet memories!

Each month on the Jolly Jabber Blog, we will be posting our Livestream calendar, and ...