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Just one block, recoloured to fill spaces with much more interest than just making the same version over and over.

The centre block in the second design is the block as it appears in full colours.

Also has the quilting design ready to stitch … just follow the seam lines which are not there!

When the days run together in endless succession and the news isn't always good, there's something inherently therapeutic about digging in the dirt! This morning I made up a bunch of my own potting mix from a blend of garden soil, peat moss and vermiculite and set my sights on getting annuals potted up for the porches and patio. I felt so good to take control of outside beautification through

When the days run together in endless succession and the news isn't always good, there's something inherently therapeutic about digging in the dirt! This morning I made up a bunch of my own potting mix from a blend of garden soil, peat moss and vermiculite and set my sights on getting annuals potted up for the porches and patio. I felt so good to take control of outside beautification through

I’ve been working to get caught up on my mail but it’s hard when I got SIX boxes in one day!!  Seriously, SIX.

Well after checking them out, one box was something I ordered from Amazon…but five were from blog readers.

I got to looking more closely at the packages and Hmmm….I started to suspect that they were all from the same person.  The handwriting all looked the same.  
All of them had this for a return address.  Well that makes me know not to look for a note.  This gifter wants to be anonymous because ...

Inside: More beautiful quilts!

UQSM is a huge machine quilting show that is held in Salt Lake City, only 10 miles from my house. Of course, it has been cancelled this year. (Read last year’s post.)

When it started, the owner of the quilt store at the time, Julie, was involved in long-arm quilting, and had taught me and another co-worker to quilt. The show was begging for quilts! I think we both gave them a couple of quilts. Now, they get quilts from the top artists around the world, and my little offerings would probably be laughed out ...

I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be teaching this fabric and photo printing class at The Textile Center of Minnesota! I’ll be there Wednesday August 5th for the class! I’m super excited! Hopefully I’ll be able to get my classes rescheduled for that week that were supposed to take place this month at The Weavers Guild of Minnesota. I’ll post the class link as soon as I have it!

Follow the jump for more photos of the class project…

Image credit for main image: Beau Brokop.

So Trump's new press secretary is the woman who claimed that Trump never lied to the American public. Her rationale for that statement was that he did not intend to deceive. I, like McEnany, was brought up Roman Catholic. Unlike McEnany, who surely was taught the difference between mortal sins and venial sins, I was taught that lies were lies not that there were differences between lying to deceive and lying to ameliorate problems. I don't know what church she attends now, but I do hope that she confesses her own sins, which clearly include lying.

Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, friends.  Well this week, with the new CDC recommendation that everyone wear masks, I set out to start making some for family, a few friends, and our elderly neighbors next door.  We are still staying locked down, but if we absolutely have to get out, it is nice to know that we have something to cover our faces  My dad works in an essential business, so he still ventures out to work each day, and I was glad to send some for him.

And like this the first quarter of the year is over. I guess it is somehow noticeable as we have moved to spring weather and have been lucky to get some really beautiful days lately. I had a massively long list for Q1 so I knew there would be some roll over but I am happy I have crossed some projects off, let's have a look....

Quilts:
1. Modern HST triangles - 1 block missing to have enough for a quilt top but very little background fabric - only one block left to do now - no progress

We love a fresh spinach salad with my homemade sweet poppy seed dressing. This salad has Spinach, fresh pineapple, avocado, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, almonds, scallions, carrots, and bacon. Usually I use chicken breast, but this time I had leftover bacon to use up.

It would seem that the Project Quilting is not quite over. It's been extended to Project Quilting Quarantine (PQQ) 2020! Same fun stuff but with no sponsors and prizes, so that means that it's a little more flexible (good thing because my project is not quite finished!)

A BIG Mandala to help heal the world

A Mandala is the Sanskrit word for "circle". It can be a very sacred if created by monks, but it can also be a wonderful creation to focus meditation. You may have seen them in colouring books for helping to reduce stress.

I ...

Welcome to Week 274 of the Free Motion Mavericks linking party - where you don't have to be free motion quilting (FMQ) to link up. We're here to share, connect and encourage each other, no matter what techniques we use.

We're almost done with Panel 6 of The Never Ending Sampler.  There will be one more band which will be released next week.

I'll give everyone a little time to get caught up on the previous panels but I thought I'd share my ideas for Panel 7.

I'm trying to make these all different.  I don't want anyone getting bored!!  So for Panel 7, I will be working the design as a more traditional, antique style sampler.  I always call them "schoolgirl samplers".  Traditional sampler motifs along with an alphabet and probably a phrase regarding ...

Mrs P's is back with some more pictures for you.  Please email direct to mrspsamherst@gmail.com  to place an order and arrange for pick up or shipping.  

Canada is now suggesting/recommending having a mask to help prevent you from transmitting the virus when your 6 foot/2 metre personal space cannot be maintained.  They are not not a replacement for personal space or frequent hand washing!  

In case you want to try making a cloth mask ... let's look at some 100% cotton fabrics in stock!  First up... Cats!  These are the newest ones that came in ...