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There is a new block drive for Hands to Help.  I am happy to send some blocks. I wasn’t able to participate in the last block drive, but I have time to make a few right now, and I do like making “happy blocks”. My problem is reading directions! Seriously. I made some four patches, and I was so happy with them. I lined them up and took a picture.

Are you excited to make Daisy Chain along with me? See below for the complete quilt along schedule. Although this event will be quickly paced, I’ll leave these blog posts up indefinitely so you can work on your quilt any time you wish. I’m here to help you each step of the way!

• Click here to get the Daisy Chain Quilt Pattern – Digital PDF Download
• Click here to get the Daisy Chain Quilt Pattern – Printed Hardcopy

Daisy Chain – Autumn Colorway

Daisy Chain – Purple Vibrations Colorway

I made both versions of this quilt using fat quarters of Riley Blake ...

I had some cross stitch time this week…enough that I was able to stitch on a couple of things. You might remember I started a couple of new projects all at once around mid-November. One of them was Hannah Wallace from With They Needle and Thread.My original plan was to stitch a motif each week. …

Cross Stitch Update: January 16, 2026 Read More »

2023 Block of the Month Club Where I left it

 Here I am!  WoW, its hard to get back to the normal routine after all the hoopla of the holidays.  I hope everyone found peace and happiness as 2025 ended.  Our family was blessed for sure.  Just getting a break in the winter weather to celebrate Christmas was amazing.  Spending some quiet time with my inner circle was a gift too.  It seems that lately, I'm getting less and less time to do that.  

 This morning, I woke with a sinus headache. Not my favorite thing to wake up with. I thought last night when I went to bed it was a migraine, but NOPE it was a sinus headache! Lucky me!

I took the day easy. I didn't feel in the mood to do much, so I enjoyed the morning watching my shows I had recorded. Patrick came home when I was done with the first 3 and he watched the other 2 with me. Now, I'm caught up. 

After my tablet died with 10% energy left, I decided to sit ...

SAHRR 2026 begins today. I thought I had just the right starter block but I'm having second thoughts....I'll make the decision by Friday. Come back to see what I choose!  

Meanwhile..... I've made nine Trip Around the World blocks.   I'm using batiks so that though there are many colors there's some genre uniformity.

I found two tutorials, one with five fabrics and one with four fabrics.  Both involve sewing strips and making a tube, slicing the tube, then unpicking the seam to create the stepped effect.   Five-fabric is somewhat livelier but trickier to piece ...

We all had a great time celebrating Jasper’s birthday. He turned six. It’s hard to believe he was a covid baby and all that happened that long ago. We saw him in the hospital and a time after that…then it was covid lock down and I didn’t see him for a while. Crazy times for …

Jasper’s Birthday Fun Read More »

In my last post, I shared the AI generated Art Prompt that was the basis for my challenge quilt.  I used some suggestions and ignored others, and put my own spin on what I used.

I kept the suggested color palette, but didn’t use solid fabric.  No surprise there- I never use solids.  Instead of a pine tree, I took a picture of a tree in the backyard and used the photo as a reference.

The suggestion of texture surprised me.  I wouldn’t have thought to go there.  I limited the texture to the ground.  I tried using ...