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Happy Friday, quilters! I've got some more finished quilts to show from our big potato chip block drive. This first top was sent in by one of our frequent supporters, Beth T, and then quilted by Linda. 

These next two were assembled by Becky M from block drive blocks and then also quilted by Linda. 

I've been busy sewing this week. Mostly assembling tops from your blocks, but I did sew up a string block top from a box of scraps Rena sent me.

In non-quilty news, I have a new foster cat, a five year old orange ...

I went to the Iowa Hawkeye’s Women’s game on yesterday. When Arnie’s sister-in-law asked if I wanted to go…my heart was yelling YES, YES! But my head was saying…but your leg has been acting up. Well, my heart won. I had warned Pam in advance that I was having trouble with my leg. We ended …

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I just finished machine quilting Grandma's Album, an adorable little quilt from Color Blocks: Volume 2.  

Rather than using scraps, I made this quilt with a collection of fabric:  Stag & Thistle from Natural Born Quilter (Brett Lewis) for Northcott Fabrics.  The fabric is out of print now so I treasure the dress, tablecloth, cloth napkins, and other items I've made with this gorgeous fabric.

I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent at my home sewing machine finishing this quilt with continuous curve and ribbon candy:

free-motion feathers:

and free-motion background stitching around the monogram:

Color Blocks: Volume 2 ...

2 Minute Tips with PBJ is a short video series sharing quick, beginner-friendly quilting tips to help build confidence in essential quilting skills.

This week's video is a quick how to for getting nice flat seams in the middle of your blocks and quilting units. Spinning seams was something that really frustrated me and I stayed far away from it for a long time, until I discovered the issue was my stitching.

Watch the full YouTube Video:

Here is the affiliate link to my favorite seam ripper mentioned in the video:

Clover White Seam Ripper → https://tidd.ly/4rJQQI3 ...

Sixteen Patch Blocks in finished hot pads.

My newest Log Cabin Improv Blocks, approx 3" square, laid out for 'interview'.

Stack of unfinished Sixteen Patches getting ready for quilting.

Super good read for Improv ideas and tips by Laura Veenema.

My Logcabin Improv blocks pinned in six stacks of seven on sashing fabric.

One of my machine quilted sixteen patch blocks on fun cotton canvas backing fabric. The cotton canvas backing fabric is called Teatime.

Hello Quilt Friends! Freezing temperatures and sun today, winter weather!

 This week with the good light to help I had fun arranging my newest Logcabin ...

Learn how to turn an orphan quilt block into a fun and useful corner bookmark—one of those quick projects that feels good to finish.

This is a simple, scrap-friendly sew that works for any level of quilter and doesn’t require special tools or a big time commitment.

If you’ve got a leftover block sitting in a pile (or a test block you didn’t quite love), this is a great way to give it a purpose without overthinking it.

Corner Bookmark from an Orphan Quilt Block (Yes, Really)

This little corner bookmark is one of my favorite ...