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It's time to take a closer, more considered look at my current design project.

I have created and gathered a large amount of work and sometimes I'm blinded by it all.

Today I've collected a few pieces together for more focus, (less clutter) in order to move forward.

So now I'm digesting the information here, in this image. There's more clarity which will help the decision making and hopefully generate ideas going forward.

If you'd like to catch up on this current collection there are several links below. 

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Dresden plates are one of those classic quilt blocks that look fancy but are surprisingly doable—especially when you use a Dresden plate ruler. If you’ve ever admired a Dresden and thought, that looks like a lot of work, this method is about to change your mind.

Using a ruler takes a lot of the guesswork out of the process. The blades come out consistent, the curves line up nicely, and the whole thing just feels more predictable. And predictable sewing is good sewing.

This tutorial walks you through how to make Dresden plates using a ruler. I’ll ...

I won't bore you with the details, but I LOVE cleaning up the digital mess. In a way, it's the same deal as with a physical mess. The task is daunting, and you have no idea where to start. But once you make a plan, then it starts to fall into place. I find I'm spending a little more time than I have at the moment on this task. It's therapeutic and FUN!!! OK - I must be mad!

I can see there's a lot more work ahead of me. Duplicate and triplicate files, stuff in ...

Once again this year, I am coordinating a Quilt of Valor ceremony for six veterans in our car club. It is only fair that I help make the quilts so I have offered to longarm two or three. I thought it would be nice to make one myself, so pulled out my stash of patriotic fabrics to make some stars.

I used the Chain Piecing Half Square Triangles method shown on that post to make a bunch of HSTs.

I used a 6-1/2-inch square for the center of the star.

Later that day, I had 6 stars done. My ...

There are many forms of art that I love to play with.  For example,  I enjoy painting - usually in abstract or non-representational form.  But, as today, sometimes I drift into more of a representational style.  

I saved this UFO finish to share today, even though I finished the binding on Monday Feb. 2.

Some small finishes happened this week too.  A doll quilt and 3 small seasonal 5-Minute table runners can all be checked off my list. The table runners were forgotten kits just lying ...

It has taken until February for me to finally post a sewing item. I thought I would have had time to do this earlier, but obviously there have been a lot of distractions. But I am now spending time in my lovely sewing room, and definitely enjoying it!

This quilt is one of many started a while back. It was close to finished, but then was put aside as others came along. I am making an effort to work on all of them. There are not as many as I thought, thankfully. Seven found so far. I am realistic because ...

It’s time to pick a goal for the second month of the year. 

I admit I’m struggling with this one.  I want my goal to relate to the Stripes project, but haven’t come up with something both quantifiable and doable.

 I started sewing blocks together, and it hasn’t gone smoothly.  The cutting issues created more challenges than I expected, and I’m not sure how that will impact the overall project.

It’s like trying to pin down an expected arrival time when you don’t know where you’re going.

The best goal I came ...

Di dalam dunia permainan daun terbang di dunia maya, dua sebutan yang sering sering ditemui merupakan Feraripoker dan IDN Poker serta IDN Poker. Bagi sejumlah pemain, pemilihan platform yang benar bisa jadi faktor penentu dalam meraih keuntungan. Masing-masing media mempersembahkan kemudahan dan pengalaman permainan yang, yang mungkin dapat memengaruhi bagaimana pemain berkomunikasi serta memainkan permainan ini.

Feraripoker dikenal dengan beraneka macam-macam game serta promosi menyenangkan yang menggugah menggugah ketertarikan pemain baru saja ataupun yang sudah berpengalaman. Sementara itu, IDN Poker, dengan bantuan platform IDN Play, menawarkan jaringan luas yang luas dan kemudahan akses yang, sehingga menjadi pilihan populer di antara ...

It's February so time to start another section of this pattern by Verushka Karate. I am wishing that I had done section 2 first as it is not big or complicated and only has one element which is appliqued. 

I know that March will be busy for me so I will stitch section 3 which is small and has no applique. Limiting myself to one section a month is working so far for me as it is a manageable chunk, and I can also work on other projects. I still have to find the pouch of leftover fabrics from ...

…and just like that, a month passed. Wow. We’ve already stitched ourselves into the month of February. I got quite a bit of stitching time in last week. If you remember, Arnie went ice fishing, and I had lots of sewing and stitching time. I wanted to work on Oh Joyous Day. I had finally …

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Dieses Jahr wird ein Baby-Jahr und manche werden von mir einen Baby-Quilt bekommen. Ich sage ganz bewusst manche. Denn manche können mit einen Baby-Quilt nichts anfangen - da gibt es ein anderes Geschenk. 

Die Freundin meiner Tochter wartet zwar noch auf den Hochzeitsquilt, aber dafür ist der Quilt für ihre kleine Maria schon fertig. 

Das Zimmer der kleinen Maria ist in Naturtönen mit einem Teppich mit kleinen Kreisen in Rosa-Tönen eingerichtet. Und es gibt noch mehr Rosa und Pink dort. Ein richtiges Mädchenzimmer! Da passt natürlich ein pinker Quilt perfekt.

Ein Baby Quilt in Pink

Meine Vorlage für den Quilt war ...

Not only the week, but the months are going fast. I feel like I sneezed and January was gone. 

Patrick was golfing in the fog. That had to be interesting. It was cold today, but I actually got a few things done. 

I needed to get 2 quilt tops set with backing and batting. I used up the roll of batting and a couple of the backings. I'm going to ask the group what colors they want for backing and see what I can get. I am ordering regular rolls of fabric that are solid colors. That will help ...

You all might remember that my daughter Kelli is a big-time Frieda McFadden fan. She reads and reviews many of her books on the blog. I haven’t read any of them. I just haven’t gotten to them yet. When I saw that one of the books was being made into a movie, I thought Kelli …

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