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 This year I thought that bottles of homemade vanilla might make good Christmas gifts. Since it takes a year, I figured I ought to get them started.I bought a pound of vanilla beans from Vanillabeankings.com for $14816 bottles off of Amazon for $23.79.And stocked up on mostly Vodka and a little bit of White Rum and Bourban. I wanted to give them all a whirl. $71.001 oz of beans to 8 oz of

And just like that, plans change! I thought I was going on an adventure yesterday, even got in the car and was halfway there, but then realized I was ahead of myself by ONE WEEK!! And I had a playdate planned for today, but it's not happening, so I have a free day! OK -- technically, not a free day because I'm madly working on that list of things for the week! Both changes of plan just mean that I'm getting more work done! 

I'm happy to report that two of the writing assignments are done. Well ...

 In all the years that I have been quilting, I have only made one Red and White Quilt.  It was a commissioned quilt in 1997 and the only one I ever sold.  

I retrieved the bag with half rectangle triangles for yesterday's project and found there were 20 in the bag, but they all faced the same direction.  I need both lefts and rights ...

After I wrote about the quilts I finished in 2025, a reader asked me if I had plans for 2026. The answer, yes and no. For the most part…I want to work on UFOs. I thought about signing up to the Dirty Dozen with Mary at Country Threads, but I am not that diligent to …

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This morning, I was up after Patrick. He was waiting to go golfing. They were told it would be about 10 am before they could get out there. He texted me later to say it would be about 11 am. I just laughed. It was really cold today. I don't understand how they can go out in the weather!

I headed up the downstairs. I was going to do some work down there but ended up waiting a couple hours while I played my game. 

I first started with the 2" strip on the top and bottom to find ...

In the cross stitch world, projects that are carried over are called WIPS…Works in Progress. The truth of it is, many of the projects haven’t been worked on for a long time…even years. HA!! So, I thought I would do a little inventory check to see where I am in the WIP department. Honestly, I’m …

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Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning...mainly because I didn't do much yesterday, but also, because we're heading out. I'll tell you what we're doing in a minute. I'd planned to get out my sewing machine yesterday, but then we were slow getting out the door in the morning. We didn't even get home from the grocery store until after 2:00. We still had to put away the groceries, and we had to eat lunch, and we needed naps...obviously. (Priorities, People.) So, by day's end, I hadn ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning...mainly because I didn't do much yesterday, but also, because we're heading out. I'll tell you what we're doing in a minute. I'd planned to get out my sewing machine yesterday, but then we were slow getting out the door in the morning. We didn't even get home from the grocery store until after 2:00. We still had to put away the groceries, and we had to eat lunch, and we needed naps...obviously. (Priorities, People.) So, by day's end, I hadn ...

Lori Holt is back with a new stitch club, and we are sew excited to stitch along with all of you! The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club is inspired by Lori’s Mercantile Quilt Seeds, showcasing vintage sewing motifs, from essential tools like needles and thread to irons and starch. Join us for a year of stitchy fun from February 2026 to December 2026, and keep reading for all the details you need to know before we kick things off!

The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club Supplies

This beautifully designed set is illustrated in Lori’s signature colors and adorned ...

It's been bitterly cold this week. It's great sewing weather, but not so great for much of anything else.  It certainly kept me in the sewing room.  That made last week's to do list look a little short.  

To Do List for 1/13/2026

1. 2026 Guild BOM: Finish March, start April blocks ✔

2. Kate's Choice: Assemble third row ✔

3. Magnificent Mystery: Work on Nov/Dec/Jan clues ✔

4. Wild and Goosey: Finish green blocks, start on blue ✔

Definitely a productive week!  Can I do the same this week? Maybe, maybe not. Two quilt alongs ...

 One little project is seeing progress - the Valentine mini.

After finishing the previous denim jacket (Denim Jacket Refashion) using the embroidered panels, I was charged up to do another one to put in the guild shop at our upcoming show. Working on the second denim jacket, I had a lace collar that I thought might be a nice addition. But, when I placed it on the yoke, it just didn’t fit right.

Two small lace hearts are the perfect size to adorn the front pockets.

At the bottom, I used a flat lace with a pretty edge as a replacement waistband.

Start with folding the raw edge under ...

Have you heard of the 2026 Sew Along: Scrappy Sampler with Jessica Dayon?

It has just started, and here are my first two blocks.

Thanks to Debra, who sent me an abandoned mystery sew along project a while back. The fabrics seemed perfect for this sewalong. I have added a few solids for variety, and I really like the look so far. Thanks, Debra!

I’ll keep you posted as we go. Learn more about the sewalong HERE.

While I might be inspiring you, you are inspiring me, too! I hear your words of encouragement in my head when I want to quit. And then I think about how fun it will be to share the finish with you the next day, which keeps me going. 

I think starting the blog, almost TWENTY years ago, was a very good thing. They say journaling is therapeutic, and I believe it. It just took me a bit of time to get myself organized so that I knew how to deal with the physical and mental mess around me! 

But if ...