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I have a bin of assorted 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ rectangles. They are handy for a leader-ender quilt. Yes, it is a little crazy, but someone will like it.

Here is THE BLOCK. This one finishes at 60″x72″.

Always fun to have a sneak peek at the backing.

It goes in the donation pile to brighten someone’s day.

 As predicted, I didn't even turn the sewing machines on yesterday. I hope today will be a more productive day! I also quilted a quilt, but you must wait to see it! Let's see - what did I do then? 

I have a major computer project on the go. I started it yesterday, and it's turning out amazing! Let's hope it continues in the direction I envisioned. If all goes as planned, you'll see the results next week. 

I had to make an appointment to get our travel shots, and that's next week, as I ...

 This was from a quilter whose friend wanted a solid white quilt, which she plans to gift along with a blue and white Peaceful Star quilt to go in the centre of the bed as a finishing touch.

I don’t design the inside of these solid-colour quilts (this is a different skill level), so I offered to do an edge-to-edge design.

For the next couple of days or three I will be busy with hand work.  I have the orange Georgetown block made into the circle and it is ready for the applique work now.  After this photo was taken I actually got started on it and maybe have a third of it done.  I was […]

These were the next three blocks that I made.

Now I've got a spare block, but also, from photographing them ...

I’ve had some medical stuff going on…some medical…some insurance…some old…some new. I thought I would take a blog post’s worth of your time and give you the update all at once. 1st up…my thyroid cancer. You might remember I was diagnosed in 2015. I’ve almost made it 10 years with this cancer. I never thought …

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Today, Patrick headed to play golf, and I went downstairs to work on the quilt on the floor. Mom came over about the time I was squaring up Georgie's blocks. 

Mom and I went through the stack of fabric for her to take some smaller pieces to cut for the variation 9-patch quilt. She likes that one and loves to do 9-patches. She also got some white and off-white fabric as well. I'm sure she will have a quilt in no time, just knowing her. 

I was thinking before she came that I would put a challenge to ...

Love the colours in these designs.

Love all five of these designs.

The middle one is my favourite .

Love the simplicity of the next one.

I think this has to be my all round  favourite collection of all my posts, but that could change any time in the future.

More Log Cabin designs mid week, next week.

I was walking home after working at the library last week. I had been a little bummed earlier in the week. The anniversary of my husband’s death had been on my mind. As I was walking, I noticed the weather was so nice. I was just in a happy mood. I was out of my …

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This is Phyllis and her precious companion, Bishop. Phyllis is the mother of our daughter-in-law as well as a dear and treasured friend. Last Thursday she presented with symptoms that led her husband to think she was having a stroke. All of the appropriate measures were followed: 911 was called, EMTs arrived, she was transported immediately to the hospital. Unfortunately, it was determined that

This is Phyllis and her precious companion, Bishop. Phyllis is the mother of our daughter-in-law as well as a dear and treasured friend. Last Thursday she presented with symptoms that led her husband to think she was having a stroke. All of the appropriate measures were followed: 911 was called, EMTs arrived, she was transported immediately to the hospital. Unfortunately, it was determined that

  Welcome to Week Three 

of the Sweet Land Sew Along!!

If you are just joining us and would

like to know more about this sew along

and how it works

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to read my blog post called 

"Bee Prepared" 

where I tell you all about it:)

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if you still need to download

the sew along guide.

We are making the 

Sweet Land Quilt 

which finishes at

 88" x 88"

It consists of 5 pieced blocks 

and 4 applique blocks

as well as a scrappy pieced border!

 

To make the appliqué blocks, 

 we will be using my 

Sew ...

Things here are finally winding down.  I still have some loose ends to tie up but I've had a little more stitching time.  I've been stitching on 6 inch crazy quilt blocks and I'm probably up to around 70 by now.  There's no set number of blocks.  When I get tired of doing them, I'll sew it into a quilt.

For now, I've done one of my favorite themes, a peacock:

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Good morning, my friends. Alaska beckons. In just a few days we'll be there. For now, we find ourselves near Haines Junction, still in Yukon Territory. It doesn't seem possible that the mountains could be any more stunning, but yesterday's drive proved it to be so.

Here's what our Milepost told us about the river. 

And since we're told mosquitos are the state bird of Alaska, it all makes sense. So far, we've not been bothered by mosquitos ...

Good morning, my friends. Alaska beckons. In just a few days we'll be there. For now, we find ourselves near Haines Junction, still in Yukon Territory. It doesn't seem possible that the mountains could be any more stunning, but yesterday's drive proved it to be so.

Here's what our Milepost told us about the river. 

And since we're told mosquitos are the state bird of Alaska, it all makes sense. So far, we've not been bothered by mosquitos ...