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This morning Patrick beat me getting up. I showered and was out the door. 

Got to moms before everyone else.  She had me do a couple things for her. Then everyone started coming in. There were 7 of us.

Worked on moms quolt block. She asked me how many I had done. I laughed at her and said I was lucky to have this close to being done. I had to get the Velin pattern from the bottom underneath the drawer. That took some doing since it was the bottom drawer. At least I put the 2 leaves I took ...

I like the first design, but am going to make a change for future reference … should have thought of it before, but perhaps I did this before coffee.

Love the second design!

That is Not a typo:)

It has been a rough year on so many levels for many people and I don't know about you, but my calm, the balm for my soul is stitching. The slow and steady pull of the thread through fabric calms me in ways I can't fully describe. There is a form of meditation in this glorious art form that I am thankful to have in my life and hope I can entice others to feel as well.

I have been absent a bit now, I know.  For those following along, we moved from ...

This morning I was able to play our game before heading to moms. 

I had to swing by Connie's before heading to moms. She's got another quilt she's ready to work on. Picked up 2 quilts from her. Then headed over to moms for Quilting.

I put 2 leaves on this first block. I did that because I needed my needle. With moms light box,  I worked on back basting the second block. I had to make it, then cut some of the fabrics to work on it.

Well, here we are again.  It's the end of October and I haven't posted anything since May.

I'm not sure anyone even still reads blogs, but I do love documenting and sharing my sewing adventures.

My "Chirp!" project is on target to be finished by the end of the year. Probably not quilted, but the top will be done.

A block update:

I have a new finish and I am so excited to show it to you!

Meet Pesto Mushrooms :-)

Pesto Mushrooms

When I was asked to make a Birthday Quilt for a 6-year old boy who loves the color Green and is fascinated with Mushrooms, I said Yes, please :-D

The Pesto (Green Fabrics) was the easy part.  I wasn't sure how to incorporate mushrooms.

Pieced or Appliqued? Small or Large? A mix of large portabellas and tiny enokis?

I turned to EQ8 and found a template for mushroom applique.  BINGO!!!! In EQ8, the dots are applique as well. I ...

Finally got the Coronacrazy quilt completely finished up! It's one that I started just after the lockdowns happened in 2020. Basically just went out on a limb with the rows of arcs or 'hills'. Really no clue what was going to happen from there!

Another 2024 finish!

The outside flowers are my fave

If you follow me you know I love my Chihuahua Tucker.

But, These cat panels by Rubin Design Studio, exclusively from eQuilter are just fabulous!

Mysterious Kitty panel measures 43.5″ x 29.5″. I decided to cut my strips 3.25″ yielding 168 – 5″ finished hexies.

I decided to start my design at the top of the panel, choosing the upper right corner to start, and placing 8 hexies across the top before going down to start the left side.

Above is the design I settled on. The edges of the panel range from black to dark blue. I ...

Get ready to fall in love with panels: our secret ingredient for holiday decorating and crafting! With fall weather at our doorsteps and Halloween lurking just around the corner, we’ve rustled up some cute panel projects for you to try with the panel that comes in the Hey Boo Fat Quarter Bundle by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics. Take a look through your stash and get inspired to put together a panel project today!

1. Framed Squares

This 10-minute craft is a ghoulishly great way to conjure up cute decor in a flash! To make these spooky and cute ...

Island Batik's September Challenge and Blog Hop theme is Adventurous Applique and is jointly sponsored by Aurifil Threads.

Here is my response.

Finished!

For this challenge we were to use our assigned Spring 2024 Bundles along with the matching threads provided by Aurifil.

I received Geometric Symphony designed by Jerry Khiev. This collection has beige, fuchsia and navy fabrics in bold geometric prints.  

Geometric Symphony

Aurifil Threads

We knew about the theme of the challenge for months and I had come up with several possible ideas. But when I saw the fabric, I had to discard each one of ...

Hand embroidery, applique, web stitch and chain stitch.

Oh my --- I may have "wasted" some free time last week, and today will be a scramble to get all the stuff prepped for tomorrow morning! 

Yesterday was super productive, but I can't share anything yet with you. It was a good day, though, and I learned a ton. 

Let's chat about the UFO club. Despite the three-month hiatus since our last meeting, everyone stayed pretty productive, and lots and lots were accomplished. Few unhappy faces were handed out! 

I want to share this photo of one of the attendees' quilts with you. It was made by Linda ...

This morning was Quilting at moms. I had a few places to stop along the way. I canceled one for Monday.  Got to moms by 9:30 am. We visited before everyone started coming in. 

I worked on moms BOM. 

I finished the leaves - or thought I did. 

The leaves in the center was done wrong. Took them out and started all over. I just need the circles on top of the leaves on top. Will finish them later.

Left at noon to drop off backing and batting.  Next stop ( after Dutch Brothers) was to Debbie's.  Picked her up ...