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I figured I might have better luck keeping up with with this blog if every post wasn't a long, extended-version, catch-up post! This one will be cut short, I promise. It's a product recommendation. A friend gave me these spring action Fiskars a few months ago. They are absolutely the BEST THING EVER for cutting batting. If you don't have a pair you need them. Apparently they carry them at

I figured I might have better luck keeping up with with this blog if every post wasn't a long, extended-version, catch-up post! This one will be cut short, I promise. It's a product recommendation. A friend gave me these spring action Fiskars a few months ago. They are absolutely the BEST THING EVER for cutting batting. If you don't have a pair you need them. Apparently they carry them at

OK -- someone turned off the heat! It's cold. I wore shorts yesterday, but I think I'll find some pants this morning. 

So far, so good on the jet lag. With the full day of travel and the ability to sleep like a baby on the plane, I didn't need a nap yesterday and went to bed at my usual time. I did wake up in the night, but was able to get back to sleep, and so the day is now just like any other day! Let's hope I don't get hit with a whammy ...

WOW—I'm surprised at the response about the personal trainer! Thanks for reminding me that this is an excellent idea! 

I've worked with personal trainers in the past but just got out of the habit. I think we got stale, and it was time to find someone new, which I did NOT do. I'm anxious to see how it works out. Brooke was recommended to me by another trainer I've known for a long time. Maria is stepping back as she wants to enjoy more free time and has no time to pick up a new ...

I'm pretty orderly - I prefer order to chaos, but it drives me crazy when I get so stuck on one thing that I can't see anything else. 

DH and I have been working on the latest EXIT Game. The first night, we did two puzzles—easy as pie. The next night, we did one more—and it was easy. Then, the fourth puzzle was a bit of a challenge. We found the three numbers, but they didn't make sense, so we left it. We got the same numbers when we played last night, which still didn't ...

Scroll to the bottom to see the overlock seam thing. 

I have failed miserably at something! Taking that weekly pill. I've set a reminder on my phone - it doesn't work. I see the reminder, and then poof --- I don't remember to take the pill when I'm supposed to. The problem is that you are to take it without food and so for me, that's first thing in the morning. Sigh!!! So now I have to come up with another plan or talk to the pharmacist to see if there is another way to take this ...

August has been a very busy month with life getting in the way of my quilting!  Darn ...

First off .... what are the obstacles?  This little guy keeps sleeping on my arm and preventing me from working on anything.  He recently had a bout of seizures again and I just don't have the heart to move him off of me.  I have come to the understanding that he won't have a long life, but he will have his best life ever!  Poor little guy!

Before I forget, I wanted to elaborate on two things from yesterday. The first was that jelly roll quilt. 

The jelly roll quilt

Years ago, when trying to figure out what to do with my scraps, I read about a famous quilter who loves to work with scraps. Cut your ugly fabrics into strips, she said! So I had a bag of 2½" strips, which never got used, and some 1½" strips, which are still unused. 

When Diane was sewing all those quilt tops, I gave her the bag of 2½" strips, and she made the jelly roll quilt with ...

We are a month into 2024. I don’t usually make resolutions. I don’t pick a word for the year.

But I have done something quilty each year. The majority of the things listed below are very predictable for me but I did concentrate an entire year on each. This all started several years ago with my self proclaimed, Year of the DOT, polka dot. I put a polka dot fabric on the back of every quilt I made that year. I am still a huge fan of using dots wherever I can.

The ...

How many times have you been told “it’s what’s inside that counts”?  When it comes to quilts, you just can’t have a quilt without batting. Our EXCLUSIVE line of batting is called Happy Cloud, and that’s exactly what it feels like! Treat your quilt sandwiches right, without breaking the bank, with Happy Cloud batting.

Happy Cloud Batting Types

The first thing you might notice is that each Happy Cloud package has a different color. This cute color code denotes our different types of batting material. We have four types ...

Have a look at my most recent finish:

If you surf the internet for quilts, you may have seen the original quilt with this design from Beech Tree Lane Handmade. It was love at first sight for me: simple but cute, this scrappy sea of 4-inch half square triangles would be easy and so satisfying to make.

This quilt turned out to be one of the most planned – and shopped for – quilts, ever. Long before this pattern came into my radar, I already had a nice collection of Aunt Grace 1930s reproduction fabrics, but things changed in 2017. After seeing ...

 ACK -- I'm a bit behind in responding to your comments! I need to do that every day as I love to get comments from you all, and I feel bad when I don't comment back because often, that's the only way we get to stay in touch; otherwise, it's a one-sided conversation! 

Can you believe it's the last day of September? I've felt a bit "nostalgic" all week as this would have been the week I would have arrived in Santiago! I've been thinking about the people I met and figured many would ...

OK -- so I've developed a routine, and it's pretty boring! But have you ever noticed how much of your life is routine? And routine is good -- it allows your brain to focus on other things; otherwise, we would be exhausted making decisions all day long! 

Things happened, although it was a "fairly" routine day. The first excitement of the day that resulted in my good deed was when I walked Murphy. I saw a vehicle back out of the driveway (I was practically beside the car, but it was NOT ever a danger to me). But they backed ...

Do you ever have one of those quilts you can't get right? I have one, and I swear that every time I turn around, there's another mistake in the darn thing. Don't get me wrong -- this is not a pattern issue; this is an operator issue! 

We had our last class for Wonderful Woodland yesterday, and I'll share the pictures later this week as I give the others (and myself) time to get caught up. But I swear, the last three blocks have been a nightmare. I made the wolf block at a retreat in May ...

Oh my -- there needs to be a handbook for new homeowners. Some people have bought homes with things that they really don't know much about, or it might be their first home and no clue. The item in question is the sprinkler system. I'm not an expert on the subject, but I do know that you shouldn't water your lawn every day, and it's best to water it really early in the morning or late at night. Why? Well, there's less evaporation if you water in the late evening or early morning, and the darn ...

You've heard the old adage before: "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". Well, that's what I'm doing, with my batting strips. I buy batting on 30 yd. rolls, the width is either 93" or 122" depending on if it's a queen or king-size roll. When I cut batting for specific quilts I am usually left with ample sized strips remaining, they're never discarded; the proof is shown in the photo

You've heard the old adage before: "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". Well, that's what I'm doing, with my batting strips. I buy batting on 30 yd. rolls, the width is either 93" or 122" depending on if it's a queen or king-size roll. When I cut batting for specific quilts I am usually left with ample sized strips remaining, they're never discarded; the proof is shown in the photo

Well, I hung in there and sewed away to my heart's content and finished all the tulip blocks and the circle blocks!  Love, love, love this!  As each row was done, those rows were all sewn together so that when the time came to sew on the last two rows, it was simple and the centre was completed lickety- spit.  Now, borders!

 This is a pretty top that I bought at a local antique/junk barn around the corner from me.  I paid $25 for it two years ago.