Someone from the post office has been here three times today. First, around 9 a.m., a postal employee in a white van brought the box from FQS. Then the regular mail ran – they use their own vehicles for rural routes but that’s every day. Then later, a little mail truck from town dropped off...
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When Kelly asked me whether I'd like to participate in the Blog Hop to promote her new book - Scrappy Improv Quilting, I had a tough choice to make.
No, not making the project. That was fun and easy :-) Choosing just one from so many lovely projects in the book - that was a challenge. Once I picked out the design, I knew I had to make it my own. I had to make it brighter :-)
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| Birds of a Feather, by Kelly Young |
I chose a low volume white/off-white background with bright red birds!!!
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| Improvisational Piecing |
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| Adding Color |
With the summer winding down, I usually bring out my August placemats and table topper for a new tablescape. This year I haven’t been motivated to set a nice table, other than just the basics for me and My Sweet Babboo. So, maybe you’d like to see a couple of past tables with these patchwork linens from my Colors of August sewing from a couple of years ago. The pattern is on the link, with a second link from that one to show you the finish. I also did an improv table topper with the leftovers, that you ...
read moreLook what bloomed in my garden this week!!! I have a barn quilt now, made completely of ceramic tiles. It is huge, 48 inches square. My Sweet Babboo has been working on this literally for months. He had to find a tile place willing to sell him just a few tiles in a bunch of colors, then get some of them cut on the diagonal.
The block pattern he used is my Tango block. He researched how to mount the tiles, then made a frame and set the tiles on a backer board in the basement. Finally, he ‘grouted’ the ...
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