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Can you guess I’ve been very behind on reporting quilt finishes to you?  I am so sorry – a lot of life here these days.  My longarm work has exploded, my mom has been ill, and my daughter is studying abroad (London).  While that piece sounds like it would allow more time?  Not so much …

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I got an email from Joey filled with a bunch of great quilts. The first one is my favorite. Scroll on through and see which is your favorite. Joey writes:Finally getting caught up on quilt tops  I’ve had for a long while. I need to apologize for not knowing where this first top came from, …

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I have more quilts from the depths of my email. Can you believe there were so many? I’m getting excited. With the publishing of this post, I am under 25 emails left. I’m getting close. YAHOO!! Today’s quilts are all from Donna. The beautiful quilt tops, finished as quilts, have been bringing warmth and comfort …

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I’m still trudging through old emails. A blog reader Brenda told me I shouldn’t be so hard on myself for being behind and that I have a busy life with medical issues and life. I think I’ll take her advice and try not to be so hard on myself…but, I’m going to better. Today’s quilts …

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Here is another community quilt post that came from the depths of my email. These are from finisher Chris. She writes: This stack of 9 lap quilts and 6 twin quilts went out the door to Hospice and Oncology. I had a lot of great helpers to make this happen. Some of this fabric came …

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My friend Carla of Longarm Quilting Inspirations was talking to me about her upgraded longarm. Lucky gal got a computerized machine!! The only problem, there is a learning curve with it…just like with any new piece of equipment. Carla asked if I had any community quilt tops. If I was okay, she would longarm them …

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On Sunday I shared with you several emails from Ray all with goodies from blog reader Kathy. Today is another post with even more goodies Ray got from Kathy. He also squeezed in goodies from blog reader Debra. He writes: Kathy sent four finished quilts. First is a house where a quilter must live. Check …

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Just as I was trying to empty my inbox, Ray is trying to fill it up. It’s totally okay. I love that you all support Ray so much. Ray writes: I know you have been working to get your email cleaned out and as you can tell from the subject I am about to fill …

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I am still working through my email. UGH. Can you believe I let it get so bad? I can. I am not an email fan. The biggest problem is that I open an email, read it but don’t have time to process it so but the time I get back to it, 20 more emails …

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Yes…still going through emails. Oh my. This bunch is from several different finishers. First up are quilts from Caro. Here’s a second quilt. This one is from Caro too. The next quilts are from Angie… The first two are by the Cresco ladies  They are 42″ square.  Just the right size for our babies, but …

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I am still trying to catch up from old email but trying to stay ahead of new email too. It’s a task for sure. Here is a recent email from Karin. She writes: Hi Jo!  Happy New Year!!  I hope you are sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee, because boy do I have …

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I did a little organizing at my shop and found five quilts that I had missed when I took the last batch to Mid-Coast Family Services. I was able to find enough pillowcases and mesh bags to go with them, and they are now bagged up and ready to go.

I didn’t make the last one; someone from the guild made it and donated it. I think it’s an interesting pattern. I was able to locate a pillowcase that coordinates pretty well. 

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YES. I am still trudging through the unearthed emails. Oh my goodness. Who knew there were so many buried!! These are all from Laurie. She makes wonderful tops for the local fire station to give out in times of need. First up is a quilt from the Cresco Ladies. Star Medallion 38 1/2” x 46” …

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Here is a feel-good story I am sharing with you all. The story is about a quilt that was part of the charity quilt program…but it landed in the hands of someone else instead. Sheryl Simpson writes: On a day in early September 2022, I got a phone call from a friend of my mother’s, …

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Here is another set of emails for the depths of my inbox. These are from Donna. She writes: Hi Jo, It’s Donna T. from NC.  When my husband brought in a package and said “Do you know what’s in this?” I saw the big Kramer stamp and said “That’s from my friend Jo!”  And get this, he …

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So, I missed Goundhog Day. I may have slept through it, but apparently, he saw his shadow. No worries—it’s already starting to warm up here so I don’t think we’ll get six more weeks of winter.

I think everyone was busy piecing during our recent snowy weather. The quilt tops are starting to come to me for quilting, and I have gotten a few done. I didn’t take pictures because I didn’t have them trimmed, but yesterday, I made myself get busy and start trimming. How cute is this? 

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I am still working through email. I’m on the SLOW stage now. Each email has to be opened and dealt with. Many are community quilts so blog posts have to be written from them. Here goes the next. It’s from Joey. Update. I wrote to Joey to tell her these quilts were unearthed and would …

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Here's an interesting question from the comments: If you could be any age, what would it be and why? I think that should be under 10. Of course, the lives of today's children are so different from our childhood. What age would I want to be? I think 5. I would be old enough to be semi-independent but young enough to be in total wonder of the world! 

One of the most significant issues with growing up is maintaining that sense of wonder? Hopefully, you have the choice to be yourself and have parents, teachers, and friends who ...

No fabric in or out this week.

Only two more borders to sew on Traffic Jam. I hope to sew those today and be done with it. I need to make a back, and then I move on to an unidentified project. So many choices……

We traded ATCs at Art Quilt Group this week. Here are the ones I brought home.

The group decided to continue trading, but I’m sitting out the next round.

A member’s husband did a demo on using AI as a tool to create original quilt designs. It was quite fascinating. I don’t ...

After I cleaned out the riff-raff in my inbox, I found a plethora of quilts from Laurie. Here is the first of several posts I plan to share with you that feature all of Laurie’s finished projects. Many thanks to the blog readers who donated the tops. Laurie writes: Sewed with love by the incredibly …

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