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The border design Scroll is a grid based quilting design that works well in more narrow borders. A series of curls create the letter S that is repeated over and over. This freemotion design goes well with themes like the alphabet, the letter S, writing, calligraphy, books, fantasy, curls and Santa Claus. 

This design is a border design, but you could repeat it as an edge to edge for a bag or table runner. Decide if your second pass will flow in the same direction or in the opposite direction ...

I got the first group of pieces cut with my new die.  They are 8" so one X block would be 16".  I don't have any idea what I'm going to make with them but I'll continue to cut and also choose a fabric for the triangles that complete the blocks.

I'm used 10" squares from layer cakes ...

I had set aside several projects prior to Christmas, but now I have decided they need finishing.

First up, I completed the 4th, 5th and 6th of the Christmas decorations from Fig’n’Berry Creations.

They are a delightful set. Here they are together.

Next up, I need to move on with the centre block from my Sue Spargo quilt, Homegrown. I have managed to complete the inner section and have attached the applique pieces to the border. Now for the embroidery.

I have only completed one of the five flowers, so still a fair bit to go.

And this ...

Happy Monday to you all! I am still clearing out of the Christmas decor, there are some lights that I have take down, and a few candles to put back into storage. But I am keeping the red items out for Valentine’s Day. They are pulling double duty. This week’s freemotion design is also this versatile. Use the design for Valentine’s Day or Christmas.

The hearts wreath design is based on the classic Ribbon Candy design where the s-curves are turned into hearts. This freemotion pattern will look great on quilts with themes like Valentine’s Day ...

For many Christmas’s, my five siblings, and I, rotated through our names and each made a hand crafted gift for another. I almost always make a quilt. I had previously made three (sadly no photo of the first…) for this … Continue reading →

 My girls assure me that they love my hand knitted socks, so that's what they got for Christmas again this year.  Three pair of 4ply socks, one each for them, plus a couple of other small gifts too.  They probably don't realise how long they take me to knit, but I started early, and had them done with time to spare.

We are nearly ready for the New Year. But there is still a little Christmas to catch up on first. In fact, we haven’t celebrated Christmas with our family yet. Our granddaughter was unwell on Christmas eve, so we had to put off our visit. We will instead catch up in a couple of days. The grandchildren are fine with that because they say it sounds like having two Christmases. That is a good attitude to have.

I made lots of cards at the start of December.

And I made lots of these tags for gifts.

I also admired ...

 Hello Quilty Friends!  Bonnie hit us with an extra clue this week.  The clue was sets of matching half square triangles (HST's).  After completing the HST's on Christmas morning, it was time to have a little fun and stage all the clues in my Christmas train.

Christmas has rolled around, and sending Christmas Greetings to you all.  It certainly was a different Christmas this year, without my beloved Robin by my side. I drove up to Kiwitea to spend Christmas Day with my daughter and her family, about a 75 min drive away.  I left home early at 6.30am and nearing the Whirokino Bridge, spanning the Manawatu River, just south of Foxton, the road was enveloped in river mist, quite a spooky feeling so dropped my speed right down.  After all, I could hardly see a thing.  Once over the bridge and away from the ...

I have a soft spot for wooden spools, and a few came into my possession when I was going through my mom’s sewing room after she died. A lot of them went into the three shadow boxes I had made several years ago, but this year, I finally got around to converting five more into Christmas ornaments.

The idea for these cuties popped up during an internet search, and I was instantly enamored. Few supplies are needed to make them, but the sticking point was finding red beads that 1) weren’t plastic and 2) weren’t bright red ...

I split my red ...

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a fabulous 2025 full of fabulous projects and fabrics.

Pale quilts would be suitable at bedtime on Christmas Eve … creating a restful place leading up to a special day.

Wishing you all a peaceful evening before a fun filled and a happy day with family and friends.

The binding is finished on 3 of the 4 Christmas table runners, two shown here.  The largest one is left to do.

There wasn't much to take photos of yesterday.  I did a load of laundry and went grocery shopping.  I ran totally out of sugar making one last batch of Norwegian Kringlas yesterday.  So far I have used 4 1/2 pounds of butter (Land o' Lakes) and 4 pounds of sugar in all of my baking.   I think I'm done baking....but I'm never sure.  I have a good assortment of snack size bags of ...

This past week, we went with friends to see the Lake Julian Festival of Lights. I love this small, drive-through light show in a small park in Arden, NC. We go most years, but I have to say I had more fun this time than ever. We listened to Christmas music, circled the route twice, and laughed out heads off at the guys popping off with comments on walking in your winter underwear, and women’s underwear.

This Christmas elf was conducting the band of three musicians from atop a mushroom. This one was animated with the conductor waving his ...

Two little great-grandsons came to visit with their grandparents yesterday afternoon.  They hadn't seen the toys I have at my house so they had fun.  They are ...

I made one more button wreath ornament for my collection, this one in blue.

The building and layering of the buttons for this one had me stumped and working in fits and starts, and it took a while to figure out why:

For the button wreaths in other colors, I had enough plain, ordinary, nothing-special buttons in a variety of sizes to use as a foundation layer on the wooden circle base. This allowed for the more interesting looking, novelty, one-of-a-kind buttons to be featured on the top layer.

Not so for my collection of blue buttons.

1. Most of the ...

Well, here we are, the last weekend before the big day. I still have a lot I want to do! Even starting early, time always seems to run out before I have done all the things on my list. Are you like that, too? Today, I’ll give you some ideas for those last minute needs with easy solutions to make Christmas more relaxed. Most of these are fun things that I enjoy like baking cookies, making cards and visiting with friends. This past week, I made the Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti to go with the Fantasy Cookies, and gave the ...