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November 26, 2024
Trunk Show, Pineapple Block Paper Piecing Class and a Retreat from A Little Bit Biased

 Hey there!  I'm so excited to announce that I am partnering with my local go-to quilt shop, The Quilter's Lodge, to bring you some fun events in 2025!  I love The Quilter's Lodge!  It's big, it's beautiful, and it's full of gorgeous fabric, useful notions, and TONS of inspiration!  They even have an awesome retreat center that I've stayed in before.  It was so fun and nice having the fabric store at our fingertips during our stay!  

Keep reading to find out what we have up our sleeves!


First, I want to officially ...

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November 7, 2024
Two small projects from Quilting and More...

I have two little projects to share with you today. First is a small bag I’ve made as a gift; it’s another Drop Zone bag from ByAnnie. I really like this bag, as it opens up completely flat and then zips completely and compactly closed. I added an adorable little zipper pull shaped like a […]

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September 23, 2024
Long Day from Quilting My Way

 Woke around 7:45 am but our classes didn't start till 9 am. I decided to shower and clean up before heading down to our meeting room. I was uncomfortable being in that room without friends close by. 

Arrived early, had a doughnut and then sat and chatted with our group. At least the ones that were there. Sandy and her sister went downstairs to the breakfast room. 

We started the day with doing Bigfoot, public market and the tulips. 

First we did the tulip. Everyone loves my tree but I didn't think it looked like a good ...

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September 22, 2024
Save that box!!!! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

What a fabulous day we had at The Hobby Horse!!! Angie and I had never tag-teamed doing a lecture, but we worked amazingly well together! The students who came went home with their heads spinning on how to get better organized, find more time to sew, cut fabric, and much more!!! 

It always amazes me how many people feel that they have this stuff down pat. Heck, I teach it, and I'm still learning! It was a great session. We're continuing with another session and new topics in October, so check that out. 

The afternoon was devoted to ...

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August 31, 2024
I KNOW I can!!!! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I see no one dared to comment on that quilt pattern! It really is in the eye of the beholder what the "correct" way to place those ribbons is. The fact that we are different is what makes the world go round, even if we don't always agree. 

The same is true for a directional print on the border of a quilt—do you turn the border upside down?

I hope you had a chance to check out the classes that I posted yesterday. You have time to think about what you want to learn, and we should always ...

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August 30, 2024
Quilt pattern controversy from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

 Let's start with the classes before I get lost in my thoughts!!! 


There are TWO more classes at The Hobby Horse, so I will post that link again. There are the October to June monthly one-hour lectures on finishing your quilt. There is so much to share in that! And there are FOUR in-person sessions—two of them are on machine quilting, and two of them are demos on various topics. Angie and I will be doing those two sessions as a team. It will be super fun, a chance for you to get out of the house and ...

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June 23, 2024
Travel Essentials from Quilting and More...

I mentioned in a previous post that I was participating in a “Slow Along” — a slow-paced series of video steps toward making (in this case) a travel toiletries bag called Travel Essentials. We began about eight weeks ago, and the last step was released yesterday, giving everyone lots of time to stay on track […]

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April 28, 2024
Stuck from Quilting and More...

That’s me — I’m stuck. I have several projects in the planning stages, and I can’t work on any of them. That’s because my beautiful new (since September, 2023) Bernina 790Pro died just over a week ago. It was refusing to stitch, so I took it in for the tech to look at. That was […]

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February 12, 2024
Class Day & Super Bowl from Quilting My Way

 UGH, I should have said after the title. Neither team was my favorite, but if I had to vote, I would go for the SF team. I liked the new quarterback. 

I had our class today. 

It was fun. We all worked on the leaves. There are mirrors in the leaves and the berries. We were shown how to attach the mirrors and then work the leaf around it. Then we worked on the leaves. 


This is what I did in class - the big leaf and the middle one. Then I wanted to try something for the next leaf and ...

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January 14, 2024
How much storage does one person need? from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

You WILL not believe the email that I got yesterday! I couldn't help but laugh. Just when I thought I was on top of things. 

My Google One storage is almost full!


So here's the thing --- I have Microsoft Office on my computer. And they are desperately trying to get me to move to their web landing page -- Edge or something like that. But I'm a Google person, and so I like the Google landing page. And I have STORAGE with Google, and that's the one that is now showing 91% full!

Oh - I see that ...

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November 10, 2023
Embroidery Class from Quilting My Way

This morning I slept in till 10 am. I needed it after the last 3 days of being up around 7 am. I love my sleep. lol - I would sleep better if I just didn't stay up till 11:30 pm! But, hay, I like to listen to my books and play games. 

After exercise and walking, Patrick was done with golfing. It was cold today! I don't know how he can stand golfing when it's that cold! I walked and got my relaxing in. I listen to the music on iPods. 

Came in and got lunch ...

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November 3, 2023
A Quiet But Busy Day from Quilting My Way

 This morning I was working on what I needed to do. I had 2 Zoom meetings today. When I chatted with Debbie she said she could do the 6:30 pm meeting so, I decided to join her. 

After getting laundry started and working on getting blood out of my nightgown, I was able to get some laundry done. It took a good 3 washes to get the blood out. At least it's out because that's my favorite nightshirt. 

I then worked on my laptop to get my photos from the last 2 presentations. I needed to add ...

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October 26, 2023
Stitch by Stitch from Quilting and More...

The title of this post is actually the title of a class (and project) developed by Susan Cleveland; our guild brought her here last week for a lecture, a trunk show, and a couple of classes. One of the classes was to learn her Dresden Plate technique, which I’ve used and really like; it ensures […]

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September 19, 2023
Working On My Class Piece from Quilting My Way

 This morning I had an appointment in Olympia at 10:30 am. I told Ron I would walk after I got back home, around 1 pm. 

Patrick and I were early to the appointment. I was surprised they wanted me 30 minutes early. We left early in case of traffic, which was very little. So, we stopped at Fred Meyers to pick up an onion for supper. Then we drove around Tumwater because the freeway entrance was blocked due to construction.  Even with all that I was about 40 minutes early. I went to the restroom and just sat down ...

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September 15, 2023
Class Day....What Fun! from Quilting My Way

 Today I was doing the usual in the morning. Around 11 am Ron was out walking. I ran out to meet up with him. He thought I was not going to walk today. Told him that was tomorrow. So, we walked. Then came in the house and got ready for my Brazilian embroidery class with Loretta Holtzburger. 

First things first. We had to put a stem stitch on so that we could work with the flower. This is done with colonial knots. I was able to get that much done. I have about 1/4 of it done. I also ...

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August 26, 2023
FOMO - fear of missing out from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OH MY!!!!! I didn't take a single picture yesterday. In fact, I was a total slug all day, and I loved it!

I did grab a couple of pictures this morning, but nothing earth-shattering. 

So what did I do all day? I was on the phone quite a bit. I know --- I had to break the "vow" of silence to get some work and family business done. Mission accomplished, but now I have some follow-up to do. It's always that darn follow-up that kills me. But if I get some of it done today and forget the quilting ...

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July 6, 2023
It's Another Day! from Quilting My Way

Today I was up after Patrick went golfing. I played games for a little bit before getting moving. I had a call from Diane (from Spokane) that is QOV related. I haven't chatted with her in over 2 years now. We chatted a good 45 mins! She's a blast. We talked about what is going on and she was asking if we still needed quilts. I told her we are doing pretty good right now. I told her we have 59 requests and about 30 quilts ready to present. We are still working on it. 

Patrick arrived while ...

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May 21, 2023
A thief amongst us! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I LOVE that Adaptive Cruise Control and see I'm not alone. I bet many people do not know what it is or how to use it properly! Sigh.................  Like most things, it takes a bit of getting used to! The first couple of times I used it, I didn't trust the car, and I still keep alert for the speed of the vehicles in front of me. But it's a fantastic safety feature -- if you have it, learn how to use it! And it does a great job! 

We all know that the cost of living is ...

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April 30, 2023
Took A Judging Class Today from Quilting My Way

This morning I cut some asparagus for Phil. First I had to stop at Safeway for lunch. Then stopped at Phil's to drop off the asparagus. 

Last stop was at The Gathering Place. Mom was teaching a Judging class. So, when I arrived there was a couple people already there. Jeannie Austin was there as well!! I was go excited to see her!! Love that lady!! Gave her a big hug. Nancy showed up shortly there after. I sat between them. We had 18 people show up. Mom passed out her papers and of course the gal next to ...

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March 31, 2023
Making and Passing from Quilt Paint Create

My art quilt group, Art2Quilt, started a new challenge. Everyone made a quilt to pass to another member. We will each create our own quilt using some aspect of the quilt received as inspiration.

I didn’t finish my quilt to pass and had to use something previously made. There was a mix of new quilts and previously completed quilts. Even though the quilts are smallish, we decided one month felt rushed and two months to complete our quilts would work better.

I forgot to ask the maker if I could post her quilt, so I will only show the ...

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