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 We've been on vacation down in the Smoky Mountains.  We really love that area of the country.  We rent a cabin and relax and take some side trips into neighboring towns.  If you look closely, you can see the rainbow we saw from our cabin after a rain.

I managed to do a little stash enhancement.  I don't usually see many small floral fabrics, so I bought these.  I think the print in these is small enough to use in hexagons.  As I pulled the bolts off the shelf and put them on the cutting counter, I had ...

 We've been on vacation down in the Smoky Mountains.  We really love that area of the country.  We rent a cabin and relax and take some side trips into neighboring towns.  If you look closely, you can see the rainbow we saw from our cabin after a rain.

I managed to do a little stash enhancement.  I don't usually see many small floral fabrics, so I bought these.  I think the print in these is small enough to use in hexagons.  As I pulled the bolts off the shelf and put them on the cutting counter, I had ...

Hello Sewing Friends, 

We are in the thick of summer and going on morning and evening walks are one of my favorite things to do. As I walk I love smelling the sweet aroma of flowers in peoples yards and stopping to admire the colors and shapes and sizes. So it's easy to say I have flowers on the brain which is why this blog post is about sewing up the cutest flower block called Ditsy Daisy! I used Sharon Holland’s newest collection, Midsummer which was the perfect choice of fabrics. Midsummer is filled with different types of ...

Hello Markers, 

Flowers are more than something pretty to look at and delicious to smell. There is a whole language of flowers out there showing us the meaning and symbolism of each and everyone of them. Marigolds are known for their warmth, joy, and passion. Which is also one of my favorite flowers to plant each spring in memory of my father who passed away 6 years ago. This was a flower we planted together every year since childhood without fail. Because of this Maureen Cracknell’s new collection called Marigold is spreading the most hopeful, energizing vibes. 

Take a ...

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I had a sew day Saturday for working on my florabunda quilt. I wasn't sure the last time I worked on it, that I would like it. But, I decided to press forward and make a simplified version of Bonnie Hunter's  borders on her quilt. I calculated that I needed 5 1/2 inch, 2 1/2 inch, 3 inch strips, to strip piece what I wanted to do. I had a leftover collection of florals to use.

5 1/2 floral plus 2 1/2 yellow strips

Our Friday small group met at the library, and I took the opportunity to use the floor for a design floor.

 I had finished the blocks last year for this Bonnie Hunter free pattern called Florabunda. The color for February  for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy is yellow. And this is one of the UFOs that I am working on for yellow.  I was very disappointed at it looking at it on the design floor. It looked ugly.  So, I spent time thinking how I could not finish the quilt, and, not let all the work go to ...

Warning: this project is not anywhere on my goal list for the year. I was just straightening the project area.
Last week I shared florabunda quilt, and wanted to decide if I should finish the blocks and put it away for awhile, or just put it away. I had pieces cut, and, I was at least 4 blocks short of a quilt. While I was counting and figuring, my head said - all the pieces are cut, just...... sew a few.
Next thing I know, I have 52. Well, that doesn't make a layout for a quilt. If I cut ...

It has been awhile since I have had this project out to work on making progress. Since it had been so long, I was planning to send it to the project closet and ufo official status. But, I wanted to see where I stand and maybe make notes.

It was a long weekend, I have been slowly cleaning for company and Thanksgiving. Not my favorite thing to do. So, I do it very slowly with as many distractions as I can find. I did dig the Christmas tree out of storage. So far it looks a little pathetic.
I made another sand castle block. This quilt is in the book string frenzy. I started it here and here and here.