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crazy cubed . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I had every intention of posting over the weekend, but life is crazy and work is crazy and our weekend was crazy (with Boy Scouts, Disaster Relief training and church picnics all at the camp). Even so, I had time to do a little fall baking on Saturday . . .

I saw a recipe for and Apple, Honey and Brie Crostata in the current issue of Southern Lady and decided to give it a go.

It was very good with a cup of spiced tea as an afternoon snack!

I got some autumnal decorations out, too . . .

You know it's October when ...

added by Denise :) 2 weeks ago. under baking , birthday , granddaughter , hexies , october , photo , presents , pumpkin , rv

Hello, October! from From the Strawberry Patch...

Yep, another calendar page has been turned. "Hello, October" really has been replaced in my mind today with "whatever happened to September?" Sigh. Time marches on! I read an excellent article yesterday morning, sent to me by a dear friend, which helps put life into perspective. I am linking to it here for your reading enjoyment. It helped me to savor the day, simply for the pleasure of being

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under birthdays , blessings , fall , granddaughter , life lessons , october , pumpkin

Hello, October! from From the Strawberry Patch...

Yep, another calendar page has been turned. "Hello, October" really has been replaced in my mind today with "whatever happened to September?" Sigh. Time marches on! I read an excellent article yesterday morning, sent to me by a dear friend, which helps put life into perspective. I am linking to it here for your reading enjoyment. It helped me to savor the day, simply for the pleasure of being

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under birthdays , blessings , fall , granddaughter , life lessons , october , pumpkin

multifarious mug rugs . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

This week has been a bit topsy turvy with a lot of personal stuff I won't go into (you're welcome). But I *did* manage to stitch up two more little acorn mug rugs . . .

I think I learned lessons from the first one and I was most pleased with the construction process the second go'round. These two still need to be quilted, and I'll get to that this weekend (the good Lord willing).

I got my hexie pumpkin mug rug sandwiched and started hand quilting on it . . .

I still have a ways to go, but again, there ...

added by Denise :) 1 month ago. under acorn , autumn , cat , epp , feline friday , granddaughter , hand-quilt , hexies , leia , mug rug , photo , pumpkin

fall's fluttering in . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's been a fairly productive week . . . I love having a bunch of little handwork projects to work on because I can skip around and work in the evenings and at lunch time without a lot of fuss, and I get things done!

So now, along with the acorn mug rug, I've finished my little harvest stitchery mug rug. I really love how that turned out! It used a nice, wide variety of embroidery stitches, and I even learned a new one -- the wheatear or wheat stitch. Can you tell which one that is (aside from it being the ...

added by Denise :) 1 month, 1 week ago. under acorn , autumn , birthday , butterfly , embroidery , granddaughter , hexie , meet & greet , mug rug , photo , pumpkin , slow stitching , stitchery , table topper

Catching up ... and a finish! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Yes, I've got a finish that I haven't shown you. This darling little dress for Milly. I know, I'm spoiling her! It's such fun!

If you're old enough, you may recognize this pattern from when your own children were babies. I've had the pattern for ages now. I think I used it for the first time when Jolie was little. She's 16 now, but it's possible that the pattern is actually older than that.

Does it look familiar? I love it. And it was very easy to sew up. There are only ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottesews , children , dresses , finishes , granddaughter , great grandchild , krotz springs , quilt shows , quilting , quilts , sewing

A Winter rose... from Quilting Lots Moore Designs

What a lovely surprise to have Kerry bring in this lovely wee collection of flowers from my 25yr "Clair Matin" rose. It's the middle of winter and we have had some boomer frosts this past week. Has been a real gift for me as I am just back from a weeks stay in hospital.

Just a cold that decided to take a left turn instead of the exit! All good now and the last 4 days were in our little local medical ward. It's like being treated in the warmth of your own home, and the nurses and ...

added by Clare M 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , blocks , fabric , granddaughter , mystery quilt , roses , scrap , scrap quilts , ufo

Summer! from From the Strawberry Patch...

Happy Summer! Life is Good!

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 months, 4 weeks ago. under granddaughter , lynnleigh , summer

Summer! from From the Strawberry Patch...

Happy Summer! Life is Good!

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 months, 4 weeks ago. under granddaughter , lynnleigh , summer

Little Plant heads from Quilting Lots Moore Designs

Today I'm shamelessly promoting my DIL's YouTube channel and it does use scraps! LOL
Just slightly different scraps to our fabric ones.

A quick update on my scraps - the new direction I have taken on Danielle's quilt is progressing well. Having such a lot of triangles already cut out has made a big difference. Almost finished all the small sizes - 2" and 25" and the larger ones will not take as long as there are fewer to make. Now onto my DIL's scrap use.

I just love this series of videos my lovely DIL Kea has ...

added by Clare M 4 months ago. under ficus and cat , granddaughter , scrap , video

six-sided stitching . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I'd made good progress on my challenge quilt . . . then ran into a snaffu, which has stumped me. Rather, I was trimming it down and trimmed it too much. The minimum size has to be met, and I unwittingly trimmed 1/2" below that. Ugh. My last day to work on it will be Friday/Saturday of next week. I need to quickly figure out how to right my wrong.

I also made progress on my hexie quilt (and didn't then impede said progress with a stooopid mistake). Our summer pattern for Fridays is to take the boat out ...

added by Denise :) 4 months ago. under boat , challenge , granddaughter , help , hexies , photo , quilt , slow stitching

Milly is loading up! ~~ Finishes! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Today's finishes mean that Milly has gotten three dresses and several pair of shorts in less than a week. It seems that almost every time she shows up for a couple of hours, I get the urge to sew a little dress.

She's not complaining, though. Well, when she's done with the waiting, she can whine a little but nothing too bad.

This crazy loud daisy fabric been sitting around for a couple of years. I've cut into it several times to toss a few scraps into some colorful quilt or other, but I keep finding ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottesews , dresses , finishes , granddaughter , guild , organizing , projects , sewing , studio

Kiddo Fast Finishes from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

One afternoon this week I had Milly and decided that she needed a new dress. When she goes home, oftentimes she's wearing the dress or other nice outfit that we managed to hold on to. It's easy to lose things: shoes, bottles, clothes, sippy cups and so on.

Front of dress showing the sherbet bodice

It's sometimes easier to just figure it out as we go. This particular time I decided to sew a little dress and matching shorts. As I've been cleaning and organizing fabric, I've run across a few pieces that I immediately ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 months, 1 week ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottesews , dresses , finishes , garment , grandchildren , granddaughter , sewing

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Watermelon from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Milly turned one year old a few weeks ago and Dusti gave her a birthday party (of course) at our house since, conveniently, no one was sleeping here. All of the kids had just moved out, and we had not moved in.

Milly's party theme: You're one in a melon. Now, how cute is that? There was a watermelon-shaped cake, watermelon-shaped cookies, reds and greens and a few seeds. A precious red tutu! What more could a one-year-old want?

It finally occurred to me that if Pinterest is having an affair with watermelons, it may have a ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #fleurdelisquiltsonpinterest , #marymarcottepins , birthdays , black , grandchildren , granddaughter , green , quilting , quilts , red , summer

Bubbly from From the Strawberry Patch...

It all started, as every quilt does, with a stack of fabric. This quilt was to be a special one for our five year old granddaughter's bed. She knows what she wants. The walls of her room are decorated with painted circles: red, turquoise, two shades of green, yellow and, of course, Lynnleigh's favorite color: orange. My daughter-in-law and I selected the fabrics and the background from swatches

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt , fusible , granddaughter , lynnleigh , machine applique , pantograph , snowbird

Bubbly from From the Strawberry Patch...

It all started, as every quilt does, with a stack of fabric. This quilt was to be a special one for our five year old granddaughter's bed. She knows what she wants. The walls of her room are decorated with painted circles: red, turquoise, two shades of green, yellow and, of course, Lynnleigh's favorite color: orange. My daughter-in-law and I selected the fabrics and the background from swatches

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt , fusible , granddaughter , lynnleigh , machine applique , pantograph , snowbird

News on the Home Front from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Is that our daughter-in-law, Stacey, has a new job. She will become general manager of a restaurant not far from here. There's a caveat, however. Isn't there always? Stacey will have to attend a training which IS far from here, so she'll be gone for days at a time...for a few weeks.

Since the other adults in their house are working adults, someone has been ~~wrangled~~ politely asked to take over babysitting services. Guess who that someone is? Why did I retire? Did I have big plans? Is it possible that the universe is conspiring?

Now ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under #houstonquiltshow , #marymarcottesews , baby sitting , granddaughter , milly , pincushion , sewing

Killing Time and Ballet on Pointe from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I finished the Harley Davidson quilt top last week but didn't have the backing fabric that I wanted. While I had a few days of down time, I decided to sew some blue scraps together to make some small blocks. The blue bucket was spilling over. It's not that bad now, but it sure seems that I didn't reduce the volume by much.

I have a new set of rulers that we bought about a month ago. I wanted a 15" square ruler to make cutting tee shirts easier, but the set of four was cheap enough ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 8 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , #marymarcottesews , #scrapattack! , ballet , blue , dance , family , granddaughter , quilt shops , scrap projects , tee shirts

A New Year and new start.. from Quilting Lots Moore Designs

Hello everyone, no doubt you will have given up on ever seeing another post from me. Me too!!! However, I have decided it is time to get back to some of these things. Will try and be less wordy and more photographic. Did lose a few good quilt photos when I changed phones, but never mind, lots of things come along to take their place.
We had a lovely Christmas and New Year and hope you did too. Last weekend we headed down to Wellington and had a second Christmas dinner with Richard, Kea and Marcy. We had to postpone ...

added by Clare M 9 months, 1 week ago. under batik , christmas , granddaughter , half square triangles , quilts , ufo , ufo list , wellington

Scrap sorting... from Quilting Lots Moore Designs

Got a bee in my bonnet about sorting out the two baskets of scraps that were hiding under the tea trolley in the classroom. Spent about 4 days using my Accu Quilt to cut them up into various squares. Love this tool. Makes life so easy for me.

I did start to balk at the 1.5 inch squares as I dont have a die for them. Might be a Mothers Day request. Think I'll sew them into strips and then cut a block out. Sounds so much easier.

Made this beanie for son Richard, who has put in ...

added by Clare M 1 year, 7 months ago. under bag , butterflies , garden , granddaughter , scrap , scrap quilts , stash , sunflower , wellington

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