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Of Piecing, Binding, Eastering, and College Visiting from Cheeky Cognoscenti

It's been a busy week, but I still (barely) managed to squeeze in enough personal sewing time to stay on top of my goals -- in addition to my "extra duties" as Family Event Planner, Easter Chef, and Travel Agent/Tour Guide to Out-of-State College Towns. My label is appliquéd to my bear paw quilt and I sewed the binding to the front of my quilt today.

Bear Paw Binding Began Today

Notes to Self: I'm still tweaking and improving my binding process. This time, I cut my binding strips at 2 1/8" wide and sewed them to ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years ago. under anders , binding , color outside the lines , easter , kaleidoscope quilt , lars

Goodbye, October 2020! Baby Quilt Update (and Happy Halloween) from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Well, October is officially a wrap. The trick-or-treaters have gone home and my husband, younger son, and I have set ourselves to the task of finishing off the leftover candy. I've powered off my long arm machine for the night, even though I'm only 2/5 of the way through quilting the baby quilt that was supposed to be Part Two of my One Monthly Goal for October. Here's what Charlie's quilt looks like so far:

My Letter Home Monogram Baby Quilt is 2/5 Quilted

I loaded this quilt on my frame upside-down, so I ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 5 months ago. under anders , baby gifts , bernie , free motion quilting , halloween , lars , letter home , long arm quilting , modern baby clam shell , one monthly goal , quilting with rulers , thread

One Less Bell to Answer, One Less Egg to Fry, One Less Dog to Pick Up After... Saying Goodbye to Otto from Cheeky Cognoscenti

I've been putting this post off for awhile now, but I might as well get it over with. This post has nothing to do with sewing or quilting and everything to do with why I haven't been sewing or quilting lately.

The canine love of our lives was a joyful, ball-chasing, howling-and-singing companion full of energy. He followed along behind Bernie every time he mowed the lawn, as if the two of them were patrolling the yard together. He slept at the foot of my bed, and I swear his gentle snore was the best sleep machine noise ...

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