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One more of the Dresden Plates was finished and added to the wall.  Four more half hexies need to be made and added in also.  Right now the two full plates pinned up are finished. I like how colorful the center one is the next one I will work on is the red plate, it […]

Just rained and rained off and on all day yesterday into the evening.  I just didn’t feel like sewing – it was one of those days to curl up with a book.  I’m reading another WWII book this one is called “Summer of Fire” by Rachel Henke. So far as of writing this last night […]

What with the storms yesterday I didn’t have the sewing machine plugged in most of the day but I did get some work done before I needed to unplug.  The last of the Dresden Plates was stitched and ready to glue down – I thought I took a photo of the last one after it […]

We had a fairly decent morning yesterday and it was warm and temps went up to high 70’s then the storms moved in I was sewing at the machine for a while but then the lightening and thunder moved in so I unplugged the machine.  I did take time to clean the machine again and […]

Instead of starting a new color for the Dresden Plates I wanted to stick to the four colors I had started with but that left me having to decide what to do about the 5 blocks that plates would be appliqued to – do I duplicate one or go with a new color.  Gail at […]

On Sunday night I finished one end of the NYB and was then ready  to roll the quilt down. It is always nice rolling the quilt down when you know it will be then showing the half way point clearly.  The big circle is in the center of the quilt. And this is where I […]

It got so warm yesterday it is a wonder I did any sewing at  – today we get back to normal for going into April and it will be in the 70’s or even 60’s for most of the week and tons of rain if they are right starting around Wednesday.  It has all pretty […]

I worked on my applique block yesterday and got the green plate done – I will see about getting another one made today and it will be ready for the applique also. I counted out some stacks of yellow, purple and red for the next ones up.  I will need one more full plate and […]

Plans changed for Melanie and so she wasn’t over for a visit – instead I was in and out once again.  We had light rain now and then but not much.  Inside I cut Dresden plates and started to sew.  I started with two shades of green. You sew the top and then turn those […]

I added a side border to the design wall piece and moved more pieces around – right now I am planning to make 5 whole Dresden Plates for to be appliqued into the big newsprint squares and make 4 more half plates for the sides.  I might divided the borders from the big blocks with […]

Well it got up to 80 degrees yesterday.  I was in and out a bit and reading a new crime novel as well  -John Sandford’s new book “Lethal Prey” I always buy his book and had pre-ordered and an email let me know it was delivered to my kindle in the middle of the night.  […]

I just played around with pieces yesterday.  I’m not sure what will be on the design wall.  I decided to get the black squares out with the round pinwheel type of circles to work with first. None of this is as it would be in the end for sure – just playing for now and […]

Well it is all sewed together but I’m not sure if it is done LOL – it is narrower than I imagined.  I mean I knew what the estimated measurement would be but it is narrower than I pictured in my mind.  Would be a good size for a runner over the legs perhaps or […]

Yesterday was a very nice day to enjoy outside a little bit on the porch reading.  It was a little breezy but not too bad.  We didn’t get any of the storms they were all from Memphis to Texarkana not in our part at all. I spent some time working on the Half hexies and […]

Big Half Hexies had some work on them, I have all pieces sewed into rows and then yesterday I sewed 3 of the rows together – I will do this two more times and then join to the top – all the rows are on the wall.  When I get them all joined I will […]

Finally yesterday I did get back to work on the hexies on the design wall.  I have one more row of pieces to put together – stacked and ready to sew. The design wall – the first 9 rows are sewed together – the rest need to be done so that will take a couple […]

Yesterday I don’t know why I just wasn’t in a sewing mood I guess – I spent some time with Melanie and it seemed like when I got home my day was just shot.  I will try harder today to get the last rows of the Half-Hexie quilt sewed – heaven knows it is an […]

Yesterday was full of color – while the wind was blowing wildly outside!  So very windy all of Arkansas is in high wildfire danger because of low humidity and extremely high winds.  Yesterday the state was fighting 38+fires – most of the were all in the eastern half of the state, I know of none […]

The wind has just been relentless for the past 4 days or so – it doesn’t quit.  Although it would have been nice enough to sit out on the porch yesterday and work on hexies or something it would have been impossible due to the wind.  I did walk around looking at trees and the […]

A little more was done on rows of half hexies for the wall – I am right now just stitching rows and then will attach them after I get them all done.  Five rows left to piece. Quilting on New York Beauty from Sunday night The hydrangea is growing  – I hope for no more […]