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June 19, 2021
Red and White Quilts 44, 45 from Virtual Quilter

Basic pieced 9P blocks, mixed together and I like the results.

The second design reminds me of a game board, but I have no idea what the rules might be!

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March 15, 2021
Weekly update: pie for Pi Day, square dancing, elephants, and reading from With Strings Attached

 March 14 (3.14) is the day for Pi, Pie, and Puns. I made cherry pie for the occasion.   


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In the studio:  I have finished 20 Nine Patch Square Dance blocks.  I found the perfect fabric for the sashing in my stash -- a Hoffman floral.  The colors are right (not too yellow, not too green, a little pink, a little orange).  The flowers are realistic, not stylized, which go with the realistic flowers in the centers of the blocks.   I need 1 yard.   I have 15 inches. Okay, what can I use instead?  I searched high and low -- in the ...

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December 19, 2020
Friday check in: better with a border -- and on to the next project from With Strings Attached

 

Not only better, but also bigger.  Note that I made a new block to replace the upper left checkerboard so it's more balanced, as well. 










I came across Kim Diehl's "All in a Row" pattern as I perused the stack of Civil War-themed quilting books and the file of printouts and magazine patterns.  I printed a picture of All in a Row back in 2014 (the printout is dated). Since then I've acquired two Martingale books that feature it.  I figured that was a sign that it's high time to make my own ...

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