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February 12, 2025
Winter Village so far.... from Joy of Quilting

 Thought I'd give a progress report on the Winter Village Quilt I'm currently working on.

Winter Village Quilt

It's Called Winter Village by Edyta Sitar

The Pattern can be found at Laundry Basket Quilts but it is also in Edyta's Book A Season In Blue

I started working on this Quilt in April 2024



I made a good start following Edyta's YouTube instructions. But then like the Blackbird Crafter I am got sidetracked by lots of Shiny Little Projects...


In between these Beautiful distractions I stitched a few Houses here and there over the months.

There were 23 ...

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January 25, 2025
SAHRR - Round One from Gene Black an Alabama Artist

After realizing that Gail's post was where I was supposed to share my center block, I realized that Kathleen's post was Round One.   (I was late to start and got confused. I posted my center block on Kathleen's linky - mea culpa!)  I did blog that center block - hopefully you saw it. 


Kathleen offered the option of using a block that starts with your initial.  For me that would be a G.  So I Googled "quilt blocks that start with G"  and found the Geometry Block - along with a lot of others.  
But, I thought "quilting is really ...

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January 10, 2025
A year-long plan from Quilting and More...

I haven’t been very productive lately; I was busy getting ready for the holidays, and I’ve had trouble deciding what my next project would be. However, last fall my local quilt group decided to do a BOM, and we all downloaded the directions from A Quilting Life for their 2024 BOM. We’ll be doing it […]

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December 9, 2024
Quilts for Kids from Becca's Crazy Projects

On Saturday I dropped off eight quilt tops to Annapolis Quilts for Kids. I've been piecing these when I can. The computer for my long arm went on a vacation (the hard drive failed) so I haven't been able to use the robotics. This changes the time commitment for charity quilting so I haven't managed to get any quilted in about a month.
I also picked up a stack of fabrics to mix in with the scraps I have. I'm cutting out blocks for even more tops. 

If you want to contribute but don't have ...

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November 27, 2024
Stamp Collecting from Becca's Crazy Projects

A while back I picked up some fabric from Allison Glass to make stamp blocks. I settled on the green for the stamp background/border fabric. 
I have slowly been piecing the blocks. 
I really like some of the stamp fabrics. So whimsical.
Not all of these are perfect and that's just perfect. I have dozens more to make. 

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October 21, 2024
Another quilt is in the bag from Quilting and More...

This quilt, like the previous one, is literally in the bag. I’m storing them both in bags until time to gift them to the intended recipients. This one is from a pattern called Strip to Be Square, by G.E. Designs. I know the colors may suggest “baby quilt,” but it’s not; I simply made it […]

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October 14, 2024
I forgot! from Quilting and More...

Some time ago (August, I think), I showed a couple of photos of the free-motion quilting I was doing on a lap-sized quilt. I’ve just realized that I never showed the finished quilt! Oops! This is the quilt, which measures 63″ x 72″; it’s a design by Lo & Behold Stitchery. I’ve made a few […]

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June 21, 2024
The Book Report & Blog Tour from Terificreations's Weblog

And the Winner is. . . comment 7 Terry K Welcome to the Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza Book Tour Shannon Roudhan & Jason BowlsbyStash Books – $29.95 In this episode of The Book Report two exciting things: Debby Brown @debbybrownquilts is back and we talk about Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza. Debby is a… Continue reading The Book Report & Blog Tour

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April 25, 2024
Out of the closet from Chocolate Cake Quilt Designs

After a much-needed, two-year rest, my vintage tree blocks were pulled out of hibernation so I could start putting the top together.

Before officially starting, I made three ugly-fabric mock ups to work through the cutting and sewing details, determine sashing width, piecing order, and setting triangle size. After a couple weeks of fiddling around and fine-tuning, I was finally ready to cut the good fabric.

The first step was to make a template, which would be used to help cut the setting squares from this homespun plaid:

I aligned the straight edges of the template with the lines in ...

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March 27, 2024
Sideways … from Quilting and More...

I’m talking about the picture here.

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March 25, 2024
A return to calm in my sewing room from Chocolate Cake Quilt Designs

What a huge relief that this 84″ x 84″ top is finally done and out of my sewing room.

When a friend showed me 20 applique blocks she found in her mom’s house after she died, I jumped at the chance to figure out how to put them together. My blind enthusiasm and eagerness to help quickly disappeared once I took a closer look and discovered that the blocks were not all the same size and were not square. Uh-oh.

This project languished in my sewing room from late 2022 to early February this year in a one-step-forward-four-steps-back fashion ...

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March 22, 2024
Newborn Charity Quilt from Mulberry Patch Quilts

Mikayla’s Grace is a wonderful charity in my area of Wisconsin that supports families with a baby in the NICU (neonatal ICU) and those who experience the death of a child or pregnancy loss at hospitals in the Dane County area.

Crafters from all over make beautiful handmade baby items that they sew, knit or crochet and send to Mikayla’s Grace — from gowns, hats, and booties, to baby blankets and quilts. Several times a year volunteers meet to assemble these donations into care packages and deliver them to local hospitals to distribute.

Melissa recently sent out an email ...

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March 21, 2024
1001 little pieces from Quilting and More...

Okay, I exaggerated, but it certainly does seem at times as though it’s that many! I’m making a new quilt, and one of the steps is to make 140 little 9-patch blocks that measure 3.5″ unfinished — and that’s for the throw sized version of this pattern. As you may be able to tell, I’m […]

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February 29, 2024
Got the Point? from Quilting and More...

Got the Point? That’s what I’ve named my latest quilt. It was a fun one to make, and it’s now hanging in my sewing room, replacing a quilt that had hung there for over 20 years! It was time for a change, wouldn’t you agree? As you may be able to tell, the quilt is […]

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February 5, 2024
Migrating Geese... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

 

Today is the day...


I am teaching myself to piece

Migrating Geese





I am using this 

Migrating Geese Technique Sheet













The technique sheet was easy to follow.

At this point the geese are 

cut and pieced into units...






Here are a few geese ready to stitch into a row...





You alternate right side then left side

as you stitch the seams...





Four geese stitched together at this point.

I will add the yellow goose at the top

onto the right side...





You just keep adding geese until it is

the desired length.

At the ...

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January 27, 2024
Sew Speedy from Quilting and More...

Some time ago, I saw an adorable pattern  by Whole Circle Studio and have admired it ever since. However, a couple of weeks ago I was planning to attend an upcoming sewing day at “my” LQS, the day sponsored by our local guild, and I didn’t really have anything in mind to do. Coincidentally, the […]

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January 15, 2024
Guitar pillowcase, version 2 from Chocolate Cake Quilt Designs

To ease back into a sewing groove for the new year, I made a pillowcase for our son, Ross.

A couple years ago, he brought out the guitar pillowcase I made for him when he was a high school junior to show that it was cratering fast, hinting that a replacement would be nice.

This was the novelty fabric used for the pillowcase, and there was only a half yard of it.

I decided on a six-inch width for the cuff and no trim piece because I didn’t have any coordinating fabric for one. I cut a window in ...

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January 4, 2024
The curves are done! from Quilting and More...

I put the finishing touches on a quilt I’d been working on — or on and off! — for a couple of months. Of course, the holidays were in there, so I’ll blame the slow progress on that.

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November 19, 2023
Curves, curves and more curves from Quilting and More...

When I was at our local guild’s retreat last summer a cute little pattern, Mini Moons, caught my eye. It reminded me of a class I’d taken years ago from Sharon Schamber, who is the most amazing quilter and who came up with a technique called Pieceliqué — kind of a cross between piecing and […]

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September 9, 2023
Piecing tips from the art quilter! from Art and Quilting in Camden

First, hi everyone and welcome to new readers!  I’ve actually been piecing…set-in circles no less!   Above is the 74″ square top.  Each block will finish at 12 1/2 inches.  I used Latifah Safari’s 12″ Clammy to cut the circles, half circles and the corner quarter squares.  Her instructions have you cut the outside from a single piece of cloth, but in addition to wanting to mix up the colors I felt that used too much yardage.  I do have a nice stack of the background fabric “pumpkin seeds” from the leftovers to use in something, though ...

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