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Yesterday, we had a driving event with one of our car clubs. We met at a local grocery store, and drove back country roads for two hours (with a comfort stop halfway in) to the Highlands Motoring Festival in Highlands, NC. The drive route was so pretty, lush and green the whole way. We drove along the East Fork river, then into the higher mountains to the show.

Along the way, I know you love seeing these pastoral scenes of barns and fields.

At the show, there were lots of exotic cars. Ferrari was the featured marque, and Porsche had ...

This past week has seen significant progress on the art quilt with the Japanese fabrics. I showed the base last week, and I have since completed the binding. I did it in the same black as the border, so it now is framed in double black with the pieced border between.

With the base binding in progress for hand work, I worked on the two circles on the machines. The larger one was loaded on the longarm with black batting. The backing is muslin, as it will not be seen.

Quilting is echo free hand around the motifs in the ...

I have been working so hard to finish up some of the things I had started.  I got the Economy Fox quilt finished, but only snapped this picture.  I love that border!  It took me so long to finally cut into it and then to try to get it to line up (somewhat).  I put the borders on my All Hallows Eve quilt using this pattern.  I had 3 blocks left over so made this table runner out of them.I used

A quilt this special deserves a special label.

Husband was willing (and he has the better handwriting of the two of us). I tried to keep accurate records, and he certainly wrote it out with great care and accuracy.

One step closer to a finish.

I couldn't post this until it was received.  Little baby Lincoln received her quilt today in the mail.  You all saw the left over pieces from the Neverland fabric line and this is the quilt I made with it.  Pattern is a free one called Star Break.I LOVE this pattern and I really have enjoyed working with the Neverland fabric.  I still have quite a bit left if anyone else wants to make one.  See

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You did it! You made your first quilt! Now it is time to talk about how to take care of it so it lasts as long as possible and how to make a label so that everyone knows you are the one who worked really hard to make it!

First let’s talk about labels! It is ...