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You all might remember with all my back/leg/nerve issues over the last months that I bought a drafting chair for my kitchen. I upgraded it to industrial wheels and use it all the time. If standing gets to be a lot for me, I grab my stool. If people are visiting in the kitchen and …

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I was scrolling through Facebook today and this popped up…our Oh Goodnight quilt. It said it had been 15 years since we made it, and it was published for Moda Bakeshop. This was our very first published quilt. I should tell you the story of it… Our daughter Kelli was going to college and needed …

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Well, it's November, a harder month it seems and more than a few steps closer to winter here in Ontario. We had a week of heavy rain which I think the earth needed but there were driving winds with it and so cold. It's freezing overnight regularly now here in the Ottawa valley. 

But I'm very thankful those rains have restored our little pond. It is very muddy looking from all the downpours. It will be interesting next spring if I hear the sound of peepers and frogs, etc. because we keep wondering where did they go ...

I didn’t get a lot of time in the sewing room this week. I’ve still been pretty serious about cleaning things out. My extra time has been spent on that. Every area that I get done makes me happier and happier. But I did make it to the sewing room. Last week was a one …

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It has rained a lot this week, apart from a glorious sunny day on Saturday. People keep reminding me that this is normal in Devon and at least it is not freezing. I am trying to embrace the cosiness of the season, making soup and bread, even knuckling down to the tiniest amount of hand sewing. 

At work I had a lovely, traditional log cabin quilt and I was most impressed by the new copper metallic thread from the “Kingstar” range, that I quilted on a small table runner.

I caught up with Mel at the very posh Duchy cafe ...

This is a sweet little quilt design that is workable in just about any theme. It finishes at 34-1/2-inches, which is great for a kidlet quilt. In other colors, it would be great for older kids, or even a large table topper. The basic design is the same as the Fall Fortnight Pumpkin Spice wall hanging, but the sizes are larger and is made with half square triangles rather than flying geese. I didn’t take as many process photos as I usually do, but I’ll try to show the individual steps as best I can with these ...

In this episode Vanessa chats about setting up her JUKI LB5020 for free motion quilting. If you have a smaller home sewing machine you can free motion quilt on it! You just need to set it up correctly and have a few key tools to get started. Join this LIVE chat to learn more!

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So it is Halloween here in Canada and a very wet, cold one in our corner of the country. Here is what I've done this morning before sitting down with a cup of half caf. 

Fed the dogs and let them out and back in. Put cream on Ned's little spot he's licked too much. Also had to chase him to get a tissue from him. Boy, does he love tissues and he has an insane ability to sus them out! 

Ran the swifter over the floor in the t.v.room and this main area. Dog ...

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Y’all, I am so grateful for autumn. It’s my favorite season because it’s finally a smidge cooler and it’s the most colorful! A few leaves have fallen and the puppies are going nuts over them…and the acorns. The Hubs and I figure they’re getting more fiber.

Fall is also my muse for quilting. Projects are filling my head and sewing space and I think this is the time of year when I break rules like the stupid one-project-at-a-time rule. There, I said it. Without further ado, here’s ...

Okay. Yes, that's a corny title. Humor me.

I get asked so often why I like scrappy quilts…why I’m not a big fabric line follower. I thought about it a lot. There are actually several reasons why I’m not a fabric line fan. Today I’m going to tell you the biggest reason why… There are many quilters out there who love to keep …

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I absolutely love the colors in Canyonlands and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Canyonlands panel by the Morris Creative Group for QT Fabrics measures 36″ x 42″. QT Fabrics has given me and Terri Butler Canyonlands to make a One Block Wonder (OBW) quilt and jacket.

Into the Woods coordinating fabrics were used to enhance my OBW.

I cut my strips 3.25″ for 5″ finished hexies.

The into the Woods coordinates were perfect for making the Hollow Cube’s. I used my Star 60 Tool and Hollow Cube 60 Technique Sheet!

Going through the design ...

It wouldn’t be fall without something Pumpkin Spice, right? So, grab your latte, and fire up your embroidery machine for a Pumpkin Spice wall hanging.

If you’d like this particular saying for your embroidery machine, it is available on Designs by Juju (not affiliated) in a set called Harvest Sayings Set 1. Stitch it out, and trim to 6-1/2-inches square. Match your thread colors to your fabric choices. You could also use a hand embroidered motif. Once again, if you do not have an embroidery machine, fussy cut a motif for the center section.

Next, we’ll ...

These monthly posts help me keep track of projects, but they seem to roll around awfully fast. This month I cut and pieced this Arcade quilt top for a friend's son. It's a 3-yard quilt that I made bigger I took it, and the 16-patch top I made for his sister last month, to Jackie last week.I made the bindings for both quilts, plus another for a scrappy quilt I made a few months agoI worked on

When I was working on potholders earlier this month, I pulled this fabric to use to bind the western setsI cut what I needed and tossed the remainder of the folded yardage to the side, into my put-these-away basket, where it landed next to thisOh, wait...I like that! What else can I add? And so it begins.

Below is Brian Stauffer's "Winds of Change", a marvelous painting for The New Yorker cover on October 13. I wondered if this could be worked into a design for a quilt or embroidered piece. I do like curlicues. And I also wondered about what he meant by featuring these two things together. The noisy leaf blower and the beautiful design of nature. What do you think he's telling us?

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Ah, yes, for me this is Autumn. I love the colors of the season, the cool crisp air, and the anticipation of the holidays especially Thanksgiving (my favorite day of the year). When I found this sentiment with an autumn theme, I had to make some projects with it. You saw it on the first hexagon project, and now let’s have more fun with it.

For this runner, embroider this motif, or a similar motif on two squares. If you like this one with the fall theme for the sentiment ...

This cute filler freemotion design is a variation and the classic Pebble design. Add a curl on this inside to create the look of a cinnamon roll or the rolled up sides of a cinnamon stick.

The Cinnamon design works well for quilts with themes like Autumn, Fall, Winter, Christmas, cooking, pastry, cake. It can also be used in art quilts to represent water, bubbles, fossils, shells or various organic items.

Pattern Tutorial

This Pebble variation works like most do; travel around the circle to add decorative elements or to get to the spot for your next circle.

The circles ...

Our local guild is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and our guest speaking on Saturday will be Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. As it happens, it was from her blog that the circle I attend chose this year’s BOM as a group project, so we’ve been asked to bring our blocks to the […]

 The Red Squirrels are very busy these days. I can get this shot standing by my sink as this tree is in the front garden and has grown from a little bush to a much bigger bush putting the squirrel pretty much right in front of me. I've had the pleasure of capturing many photos of these little animals in just this pose eating spruce buds.