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Good morning, my friends. Another week comes to a close. There's still time left for sewing before we head north. From past experience, I know the next couple of weeks are going to fly by. We're each checking off our respective pre-trip activities. Mike spent quite a bit of time with our alarm system and smoke alarms yesterday. He was making sure everything worked and putting in fresh batteries. In the process, he discovered the smoke detector in our bedroom was no longer functional. No problem. He ordered another from Amazon, and it was delivered within about two ...

Good morning, my friends. Another week comes to a close. There's still time left for sewing before we head north. From past experience, I know the next couple of weeks are going to fly by. We're each checking off our respective pre-trip activities. Mike spent quite a bit of time with our alarm system and smoke alarms yesterday. He was making sure everything worked and putting in fresh batteries. In the process, he discovered the smoke detector in our bedroom was no longer functional. No problem. He ordered another from Amazon, and it was delivered within about two ...

Good morning, my friends. The spring birthday season is over. There will be no more birthdays in our family until Erik's October birthday. There will be a lot of miles traveled between now and then, both literally and figuratively. For now, I'll just say we've survived another trip around the sun. Hopefully, I'll still be able to say that again next year.

It was a busy kitchen day yesterday. I started by steeling myself with slow-stitching. I finished up the "Buttons" block...

Good morning, my friends. The spring birthday season is over. There will be no more birthdays in our family until Erik's October birthday. There will be a lot of miles traveled between now and then, both literally and figuratively. For now, I'll just say we've survived another trip around the sun. Hopefully, I'll still be able to say that again next year.

It was a busy kitchen day yesterday. I started by steeling myself with slow-stitching. I finished up the "Buttons" block...

Good morning, my friends. We awakened to bright red skies this morning. 

And today is Mike's birthday, which means yesterday was a day between birthdays. We've already had our traditional breakfast of Eggs Benedict this morning. He gets it on his birthday and on Father's Day.

And this birthday business...oh my. One day you're teenagers meeting for the first time on the day he graduates high school. Then, you barely turn around and you're both ...

Good morning, my friends. We awakened to bright red skies this morning. 

And today is Mike's birthday, which means yesterday was a day between birthdays. We've already had our traditional breakfast of Eggs Benedict this morning. He gets it on his birthday and on Father's Day.

And this birthday business...oh my. One day you're teenagers meeting for the first time on the day he graduates high school. Then, you barely turn around and you're both ...

Have you met Niko? 

Niko

He is handsome and stylish. He is friendly to jelly rolls and he can be yours!

Niko was first published in Make Modern Issue 62, published in January 2025.  

Published

Designed in EQ8 and made with the Island Batik collection Shadow Blooms, Niko finished at 60" by 84", making him suitable for TV time and naps on the couch. He is a perfect picnic partner and just as happy to go on car rides.

Finding Happiness

But Niko isn't just fun and games. He is also just right for charity quilts including Quilts of ...

Welcome to my stop on the Island Batik + Accuquilt Irish Chain BlogHop. 

Directive - Create a stunning quilt using the GO! Irish Chain Die from AccuQuilt!

Here is my response!

A Stunning Finish, as requested!

But let's start at the beginning. 

The Challenge

Fusion  by Jerry Khiev for Swan Amity Studios

Inspiration Board

Accuquilt Die to make 10" Finished Irish Chain Block

Dull

Meh

Whatever

I have always used the Irish Chain as an alternate block, not the focus block. Naturally, I was ...

The chosen colour for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) for May is green.   First I stitched my easy peasy black and white boys blocks, using two shades of green.  I had run out of the original black and white fabric and couldn't find any more at the LQS.  So I compromised, and I think the newly purchased fabric will work fine if I mix the blocks up when they are assembled.

Green  blocks for May

Next I stitched some framed four patches, using up the 2.5in squares that I have in a bag.  Despite stitching Hollow Nines last ...

Have you seen the Petal Poetry fabric collection by Island Batik from Lumin Fabrics?

Seriously, drop everything and go find this collection.  If you know me, you also know that I love the bright reds, shiny golds and vibrant oranges. So when a collection that is NOT red/gold/orange/pink but still catches my eye, you know it has to be super special.

How special?

Well, I designed two separate quilts, one traditional and one modern, and they were both published in two separate magazines.

Let's Dance was published in Quilter's World.

Let's Dance

Designed in ...

 Each month for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) I've been stitching up oven mitts in a bid to finally  use up my decreasing selvedge collection. The RSC colour this month is red, and I had a small group of red and mostly burgundy selvedge strips to work with.  There were just enough of these to make the two outside pockets on my double handed oven mitt.  There is quite a bit of stitching in these, but at last I was up to stitching the binding down.  I started this job last night, and finished it outside under the Archgola ...

Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.

Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.

So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.

Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.

So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

 The colour red has been chosen for April for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  After a couple of weekend trips away, I've finally stitched some red blocks for my projects.  First were my easy black and white blocks for a boy's donation quilt.  With four done in red, I decided I liked the way they fitted together, so that's how I will assemble these blocks.  Originally, I had thought about having the colours scattered about the quilt top, but I think I like them better this way now.

These didn't take long to stitch

The second RSC ...

Welcome to TGIFF – Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday on my blog – we open Thursday evening and close Saturday at midnight to allow bloggers from all over the world to post their finished quilt projects. 

Austin was first published in the Make Modern Magazine Issue 60.

It is now available in my Etsy Shop as a standalone pattern. 

Designed in EQ8 and made with Island Batik fabrics from the Peppermint Sprinkles collection, Austin finished at 60" by 80". It is a perfect size for charity quilts.

Austin

Austin is a modern take on the Quilt of Valor theme. A longitudinal design ...