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It is nice to move on to another section of the New York Beauty.  I have one of the  12 blocks done that make up the center. One thing different about the center is that some of the blocks will be cut as more of them are made –like this one has that curved shaped […]

Like I said I knew I was going to be busy yesterday and I was – and tired from not sleeping well the night before.  I did manage to get the next New York Beauty block cut out and ready to sew today.  I wouldn’t put so many of the same type color in one […]

I can’t believe I have an appointment every day this week.  With doing PT two times a week, a haircut, and two doctor appointments my sewing will be broken up into small segments.  Of course the usual run to the grocery store will take place after one of the appointments and errands will be latched […]

I got one more block done for NYB and it was an easy one even if you don’t think so!  This block is called “Fruit Bat” So lets see what is an Australian Fruit Bat?  I found that they are also called Flying Fox and this group are the Gray Head Flying Fox The wall […]

The New York Beauty keeps growing maybe by the end of January I will be done on the blocks and work on the border in February? I think I might do a RSC quilt in 2024 – not the 5+ I did last year which has taken me all of 2023 to work on them […]

I got the segment attached to the hexagons on Wednesday late in the day and forgot to post it. As I mentioned last week it has about outgrown this spot but it was raining outside so couldn’t take it out to the deck.  This will go all the way around and then a row of […]

Finally got the problem block finished for New York Beauty and that makes it the half way point for these blocks – 27 more to go. The wall The Bat I sat and quilted longer on Tuesday night then I do sometimes so more progress on Arkansas Traveler I decided to treat myself to a […]

I finally got done with the first neutral segment on Noriko’s Star that starts the next round on the hexagon quilt.   Now I need to make 11 more and the flower colors will vary. I wasn’t sure if I would attach it right away to the main body of the quilt or wait until all […]

And oh my this is a challenging NYB block to make – I picked out colors and got started off and on yesterday. One very challenging arc left to make on it today.  This is what I have so far and yes my block is rarely ever square when I get done piecing – I […]

Pillows are not hard to do I don’t know why I have no enjoyment from them – the making of them I mean – I like the pillow when it is done.  It is like a chore – use these panels and get them done.  I should have just sent them on to another.  When […]

I have totally lost interest in my Christmas pillows already – this kind of sewing is not my thing.  But one down and the second one is almost done – I need to make the back two pieces and then just sew it together today and the rest of the small panels will be put […]

One down and one more to go and then I am not sure what I will do with the rest of the pieces of the panel – well decide another day.  Here is the Santa pillow – it was slightly too big but I didn’t feel like redoing any seams and left as is. This […]

For all those in the states it is turkey day or whatever tradition you have for Thanksgiving.  We do turkey and bread stuffing with some of the sides but not as much as we do when we have extra people here.  This year is just us and Melanie and she will be here for just […]

Finally yesterday I did get started on the first Christmas pillow – the front is done — now to add the back – will I have time today?  Don’t know – it will be busy with getting the pies done for Thanksgiving and getting the turkey out to see if it thawed – it has […]

It was such a busy day yesterday running to Little Rock for an early afternoon appointment instead of morning like I normally do – we did not get home until early evening having stopped at Sam’s to pick up meat and things – I always stock up on meat and more so at this time […]

All of the hexies I needed to thread baste to get started on the next section of Noriko’s Beauty is done, so I got them laid out to start and my board wasn’t big enough LOL so I will do what I have here laid out and then move it over a bit and continue […]

I’m back to getting a little progress made here.  Can’t keep me down – and remember it isn’t work it is relaxing!  This block is partially done – I will work on it a little more today – this block will be block #26 out of 54 for New York Beauty which means the next […]

My little unexpected adventure was a trip to the ER Thursday morning which resulted in an over night admission to the hospital cardio floor for observation.  I had a bad drop in blood pressure (it dropped to 73/58) which resulted in me just about passing out on Thursday morning when I got up.  I had […]

This is “Bandicoot” So what is a “Bandicoot” –Bandicoots are small marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea that use their front feet to dig for food.  Here is a link if you want to read about this little critters.   The design wall with 25 blocks on the wall. The next pattern – although […]

Yesterday my day just didn’t go as planned and that happens at times, I was out more than in with errands and such.  I did get block # 24 picked out though and pattern pieces and fabric ready for today. The pattern And the fabric So the only other thing to share is quilting from […]