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October 18, 2026
Whale of a Time from Romany Quilting

 I attended my quilt club''s monthly stitching day on Saturday, its always a nice relaxing kind of day.  Morning tea is provided and we take a packed lunch along.  One or two of the members take their sewing machines, but I don't bother, it's much too difficult for me to unhook my machine from the cabinet, and it is so heavy to carry into the hall.  So  it's always a hand stitching project for me.

We hadn't been in the hall long, and had  barely got settled when we heard an extremely noisy "whup, whup ...

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Slow Stitching Projects and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

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October 5, 2026
A Restful and Productive Holiday and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

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September 22, 2026
Slow Stitching and an extended I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

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June 29, 2026
June Nestlings from Nestlings By Robin

June in Chicagoland was lovely. The temperatures stayed 'unseasonably' lower and there was usually a nice crispness to the morning air allowing for open windows and listening to birds chirping to start my day. That is now over...

Here is what else my June included along with lots of stitches and sunsets:)
Two patterns, Dogwood Stars and Just Hangin' Out, are both now available in my Etsy shop. If either has been on your radar, they're worth a closer look. 

And for those of you following along with my magazine work, I gave a peek at some of the ...

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June 23, 2026
A Finished Flimsy, FMQ, slow stitching and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

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June 15, 2026
Flitting from Project to Project and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome ☔ We're getting rain after a couple of wonderful sunny days. It was time for the rain to come since it got very hot and muggy. It was hard not spending my morning in the back yard, but I'm sure the sun will be back

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March 12, 2026
Psalm 7, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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Thank you all for you sweet comments on my new header.  I was playing with blogger's layout and decided to go for it!  While we're talking about blogging, thank you all for your patience as I grieve Daddy.  I’m finally starting to comment and respond to your sweet comments again! As spring begins to peek around the corner, my joy is slowly returning. It feels strange, but wonderful to laugh, play with my grandbabies, and rediscover joy in everyday life again. It's fabulous to reconnect with all of you! 

I had such a relaxing ...

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October 24, 2025
a decluttering story . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Do you remember when you first started quilting (or any craft, for that matter), and all the tools and gadgets that seemed so necessary were overwhelming in both the scope and the cost of it all? 

I do.

The biggest for me was the rulers and squares.  They make such a difference in cutting pieces accurately!  And while you can get away with a few select sizes, it's just easier to have the range.  It just is.  So over the last twenty years or so, I've been diligent in collecting.  Let's face it; I've never been ...

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October 20, 2025
Hand-stitching and Appliqué from Quilting & Learning

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October 5, 2025
when we last met . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Gosh, I can hardly believe that September has come and gone and it's OCTOBER!  

We spent an extra long weekend at Guntersville Lake (the Merkel crew and I).  We came home on Monday, and I left for my sister trip to Alaska!  It was glorious.  We stayed with my nephew and his family in Kodiak, and checked off *all* the Alaska boxes!  We saw bears . . .
I caught a salmon (pink) . . .
Took a three sisters photo in front of the Three Sisters mountains . . .
And saw a LOT of incredibly beautiful scenery . . .

And did a LOT of shopping.  I even found ...

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September 7, 2025
what a summer . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Wow.  Time really does fly when you're having fun, huh? Last I posted, I was headed to Hawaii!  I had a lovely two weeks seeing all the sights and experiencing the culture.  Really way too much to share; I'm not sure I've even processed all I saw and did—LOL...I don't think I've had time!
There were a couple of stitching-related things I did want to talk about.  One of our stops was the Polynesian Cultural Center.  They had a whole hut dedicated to the beautiful style of hand applique that is linked to ...

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June 9, 2025
More Zen Stitching and Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I did some hand-stitching on a sampler that I started in Karen Turner's class last week. We had lots to do!  I finally found the fabric to bind the Floral Fusion wall hanging that I started last September with Denise of the Quiltery. There's going to be a finish in the near future!

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Making Zen and Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

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December 6, 2024
You Really Need to Try a Textile Art Party Too.... from Quilty Folk

Our family 'Wattle & Loop' inspired, textile art party went so good! I grabbed a design off the Net and tried to make my own version--not super original. I wanted something very simple to work on while helping others figure out the process. Still needs lots more stitching but I'm pretty happy with it. Very interesting approach using all the raw edge fabric, embellishments and prim stitching. Not my normal at all. I can totally see why it's so addictive though. All the layers of texture that are possible. The mind boggles!

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November 12, 2024
Stitch By Stitch... from From the Strawberry Patch...

My last post was entitled "A Day at a Time", certainly days are rocketing by as the year end approaches but I struggle with a way to measure the passage of time in any concrete fashion; it's a seemingly elusive thing. Certainly I can look back at work that's been accomplished and recognize where time has been spent; perhaps quantifying it in stitches helps. I kind of like that! In the evenings

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Stitch By Stitch... from From the Strawberry Patch...

My last post was entitled "A Day at a Time", certainly days are rocketing by as the year end approaches but I struggle with a way to measure the passage of time in any concrete fashion; it's a seemingly elusive thing. Certainly I can look back at work that's been accomplished and recognize where time has been spent; perhaps quantifying it in stitches helps. I kind of like that! In the evenings

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July 22, 2024
R & R at Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

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May 28, 2024
Nature's Narrative Workshop and Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

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March 10, 2024
Fun with Red Scraps - Love All Around from Quilting & Learning

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