t blocks

"T" blocks, dated UFO, and nifty tweezers from Elaine Adair Pieces

I'm machine quilting this queen-sized project. My piecing was good, but quilting is difficult because it's a large quilt. I like small pieces, although quilting over the many seams is a challenge. I've found it best to use a hopping foot and an overall quilting design because those seams get in the way of smooth traveling with a ruler foot or other options. It's not like what we see on the videos. The real subject of interest is those nifty tweezers, a gift from last quilt retreat. The tips are flat meaning they can get close ...

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increasing my fiber . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Over the weekend I was very thready. I sorted through all the floss I've accumulated (some from the estate sale) . . . it was a huge hodge podge in multiple containers (or not):

A mess. And even after I'd sorted most of it out, I still had this unsightly tangle to deal with . . .

And I actually did tackle and tame it!

Now I just need to purchase more floss cards so I can wrap it (and it can stay relatively tidy).

I also picked up (when I ordered it online and it was sent to my po box and I ...

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