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Finally Finished--The Tattoo Quilt! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Even I still can't believe it's done, and it's been almost a year since it was completed.

Patti, my former supervisor, is also my friend. Before she was my supervisor, she was a co-worker in our agency and we made each other laugh a lot--that was a necessary skill set. She finally made the decision to retire and did so mid-2025. We worked together for over 20 years and propped each other up through the years.

Patti packing up her office, and unpacking the quilt

That's MaryBeth holding it up so Patti could see everything on ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under cindy , finally finished 2025 , friends , katrina , longarm , progress , quilting , tattoo quilt , tonka toy

Finally Finished - A Bit Askew - and some Christmas sewing from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

I took this one out of the bin in March and thought…no. It went back in the bin.

And just like that, it was 3 months later and the deadline for it was less than a week away. Funny how that works out.

So almost 3 months ago I got the top on the design wall and thought, that’s not so bad:

Then I thought, does it really need the borders? 12 years ago I had planned, and cut, two borders. But I was really liking what I was seeing on the design wall.

But what was I ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 years, 3 months ago. under family , finally finished 2021 , friends , progress , quilting , sewing , the bins , tonka toy

Moving right along—transitions; life and studio from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

There are many reasons why I only had 3 blog posts last year. I posted a few times on Instagram, but not much more than here.

Even without the pandemic, life took some crazy turns for us in 2020. Hubs and I made decisions regarding our future, and I had to make some decisions regarding my work life.

Due to work life, school took a back seat. I dropped the classes I had enrolled in that would have started mid-January 2020; the workload ramped up that same week. Over a year later, I’m working from home 11-12 hours per ...

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