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I tried to get all the stitching time in that I could this week. I didn’t get my usual amount, though. It’s birthday week here at the Kramers. Gannon and Georgia both had birthdays…and Kayla was home with Jasper for a few days. Kelli stayed over and had a mom/daughter/grandkid day. It was fun. I’ll …

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WordPress recently notified me that I’ve been blogging on this site for 18 years. First of all, where did that time go? And secondly, there is a need to post with greater frequency. So here I am today blogging away with my favorite movie in the background. Tidying up my studio from four weeks of… Continue reading Well, where did that 18 years go?

I was a busy girl in the sewing room again. Monday, I didn’t do a lot…but Tuesday I was at it. I was up early and was working on my Train Track Leftovers. This is what I’m going for…I planned for white sashing…but then seeing it on the floor with making it look like brown …

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The Project Quilting Challenge for this week was about something from another era. Well, instead of looking backwards, I decided to go forward. I’d had an idea for a BTS-themed denim jacket for my sister. My sister is a huge BTS fan and we are lucky enough to have gotten tickets to see them later this spring. I’ve been loving the denim jackets I’ve seen with quilted insets and wanted to create BTS’s logo on a jacket. I pieced the logo and then quilted it directly to the jacket back with a layer of thin batting ...

I had my usual time for cross stitch this week. I worked hard to stay focused on projects I wanted to see progress in. Much of my time went into my Garden Club series piece. I am stitching this on Atomic Ranch’s Frieze in 40 count. It has a bit of pink and green mottling. …

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I have found a few more projects to work on. They have been waiting for a little while, so deserve some time, now.

This is a wool project that had been completed and was waiting for quilting and binding. Considering it only measures 22 by 28 inches, it seems silly that I have waited so long to complete it.

Wool applique and perle 8 thread to complete top.

In between stitching, I went to a high tea at Ripponlea with a group of friends.

Ripponlea is a National Trust property in Melbourne.

https://www.ripponleaestate.com.au/

High Tea was ...

While visiting Sparkle Jane and her family this past weekend, I was out on a pre-dawn walk.

As I wandered and pondered through the quiet neighborhood, I caught a glimpse into the home of what is surely a kindred spirit. Ah….

I had another good week in the sewing room. On Monday, I loaded up my Emerald City Quilt on the longarm. My goal was to get it done on Wednesday when Anders wouldn’t be at my house. Then Monday afternoon, Gannon came off the school bus complaining about an icky tummy. Later that night, Kalissa …

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Happy news…I’ll be featuring a few quilts from Ray in the upcoming month. I have several emails from him with finished quilts. Ray writes: I am always in awe when I see an HST quilt and this one from Linda F in AZ is no exception. The time that goes into cutting and sewing all …

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A post in three parts One. I love teaching color. Color is delightful, beautiful, complicated, simple, personal, unique, common, playful, as delightfully messy as mud and as wildly clean as rainbows after a summer storm. There are several things I’m doing with color right now: Showing the remake of Split Complementerity on the great pict-o-gram… Continue reading February 13, 2026

I didn’t have my usual time for cross stitch this week…the kids were home, and the Super Bowl. I also missed a night when I went to the Iowa Hawkeye Women’s game. I don’t feel like I got as much done because of all of that. There was still some stitching…there always is. I didn’t …

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Not being a coffee drinker, I enjoy my tea. I especially like pouring it from my grandma’s teapot. With that said, I have completed the A Little Break pattern by Satomi Quilts. I’ve had the pattern for a few years, and it seemed like something I could just repetitively do in a few afternoons.

I didn’t intend to copy the pattern but I kind of did. I just couldn’t see it in other colors, or multiple colors for the hearts. I love my grunge collection and chose one for the cups and one for ...

My youngest grandson is Anders. In fact, he’s the youngest of all the grandchildren. Anders is my daughter Kailssa’s youngest child. I didn’t get as much time with him when he was little because I was working at the vet clinic. I’m so thankful I always worked at home up until then, as it allowed …

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I have done so good in the sewing room for the last month or so. I wanted to keep up the momentum and keep working on a few of the projects. I was up early and worked on my Twirl Around quilt. I should maybe rephrase that…I think the quilt worked on me. Notice the …

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If you are new to paper piecing, I would love to share some tips for a beginner, or as a refresher. This past year I did a series of patterns and helpful videos for the American Quilter magazine. I can’t offer the pattern to you at this time because of publication rules, but I would love to share this short video on paper piecing tips. The video was linked to the January/February issue. Every issue in 2025 has a link to a video with my paper piecing tips.

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This Christmas my family made a rag rug together. Like many families in this mad and increasingly bad world we are treasuring and prioritising analogue entertainments as a bulwark. Despite the global chaos, 2025 was for me a year dominated by the connections and comforts that the four humble pieces of wood that make up… Continue reading The Cymbeline Rug: Rag rugs in the frame.