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I’m having some survivor’s guilt. It’s a real thing. I get it the worst when someone with cancer dies. My first real experience with it was when my niece Jody died. She was four years younger than me and my best friend. When she passed, her kids were all still in school. Some were in …

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Hey there quilty friend! I’m so excited to share my Sweater Weather quilt block with you! This block is part of a

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No fabric in this week.

I finished the yoga pants for fabric out.  I tried taking a picture with me wearing them, but that is harder than you think.

I am at a quilting retreat with my Guild this weekend, hopefully sewing up a bunch of fabric that I can report next week.  I just need to stay out of the quilt shops and away from free/sale tables.

Fabric Added: 17.875

Fabric Used:  8.625 yards

Net Fabric Added:  9.25 yards

How did you do this week?

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Scraps, leftovers, extra. It doesn’t matter what we call them, they are the result of making quilts. Cutting big pieces into littler pieces to sew them back into different pieces. Extra blocks, test blocks, bonus blocks, reject blocks. Not everything makes it into the quilt.

But do we throw any of it away? I sure don’t. I kind of wish I could, but I can’t. So scrappy is the answer. Putting fabrics back together is what we do. Even with scraps though, I get very matchy matchy. It’s okay, because it just is.

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Well, it’s that time again. Three months have gone by, and it’s time for my doctor appointments again. Cancer at this stage seems to be a series of doctor appointments. I’m thankful I’m this far along, so I kind of know things will likely go…but still, it doesn’t always go the way I think it …

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Oftentimes, blog readers make quilts from patterns here on the blog, our book, or quilts that were featured in magazines. The readers send pictures of their finished quilt, and I feature them here on the blog. It is the biggest compliment to me when others make quilts that are from mine and Kelli’s designs. I …

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The sewing room wasn’t my place of choice this week…Well, I take that back. I always choose the sewing room, but sometimes life has other plans. That was this week. I took a friend to her doctor appointments that were on Thursday, but she wanted to go down on Wednesday. We ended up shooting most …

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I’ve had a Bernina 790Pro for some time — about three years now — and thought it would be a permanent fixture in my sewing room. That is, that’s what I thought until about a month or so ago. As I usually do, I took my Pro to my local tech for its annual cleaning, […]

I’m sure when you read the title of this post, “Date Night”, that you probably thought it meant a blog post about Rick and me. Nope. It’s a post about Karl and me. Pre-Rick, Karl and I got together once a week or so and had supper together, then sat around and chatted for an …

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If you missed it, check out my previous post about our vacation that we took this summer. The kids are finally old enough to go do something fun and actually get something out of it, but at an age where they are pretty content with just a new change of scenery. One of the places …

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I’ve told you all that I am trying to clean my sewing room. It is going okay. The only problem, it doesn’t look like I’ve done a thing in the sewing room. It’s because I keep saying YES. I know in the current world we are supposed to practice saying NO…but I don’t want to. …

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The gallery wall needed another piece of art. Fortunately, I had a rainbow in my sewing studio. I have collected Kona solids for years—decades, really—so there was no shortage of color to choose from. Pulling fabrics for this project was probably my favorite part. There is something very satisfying about watching a pile of individual … … Continue reading →

I think my groove for sewing is back and in full swing. I accomplished a few things last week. When I left you last, I had this quilt on the frame. I finished the longarming and got it bound. I’ll get pictures taken of it soon and show it off to you. I continued with …

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It’s been a bit since I’ve listened to an audiobook. When I was driving to Des Moines to see Wicked, I knew a book would be a great companion, so before I left, I made sure I had an audiobook downloaded. It was easy for me to pick Rage by Linda Castillo. I’ve loved her …

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Sorry I’m late with today’s post. I didn’t get a lot of cross stitch in this week. I’ve been busy in the sewing room instead. You’ll see that when you read Monday’s “What I’m Working on” blog post how much I got done, but back to cross stitch. Last week I finally got over my …

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