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I’m on an audiobook kick right now! I had told you a couple weeks ago that I needed something that wasn’t historical fiction. I landed on two good authors, and I’m just tickled. Last week, I told you about The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. Today I’m telling you about another book by her, The …

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I only worked on two projects…any guesses on which two? I worked on Georgian Floral Basket from JBW Designs. You can get the supplies HERE if you are interested. I using a scrap left over from Crowns and Shields, Vintage Pearl Barley from Lakeside Linens. I am using the called for colors. If you guessed this one…you …

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Every so often, questions and comments come from readers, and I think others would like to hear my response.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days.  First up, I showed some finishes that I did for my daughter Kelli. I forgot to tell you names of the designs. Someone wanted …

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Ray’s mail box has been busy. Here’s his latest haul. Karen H. in NE sent me a box quilt tops and fabric in the mail.Here is the parade. The first quilt is a wonderful geometric pattern that measures 56 x 69. Next is a star quilt variation. It measures 56 x 71. I love this next …

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Quick update: I made a note at the bottom of this post for clarity…these quilts are for sale…no set price at the moment. Sometimes it’s time to let go to make room in the creative part of who you are for whatever is coming next. Twilight in the Bronx and @play are such great companions… Continue reading Twilight in the Bronx & @play

Yippee Hooray! Today is the first block from Moda’s Blockhead 6 series. I am going to do my best to keep up and post each week my progress. My fabric pull is red white and blue. In my mind the final quilt will be very vintage so I already know I am going to need to add some more pinks and light blues to achieve what is in my head!

Beginning of Fabric pull for Blockheads 6

For all the 9″ blocks, you will have the choice of making 2 blocks in different colors. You can make them both ...

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For years, YEARS, I’ve been trying to quilt feathers in my quilts. I have truly failed miserably…..until today!

As I’ve been a little all over the place, not completing any projects, just starting new ones only to put them aside too, I thought I’d choose a top to quilt. I’ve got more than a few of on the shelf and wanted to see if I could do a little free motion quilting.

I mean, I know I can. But I wanted to give the evasive feathers a real try.

And I’ve had success! Here ...

I found The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth when I was looking for another book in the online library. I liked the title, and the cover looked good. It said the book was a New York Times bestseller, but I didn’t read what the book was about. Those three things were enough for me as I was …

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Thursday was the last day. In the flurry of excitement I didn’t take as many pictures as I planned.

The students gained confidence in their sewing.

And had a consistent enough seam allowances to make a high precision project, like a mini wallet.

And go freestyle with their own ideas and create things like stuffed rubix cube.

A good time was had by all!

Thank you for your support and encouragement. The most common remark at the end was, “I need a sewing machine.”

Recently Pat Sloan released a free pattern called Mending Basket and it’s been my new favorite this week. While watching one of her videos on You Tube, she had a block parade of this really fun block that is my new favorite.

One of the blocks really stood out to me, because I could see the secondary pattern, and it surprised me enough into making a few!

Here is a picture of my first blocks. Three of these really work well, the fourth, not so much. Even though they are all pretty and the pattern I mentioned is obvious ...

Fat quarter fabric bundles are a quilter’s dream—pre-cut, versatile, and perfectly coordinated for beautiful quilt designs. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned quilter, fat quarters make it easy to mix and match fabrics while minimizing waste. But with so many quilt patterns available, which ones work best with fat quarters?

What Is a Fat Quarter?

A fat quarter is a quarter-yard of fabric cut to measure approximately 18” x 22”. This wider cut allows for more design possibilities than a traditional quarter-yard strip (which is 9″ x 42″,) making it ideal for quilting. Fat quarter bundles ...

Now much stitching happened this week. Between my head cold, work, and watching sports at night, I didn’t get many stitching hours in. I’m happy to say my head cold is finally easing up. I am not in the clear but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Oh, I hate …

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A dear friend in Las Vegas donated some fabrics for our prayer quilts this week. I couldn’t believe when I opened the box and found this beautiful embroidered towel. We have so many wild chickens in our neighborhood that it fits my kitchen perfectly. In fact Claudia’s husband came last week and rounded up one that had laid eggs in the yard so the dogs didn’t get her.

I attended the mother day luncheon at church again this year and decided to offer a quilt to raffle. The tickets were sold at the luncheon and I was so thrilled they were able to raise $800 from the ticket sales. The money was donated to the local children’s home. The quilt was made using all Kaffee Fasset fabrics and I love how it came out an may have to make another for myself.

Today (Wednesday) was the day of many baskets. Creating something three dimensional, and strong enough to hold many other things, was amazing for the children.

And hard. And worth it. They took great pride in sharing their work.

Even the Principal and Vice Principal stopped by to see the progress. They were impressed by the effort, focus and patience shown by the students. You can see some rough seam allowances and hand stitching, but two days ago most of these children had never sewn a stitch. They have many works in progress and a few big goals for tomorrow. We ...

Sorry I didn’t get a post up yesterday specifically about Day ONE of the Sewing Intensive. It was a good, but long, day. The first 2-3 hours are always the hardest. More than half of the students have never touched a sewing machine before. They are excited. They are 11-14 years old.

But, we got them started and a lot of coasters and bookmarks were made. Unfortunately, I didn’t even think about pictures until after the students headed home.

Today (May 20), I did better. The students were much calmer and more independent. Today was potholders and tissue ...

Happy Monday Quilty Peeps! It is a little cloudy and rainy here in Central Texas and from what I can tell it’s going to get kinda warm today and stay kinda warm through the week. My sewing machine made the return trip to the studio this morning so that once I’m done with writing and… Continue reading Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

I was browsing a local thrift store and saw this.

So cute! And green. And polka dots.

And now it is this!

75-cents later I feel very successful: A basic binding kit.

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