Last week, on Friday, I went to Iowa City and had all of my scans and MRIs done. It’s a long process. I almost break out laughing every time a tech asks me if I’ve had a scan before. Because YES. Yes, I have. I’ve had thyroid cancer since 2016. To get this far, I’ve …
read moreKalissa needed a babysitter on Saturday morning, so Rick and I took care of the boys. Here’s Gannon showing off his lego build of the day. Since Rick and I started fishing, we haven’t tried fishing right in our town. We have a mill pond that people often fish in. I suggested we give it …
read moreI’ve been busy working and unpacking a few boxes with Rick every day. If you missed it, Rick moved in with me last week. You can read about it HERE. I still had a grandkid day, a ball game, a birthday party, supper date, and a dance recital. That’s the last thing on the busy …
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read moreI’m playing my broken record again…I didn’t stitch a lot. I only worked on my Heartstring Samplery Consider the Lilies. This week I got more done than last week, though. I didn’t break any records but I did stitch. I was so excited. I came to the end and only had one more stem to …
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read moreLorelai’s First-Time Quilter’s HandbookFrom Basics to Beautiful QuiltsA Complete Guide to Quilt Making232 pagesLandauer Publishing (a division of Fox Chapel – $24.99Lorelai KueckerPigs in a Blanket Quilting Lorelai’s work has come up in my big picture book app more than once. Smitten with her quilted garment construction, it’s hard not to be smitten with her… Continue reading The Book Report
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It’s Week 2 of the Celestial Twilight Summer Block Party, and this week Matt Harr has designed the perfect starry block for us. His block is a modern take on a timeless favorite—the Cathedral Window block. This is one of those classic blocks I’ve always wanted to make, but somehow never got around to. So when Matt shared his design, it was the perfect push I needed to finally give it a try.
And I have to say, I loved making this modern, stylish cathedral window block!
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read moreI had a busy week…grandkids, ball games, helping a friend, and some behind-the-scenes things that I’ll tell you about later. I did manage to sneak in the sewing room and get a few things done. I trimmed my Bow Tie quilt, so now I can add the borders. I was going to do that, but …
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The crew from the Great Jelly Roll Bash has been working hard since the beginning of the year to bring you something extra special. This year we’re still doing our annual Zoom Party on Jelly Roll Day (September 19th), but we’ve added a Summer Block Party, too! All starting with the Looking Glass Block instant download.
Our theme is star gazing, and we’ve built a fun quilting event around it. There’s even a little mystery involved, which is a challenge all on its own.
I went with my husband to OCTO two weekends ago, and I ...
read moreThe sewing room and I didn’t see each other much this week, and when we did…I was mostly cleaning and tidying. I still have a long way to go. It’s kind of gotten out of control again. When I did work on a quilt, it was this one…Oh my goodness, I love this quilt. For …
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read moreBoy…once Ray got a break from his snowbird customer quilts, he took off on community quilts. Ray writes: Lynda B made this awesome quilt. The patterns for these quilts are amazing, let alone an invaluable education. I have seen nine patches alternating with blocks. But this quilt takes it a step farther and makes a block …
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read moreThe amazing husband had a big birthday last week, so even with everything that’s been going on (May stuff ran right into June!), I wanted to try to make him something special.
As a collector of guitars, I thought a guitar quilt would be appropriate for him. I used the pattern called Strummin’ by Pink Parakeet Designs. It uses fat quarters and I decided to go with batiks. I had a bunch I’ve been saving for years, so it was good to use a few up! I also used a dark background, which I LOVE and will do ...
read moreI had to laugh. I was writing this blog post when a comment came in from Kathleen. If you remember, long ago, Kathleen told me that she has a rule in her family that you should not introduce a girlfriend/boyfriend until you’ve been dating for three months. This is her comment, “Third time’s a charm. …
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read moreI decided to tackle my reupholstering job. You might remember I bought two stools like this from the garage sale I went to. I paid $3 each. They are sturdy and really nice, minus the need to reupholster them. I know myself, and if I didn’t just jump right in, I’d put it off. So …
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read moreI had a busy week, but managed to get some time in the sewing room. It needs to be cleaned and sometimes the best way to do that is to clean out projects. I was kind of pooped one day, but wanted to sew, so I picked a sitting project, Midnight Flight by Bonnie Hunter. …
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Have you ever wondered why we have so many idioms and metaphors related to bees?
I’ve had a bee in my bonnet for some new designs inspired by the colorful pollinators. The hexagon, or beehive structure was a natural selection for creating strong cutouts in my product walls because they reduce the wall density and material usage while maximizing the structure left behind to carry loads. It works out perfectly for some of my newest 3D printed designs. It was a little harder to pull off the hexaons on my couched throw pillows and the fine laser cut details ...
Rick and I have been working on the garage most of the mornings this week. If you remember, we’re making it into a family room of sorts. It will still be a totally working garage, but when we have family and friends over, it will turn into an extended living space. Rick works second shift, …
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