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This was my February binding challenge and so glad it is done and hanging up this month.   It is so bright and cheery and brightens up the corner by the door to our garage.

December is so busy, I haven’t had a chance to do much sewing. Last Summer I decided to take Deb Tucker’s pattern Snow Crystal and put it in the middle of a One Block Wonder (OBW). Snow Crystal is made with the Star 60 Tool.

The fabric is Flower Festival by Benartex. The flowers are about 7″ across. I bought it back in 2022. The background is a dark plum color.

When I started to assemble the quilt when I discovered a problem. I had 3″ too much in the length of the hexie rows that were being ...

Does anyone remember the blizzard of ’78? I was a freshman in high school and that blizzard shut down Northeastern Ohio for at least a week. We lost power and my folks did their best to keep our house somewhat warm by using the gas oven in the kitchen and the wood burning fireplace in the family room. We all slept in the family room in front of the fire. It was so cold! There was over 3 feet of snow and roads were shut down for days while people tried their best to dig out. 

Fast forward to now ...

As of today, we have closed the door to a chapter in our lives and we’re looking forward to the future. Our time in Australia has come to an end, but we’ll look back with love for the kangaroos, fondness for brilliantly-colored sunsets, some challenges, and bittersweet memories mixed in. 

Now it’s time to focus on the next chapter. 

The home we purchased in Australia was settled and sold today to a wonderful gentleman who has promised he’ll care for the Roos as we did. In fact, just this afternoon he sent us this sweet photo ...

Yes, I did it ..... started another project.  You would think that squirrels hibernate during winter ..... but no, they do not and they stopped by and had a few chats with me!  LOL

It all started with cleaning out some piles of fabrics and papers and that is when I saw this pattern and knew that it just had to be made.

What got me started on this squirrel was a need for a couple more small wall quilts to go with my February red/neutral quilts.  My bins of red fabrics and my neutral/red fabrics were a tad overflowing ...

I've been as busy in the sewing room this month as an active puppy will allow me to be! Never a dull moment around here. I've begun cutting out all the pieces for "Stars and Snowflakes" by Wendy Sheppard. The trial block is shown here, under construction. I hope to have this all cut and prepped to take along for stitching together at an upcoming weekend retreat. While preparing all the pieces for

I've been as busy in the sewing room this month as an active puppy will allow me to be! Never a dull moment around here. I've begun cutting out all the pieces for "Stars and Snowflakes" by Wendy Sheppard. The trial block is shown here, under construction. I hope to have this all cut and prepped to take along for stitching together at an upcoming weekend retreat. While preparing all the pieces for

We’ve just released our latest pattern collection for The Art of Home Club, called Holidays with a Twist! With it, we’ll be making a table runner and wall hanging quilt with “present” blocks! How cute!

And as always, there are LOTS of options! There are SEVEN different applique and hand embroidery patterns! We even have tutorials for crayon tinting (like you see in the joy, wreath, and mitten blocks below.) Aren’t they pretty?

We’re calling this collection “Holidays with a Twist” because once we make the “present” blocks, we’ll add some triangles to the sides ...

Thee more quilt designs with Inklingo's Five Pointed Star blocks, this time combined with good old simple five patch blocks. XXX Annika Continue reading →

1 quilt design with Inklingo's latest shape collection, 4 inch 5 pointed stars. XXX Annika Continue reading →

Vor etwas mehr als einer Woche ging ich zusammen mit 5 anderen Frauen Skifahren. Wir übernachteten 2x in der Erezsässhütte bei Klosters. Es war einfach genial. Das Wetter machte mit und es hatte sehr wenig Leute. Wir hatten es sehr gut zusammen und haben sehr viel gelacht, was will man mehr?

A little more than a week ago I went together with 5 other women skiing. We stayed for 2 nights at the Erezsässhütte near Klosters. It was just great. The weather was wonderful and it has very few people. We did laugh a lot togheter and did have a ...

This is what happens when snow is predicted in the south; naturally there's the insanity that occurs as everyone runs for bread and milk at the grocery stores but, then, the conversation turns to anticipated snowfall amounts and, ultimately, how long folks expect to be stranded. I'm not too worried: we have firewood enough to last and I have an adequate supply of books and stitching projects

This is what happens when snow is predicted in the south; naturally there's the insanity that occurs as everyone runs for bread and milk at the grocery stores but, then, the conversation turns to anticipated snowfall amounts and, ultimately, how long folks expect to be stranded. I'm not too worried: we have firewood enough to last and I have an adequate supply of books and stitching projects

Zuerst einmal möchte ich all meinen Lesern und Leserinnen ein gutes neues Jahr wünschen und hoffe, dass euer Neujahr auch so gut begonnen hat wie bei mir. Gestern war ich zusammen mit einer Freundin auf meiner ersten Schneeschuhtour. Es war einfach herrlich!

First of all I want to wish all my readers a Happy New Year and hope that your year also started as well as mine did. Yesterday I have been on my first snowshoe tour with a friend. It just war marvelous! 

 

Who is ready for some 
BLIZZARD QUILTING?!! 

I love Valentine’s Day! Do you know why? After you take down the Christmas decorations, the house feels a little bare and not as festive. But Valentine’s Day decorations (in my favorite colors, red and pink) certainly brighten things up!! Today, we released Collection #60 to members of The Art of Home Club. It includes a Stuck on You Valentine’s Day table runner pattern, plus instructions to make a mug rug, mini tote, and a little treat bag.

Guess what?! The table runner does double duty- it not only makes your table really cute, it is also ...

Our latest Collection for The Art of Home Club is called Woodland Christmas, and it contains instructions to make a square quilt/wall hanging, table runner, AND a small table topper.  What a great assortment of projects to make to decorate your home this holiday season! Also included are 6 little woodland “critters” ready for the winter holidays (skunk, bunny, fox, deer, owl, and bear) plus “Merry Christmas” and “Warm Winter Wishes” sentiments.

That’s right- it’s an entire collection of designs and projects that you can mix and match and have a lot of fun with!

For extra ...

Have you heard about our Snowmen & Silent Night Sew Along? Make a cute little 35″ snowman quilt with us during this FREE sew along!

Just CLICK HERE to sign up and get all of the free patterns delivered to your email!  You will get a new block pattern each Monday for 4 weeks, then in the fifth and final week you’ll get the border instructions.

Here’s the first block which we’ve just released:

There are  TWO different version of these designs, so you can choose your favorite! Choose from the “Snow Friends” version or the “Silent Night ...

Our latest Collection for The Art of Home Club is called Angels Among Us, and it contains instructions to make a quilt, table runner, and pillow with these adorable Christmas angel quilt blocks. (That’s right- it’s an entire collection of designs and projects that you can mix and match and have a lot of fun with!) I really love the “picket” border on the quilt and table runner- it’s so fun!

There’s instructions to either applique OR hand embroider the angels. I think it would be fun to personalize the angels, using hair and fleshtones of ...

Today we released Collection #53, Penguin Party!! (I can’t believe we are on Collection #53 in our Club!!)

This month’s collection includes 5 adorable penguin designs- with patterns for BOTH applique and hand embroidery, so you can choose your favorite. Our projects are a table runner, set of place mats, and mug rug. They are the perfect addition to your winter table! I love designs that can go from the holidays all the way through the winter, so you don’t have to totally change out your decor at the end of the holiday season.

(I know that ...