Joyful Sabbath
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July 5, 2026
Stitching Stuff: Week 27 of 2026
from Life In Pieces
Did you spend last evening watching fireworks? We didn't go this year, it's just way to hot to be outside for long, even after dark. Summer really hit this week, the sewing room has been the place to be.
- 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
- 15 minute days/June = 28/30 days
- 15 minute days/ July = 4/4 days
- 15 minute days/2026 = 181/185 days
- Success rate = 97.83%
It's a long drive from south Texas to northern Oklahoma, I was pretty tired when I got in last Monday. Stitching just didn't happen. That ...
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Detour: Scrappy Celebrations Sprung Out of Prison, Back On the Design WallDeceptively Simple: Stonefields Blocks 28 + 29 "Paper ...
from Cheeky Cognoscenti
Hello, and Happy 250th Anniversary Independence Day to all of my friends here in the United States. I have been hanging out alone in my studio all day, fiddling around with bits of fabric and trying not to dwell on memories of past Independence Days when we would take our young sons to my parents' house for a family cookout by the pool, with my mom and the boys splashing around in the water while my dad cooked burgers on the grill and played patriotic music on his outdoor speakers, wrapping up with neighborhood fireworks once it got dark. I ...
Fixer
from The Quilt Quine
I consider myself to be a problem solver or a fixer, without the dodgy associations of crime or MI6.
My children have often commented that they just want me to listen sympathetically, rather than come up with ingenious solutions to whatever problem they have.
This week a non local customer, who was on a fishing trip, came into work first thing to present me with a lovely bunch of flowers. I had helped her to fix her jammed longarm machine remotely by telling her how to get everything unstuck.
Someone brought in a battered vintage Bernina that she had inherited ...
read moreA collage and the garden...................
from Exuberant Color
I wanted to have a collage of the finished quilts for the first half of the year, so yesterday seemed like a good time to do it. They aren't to scale, just tossed into the collage. It's fun for me to see them all together to recap the first 6 months.
I took a few photos in the garden just before the rain started...again. We have gotten 8.25" of rain in the last 3 days, 2.75" yesterday afternoon. My north neighbor has a lot of standing water in their backyard.
This is the Zinfin Doll ...
read moreInherited quilt top
from Stitching Matters
On the very first day of Wimbledon and during a Sinner match, a quilter phoned to ask if she could fetch her quilt. I had no problem, as this is usually a rather quick transaction. I, however, did not know she’d be bringing another huge quilt along, and this part takes time. I have to make sure that we are on the same page regarding what needs to be done.
This completed top was inherited by a non-quilting daughter after her mom passed away. She had no clue as to how it should be finished. At a gathering, my ...
read moreCommunity Quilts from Ray and Arline
from Jo's Country Junction
Blog reader Arline has been so generous with her time and talents. She often send quilts to Ray and he finishes them as part of the Community Quilt projects. Today, both of the featured quilts are made by Arline. Ray writes:Arline H. formerly of FL sent me this wonderful quilt to finish for the veteran …
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read moreCelebrating America 250 With Patriotic Quilts!
from Christa Quilts
I recently finished two patriotic quilts that I’m excited to share as I say, “Happy Birthday, America!”
This first one is called Positive Vibes and is a remake of a pattern I first had published in a magazine nearly 10 years ago. That was before I became a fabric designer and I always knew I wanted to remake using red, white and blue scraps of my own fabrics.
I quilted it with Red, Aqua, Navy and Gold Metallic threads. In each of the aqua, red and navy rows of plus blocks, I quilted straight lines to represent stars. In ...
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From Our Home to Yours
from From the Strawberry Patch...
Life is Good!
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from From the Strawberry Patch...
Life is Good!
read morecreativity this week the watercolor quilt grows, choices made, a new block
from Not Afraid of Color
I decided to mainly use my aqua/turquoise scraps for this, with lavendar, lime, fuchia mixed in
After all the time I spent on my watercolor quilt, I thought, I should gather some other sized squares from the color bins, to organize some scraps by size and shape not colors
Aqua and Yellow
from The Cozy Quilter
The Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour for July is Aqua. I just had my Aqua fabrics out last week at the cottage to complete the last block of my Sommer Sorbet sampler quilt so it was easy to cut out some squares and HST's for my blocks. This is the only one I got sewn this week but the 25 patch HST block is laid out and ready to sew this coming week. My interpretation of Aqua is blue-green, leaning towards green. Turquoise leans towards blue in the blue-green family. I think others do this the other way around. It ...
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from Count it *all* JOY!
How is it July already?!
I’ve done some fun things this year. After signing on to be the 2nd VP of Programs for my guild, I decided it wasn’t as bad as I’d worried it would be. In fact, I really enjoyed getting speakers, managing programs, and writing blurbs for the ...
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Happy Birthday America - 250 Years Old and Lookin' Good!!
from The Quilting Garden
Happy Birthday America - 250 Years Old and Lookin' Good!!
from Lavender Quilts
Happy 250th birthday America...............
from Exuberant Color
One of the stacks included this downloaded pattern for Kaffe fabrics. They are expecting you to buy the fat quarter pack and label the fabrics in the order they are when you receive it. I would be cutting from stash so mine might look a little different, especially if I used scraps as well as yardage. This is a free pattern download and they also show it in cool colors. I ...
read moreBalcony Bouquet Quilt Kit and Pattern in Connecting Threads
from Curlicue Creations
Connecting Threads has patterns and kits for my Balcony Bouquet quilt in their new beautiful fabric collection, Tailor's Archive. It looks so pretty in these soft colors.
This quilt finishes at 65" x 82". It features fusible applique, pieced blocks, and an attractive on-point setting.
The kit includes the beautiful soft gray blues and sage greens of the Tailor's Archive collection, shown above. This palette gives me a peaceful feeling. Do you feel it, too? Imagine the restful sleep under a Balcony Bouquet quilt made with this fabric. Yesssss....
Order the Balcony Bouquet kit here: Balcony Bouquet Quilt ...
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Florida part two
from South Jersey Quilter
We all stayed at Star Island, a resort in Kissimmee that we've been to before. Heather rented a 3 bedroom unit that sleeps 8, and Mike and Michael rented the smaller units.
Being in the same place was great! They have a pool with a bar, which those who drink took advantage of.
Then, the long rides and flights back home. I'd forgotten how busy and long ...
read moreFriday check in: June statistics and July goals
from With Strings Attached
Yes, it's hot! I'm grateful for central air conditioning and my basement studio these days. I've taken early morning walks except for Wednesday when I mowed the lawn (at 8 a.m.).
Sunrise photo taken at Spring Bluff Forest Preserve, Thursday.
NEWS FLASH! Easton John DePrez was born at 1:40 this morning. Mother and baby doing well. I'm a great-aunt!
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STASH REPORT: I got a lot of bargains, including a stack of batiks at the ...
read moreSimply Stamps: New Patriotic Pattern and Series Roundup
from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber
Break out your fireworks, set up your lawn chair, and pick up a new patriotic pattern to stitch this holiday weekend! As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we’re highlighting the July 4 Forever Simply Stamps pattern and taking you on a walk down stitch-memory lane with a roundup of the entire Simply Stamps Series.
In timeless hues of reds, whites, and blues, the July 4 Forever Simply Stamps pattern is the perfect 4.5″ x 4.5″ project to display year after year as a way to remember this monumental anniversary! Ours was stitched on Vintage Blue Whisper ...
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