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 I am really trying to make it a priority to share all the finished quilts to date.  I got a bit behind this winter and now my notebook is a mess.  I hope to clear that up by the end of the year.

Kelli has a book recommendation for you. She writes: I’m slowly coming to change my book preference from thriller killers to “historical” or books set in another time that dealt with a topic that was controversial at times or a topic that was taboo. This book is The Mad Wife by Meagan Church. This book …

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 What a wonderfully productive day we had at our Prayers and Squares group yesterday. We were missing 2 of our regular year round members, but 3 of our seasonal summer ladies were there. Marcia finished the binding on the quilt she was working on and Susan finished the binding on hers. Marg started a Big Quilt pattern a few weeks ago using a gorgeous sunflower fabric that was way too pretty to cut up. 

I finished the autumn stars quilt. Tammy continued work on the quilt as you go sampler, but I didn’t get pictures of that one. And ...

I indulged in a little retail therapy and a short walk at Half Day Forest Preserve.   (Water lily, wild morning glory, and bladderwort.)

In 1990 Amelia and I celebrated our June birthdays in Northbrook.  I was staying at my parents' for the ALA conference and Amelia and her mother (my sister) were home for a visit.   Amelia greeted me at the door excitedly:  "Nann!  Grandmother and I baked you a lemon cake!" 

Over a month ago I posted that I'd started a new version of Diabolical Jane. Here's what my progress looked like then:

You may have noticed, I haven't been posting much lately. Instead, I've been playing with Jane behind the scenes. 

31 iterations later - I won't bore you with all the photos - I have the tabletop layout I was happy enough with to put all the pieces on the wall. Mirroring the tabletop photo helps visualize the layout.

I took out some of the duller prints from the earlier version and added a few brighter ...

Good morning, my friends. Its been nice to indulge in the peace of some slow days over the past week. With Mike’s cataract surgeries, and my asthma attack of the previous week, it was good to have a breather. (Pun totally intended.) Yesterday morning, I started on a new embroidery piece. This is Block 8 of 9 for the Le Jardin project. Not much color so far, but it’s coming.

Good morning, my friends. Its been nice to indulge in the peace of some slow days over the past week. With Mike’s cataract surgeries, and my asthma attack of the previous week, it was good to have a breather. (Pun totally intended.) Yesterday morning, I started on a new embroidery piece. This is Block 8 of 9 for the Le Jardin project. Not much color so far, but it’s coming.

 This week was a slow one for quilting, but I still made it into the sewing room every day, even if only for a few minutes. While sorting through the tiny scraps bin, I realized there were even more scraps tucked away in the “Sweets” tin, where I keep random triangles to turn into half square triangles. As you can see, they multiply like rabbits....it’s time to let them go!

There were three HST's in the tin, so they’ll be added to the hoard of HST's.

Welcome back for week 19 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the dashingly dizzy Pinwheel Dash by Bev McCoullough!

Pinwheel Dash by Bev McCoullough

This week’s designer, Bev McCoullough, designs the cutest patterns for her company, Flamingo Toes, and is a fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs. This week, she brought us the intermediate-level Pinwheel Dash Block, made with a handful of half ...