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March 26, 2026
I Like Thursday #309 from Knitting Quilter


It's time for I Like Thursday! Please visit LeeAnna to link up with more participating blogs. Well, my Christmas Cactus is blossoming again! This is the third time since November. Is this normal?? I'm not very good with plants. I did have a Christmas Cactus for years and I don't think it bloomed much more than onceper year. It's very pretty and I love it. I'm just wondering if it's normal!


I'm halfway through making my border pieces for Facets. It's not a very large block measuring at 3" X 6.5 ...

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These Empty Places from Happy Cottage Quilter

 book cover for These Empty Places

These Empty Places by Sarah Loudin Thomas is a slow paced interesting novel. 

Claire and Lena have experienced hardship. The story is about the strength and friendship of these two women and how they moved past the hurts. They learn to love and make choices that shape their lives. It's about courage and forgiveness. Beautifully written characters. Ms Thomas describes the time period and places so well. She is a master storyteller as evidenced in this novel. Clean and faith fulled.

I received an e- copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest ...

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Here Comes Peter Cottontail from Melva Loves Scraps

I mentioned at the beginning of the week that I was in process of making some Easter goodie bags... I made and filled three bunny goodie bags and one carrot.  They turned out just adorable!


And... as promised, I am sharing the links for the patterns!

I made hair scrunchies to hold the bag shut.  The pattern (which is available in three sizes) suggested ribbon.  I had some strips of Easter fabric in the stash that was given to me by a friend about 10 years ago.

After making the bunnies (medium sized bag), I searched for a carrot bag ...

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It's a SAHRR 2026 Finish and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

Bonjour et bienvenue

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Wooden House Still Winter Roundup from Canadian Needle Nana

 Here is one of the Mother trees near our laneway featuring in a photo taken Wednesday. 

It's still mostly winter here and that's all I'll say about that. I suppose it's appropriate that I'm still knitting my very warm afghan. Here's how long it is now.
The male Cardinal is even more beautiful this far into what should be spring. He may be the showiest bird we have in Canada especially against a winter landscape.
And I'm so happy the Barred Owls have returned to Jim's nesting box in Indianna. They were ...

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French Countryside Tablerunner: Free Charm Pack-Friendly Pattern and Video Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Take a trip with us to the countryside with this new Charm Pack-friendly, Foundation Paper Pieced pattern. The FREE French Countryside Tablerunner Pattern comes with Fat Quarter Shop Video Tutorials for the pattern as well as the Square-in-a-Square foundation paper it uses. You are sure to have fun sewing this charming tablerunner!

The French Countryside Tablerunner Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE TABLERUNNER FREE PATTERN

The French Countryside Tablerunner is a perfect quilt for beginners and anyone looking to take a trip into the land of foundation paper piecing. With just one print Charm ...

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Sewing room time from South Jersey Quilter

 This week I've been spending more time in the sewing room, an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. Cutting flannel. Fun fact, a yard of flannel yields 20 8 inch squares. I can cut 10 yards in an hour. I cut a total of 100 yards into squares! That's a lot of squares that will become rag quilts. 

I also have about 50 2 yard pieces stacked to become oversized recieving blankets. And maybe 10 pieces of more than 5 yards set aside for whatever. 

Anyway, I cut the last yard of flannel late ...

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Pattern Release Party — Constellation Crumb Quilt from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

Get your party drink ready… I have my extra-strong coffee ☕ in hand, and I am so excited to finally share all the details about my newest quilt pattern — Constellation Crumb Quilt. KEEP READING UNTIL THE END AND YOU WILL FIND THE PARTY FUN!

Let’s Celebrate A Study in Color, Scraps, and Letting Go

This quilt is truly a study in so many things.

First, it is a study in color and how to create a successful gradient. The design moves from incredibly light pink all the way to a deep, rich purple. In between those two extremes are bright ...

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The Top Is Done from Kitty and Me Designs

It took me 6 days but I finally completed the top of the McHenry Landmark Crazy Quilt:

Crazy Quilting by Pamela Kellogg 
 
The lace, trim, yo-yo flowers and buttons are all sewn on by hand.  The lace is vintage, given to me by my mother in law.  The buttons are vintage Mother Of Pearl.  Took me hours to go through my stash and find enough of them with the shank and the right size!  The leaves have vintage 2 hole MOP of buttons on them too but they have a green tint to them.  They kind of blend in which is what I wanted.  The ...

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I Like Thursday # 497 do you still eat kid's cereal for breakfast? from Not Afraid of Color

 

welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with a black and white photo I took of my porch

I liked sitting on the porch after work, drinking cherry juice with a splash of amaretto...
and having a sweet puppy again to join us

We set up a small sprinkler because it's dry and hot (90's in the sun) in Colorado in March... and I took a video of  Alfie (previously known as Dewi) who had never in all his 21 months see a sprinkler
I haven't figured out how to put it on the blog ...

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Cows On The Hills! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


I took this photo from the corner of the parking area behind the QPO Studio yesterday afternoon.

All was ready, and I was waiting for the first of the April Quiltvillians (Who are joining us in March because Easter falls on their regular week this year.)

One of my favorite things about living in the mountains - watching things become greener than green, and seeing the cows grazing way on the top of the hills.

Look closely - zoom in - it's the little black dots to the right of the old water tower.
Click to Read the Whole Story!

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Many Miles Covered from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. We have an early start today because I need a fasting blood draw. Mike is going with me. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then do our grocery shopping. Breakfast will be nice, but the rest of the morning sounds pretty forbidding, doesn't it?

Many miles were covered since our last chat. I got my hair cut and colored. Yay! I feel so much better. After that, I bought some new shoes and retired the previous pair. Also, I picked up some peanuts for the birds and some ...

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Many Miles Covered from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast again this morning. We have an early start today because I need a fasting blood draw. Mike is going with me. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then do our grocery shopping. Breakfast will be nice, but the rest of the morning sounds pretty forbidding, doesn't it?

Many miles were covered since our last chat. I got my hair cut and colored. Yay! I feel so much better. After that, I bought some new shoes and retired the previous pair. Also, I picked up some peanuts for the birds and some ...

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Embroidered silk pieces for patchwork from contemporary embroidery

 


Ten embroidered silk pieces for patchwork.

Each of these measures two by two and a half inches and will be used with pre-cut one inch petal templates.

They will form a motif identical to the floral pieces in the post yesterday. 

As each of those flower motifs requires eight petals I definitely have more of these to embroider.


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Freedom Rings Blog Hop - Liberty Rings Pattern from Quilting Affection

Welcome to my day during the Studio 180 Design Freedom Rings Blog Hop! This week, a couple of my fellow Certified Instructors and I are sharing some great projects made from Studio 180 Designs newest fabric collection, Freedom Rings by Island Batik for Lumin Fabrics. 

The Deb Tucker Studio 180 Design team has created another fantastic fabric collection. This collection celebrates the colors of the United States in honor of this year's Semiquincentennial. It features a stunning array of reds, whites, and blues, along with some of the most beautiful golds I've seen in a while.  This collection ...

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Sorting scraps is my therapy from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

 For those not aware of the Magic Bags, they are bags of grain (not sure what kind) that you throw in the microwave to heat up - like a heating pad. However, Jill's comment is chilling!!! The smell was quite bad, and I can still smell it on my PJs because I held the bag to me for a bit. The smell is still very much in the bag, and I suspect that when I get home, I'll be shopping for another bag, because the moment it goes in the microwave, it will stink up the place. 

As for ...

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I Like Thursdays: March 26, 2026 from 3 Poodles and a Nana

 


Greetings and salutations!

It's "I like Thursdays" and time to celebrate what is good in the world.  For more positive posts, visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color!

This week's likes include Lasagna!! 
 

I've been making this with the no boil noodles for a few years and my family loves it.  I made a big batch over the weekend and distributed it to family members.  It's always a hit!  The recipe I like is on the food.com website here.  


I finished a quilt top.  I didn't photograph it but will take it to Lizzie ...

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Third finished quilt in March 2026........ from Exuberant Color


This is another quilt made with mostly 1990s floral fabrics, with a few newer ones worked in.  I also added Kaffe Fassett Spot fabric. It is made of Hourglass blocks with rectangles used as the border.

It is 53" x 64.5".





I bought the 59" wide black and white fabric many years ago.  It was nice to not have to piece a backing.  The quilt has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it.  It was quilted by Robin Diaz.






This finished quilt top is made with all Marcia Derse fabric, from many years of her collections.  There are 35 different ...

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Guild Workshop from Quarter-Inch Capers

We had a great workshop Tuesday and Wednesday sponsored by our quilt guild. Barbara Black is a quilter from Huntsville, Alabama who travels nationwide (and on cruises) to teach various workshops. We did the Western Sun workshop which is based on an antique quilt that is patterned in this book.



Barbara has made two versions; a king size


and a smaller, contemporary class sample.


I like the bright colors, but I had a pretty large fat quarter collection of Rene Nanneman fabrics I wanted to use. 

The blocks are super time consuming. It took the whole first day to get ...

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Larissas erster Quilt: Ein Quilt-Abenteuer beginnt from Quilt Collection M.

 Larissa hat sich einen Quilt gewünscht - das freut mein Quilter-Herz! Noch besser: sie möchte den Quilt selber machen - das heißt, wir nähen zusammen. Bisher hat sie noch nie genäht, aber sie ist wild entschlossen alles zu lernen. 


Ein frischer Quiltentwurf in Frühlingsfarben


Larissa stickt gerne und ist leidenschaftliche Fußballerin - damit bringt sie Ausdauer und Geduld mit. Und sie ist wild entschlossen alles zu lernen. Natürlich ist sie mit 28 Jahren im besten Lern-Alter ;). Unsere Vollzeitjobs lassen uns leider kein sehr großes Zeitfenster. Aber es eilt ja nicht.


Larissa testet meine Maschine



Die Wahl des Musters und der Farben

Die Wahl ...

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