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Spring storm season continues. We were lucky Thursday night, all we got from the storms that spawned the tornadoes out west was heavy rain and a lot of lightening. We had some rain and a bit of thunder from the storms last night. All the tornado warnings were south of us. I will be glad when storm season dies down a bit.
The stormy weather hasn't affected my stitching time.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/Apr = 24/25 days
- 15 minute days/2026 = 114/115 days
- Success rate = 99.13%

After driving from Norfolk last Sunday, I attended the welcome reception for Nicholas Ball’s retreaters prior to their week at Quilt Direct. They worked on their improv fish all week, ending up making them twice the normal size in their enthusiasm.


As well as making sure the retreaters were fed, watered and happy I had a customer quilt and lots of teaching. There was a day of 1:1 overlocker, another day of 1:1 Bernini Aurora and 770QE, a B990 zoom session, then my new Friday job.
My evenings were also busy – Nicholas came round for tea, we ...
read moreThis 12.25" colorwash has been pressed and is up on the design wall for its portrait. I'm happy with it, so now I need to quilt it and finish it.
I started to clean off my table but then decided to start designing another 12" one. I cut a bunch of brown and rust (which aren't in the first one) and this one doesn't have any yellow in the center. It needs some serious tweaking but it is a good start. I need to do some more cutting too.
It's really hard to get a ...
read moreRay has been busy-busy. He’s here today to tell you about his recent finishes. He writes: Marci V. from ID sent me this amazing string quilt. I love the way she just stitched one string to the next and to the next until she had a block the size she needed. Then to give it …
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read moreThis morning, I couldn't go back to sleep, so was up at 7 am. I woke around 4 am and kept waking up every few minutes. So, gave up after a while.
I was enjoying the morning, by playing games when Patrick reminded me of the Zoom meeting with QOV state coordinator. Our President was also in the meeting. She talked about the changes and what to expect in the next year. I didn't realize it was her that became President of QOVF. She's with my old group in Olympia. She's also an attorney. So, we ...
read moreTransition days on vacation are never fun, but you can make the best of them by being patient.
There has been a lot of goodbyes in the last couple of days and yesterday was the last of them as I am now on my own as Dillon and M had one day left in Taormina on their own, and DH is off to play golf with his buddies on their annual golf trip. He was going to Spain and well, his travel plans didn’t go as planned and I’m not going there. Some things are best left unsaid ...
read moreI have been playing a LOT with the gelatin plates (One is Gelli brand, and one is Gel Press brand.)
First up, the Fabulous Features from Saturday Sparks 715

I left early Friday morning…The clock said 6:10 am. I left a bit earlier than I might normally need to, but I knew I needed gas. My appointment went well. He was happy I wasn’t getting a lot of side effects. My blood pressure was a little high so he added in another blood pressure …
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read moreI finished another old quilt for the same person as the old black quilt. I had a vision for this quilt and I love how it turned out.
I’ve been thinking about starting the Stonefield's quilt by Susan Smith. The pattern was given to me by Barb Perrin many years ago. I’ve pulled it out several times, studied it, and put it back on the shelf. I even organized the pattern into a notebook. I’ve been watching Gretchen, Chris and Rebecca all working on the Stonefield's quilt. Gretchen was at the Jane Stickle retreat, and she was working on one of her blocks.
I freshened my stash with some new Tilda fabrics and a few other pieces I thought I could use in ...
read moreI’ve been thinking about starting the Stonefield's quilt by Susan Smith. The pattern was given to me by Barb Perrin many years ago. I’ve pulled it out several times, studied it, and put it back on the shelf. I even organized the pattern into a notebook. I’ve been watching Gretchen, Chris and Rebecca all working on the Stonefield's quilt. Gretchen was at the Jane Stickle retreat, and she was working on one of her blocks.
I freshened my stash with some new Tilda fabrics and a few other pieces I thought I could use in ...
read morewelcome to this week's creativity round-up starting with evening handwork on hexie spiral in pink
| being sewn together one hexie at a time! |
| used tiny scraps to build a book cover (it will be quilted then folded in half) |
| lots of blocks made for the "parts dep't" |
and sewing this ... read more
Good morning, my friends. It's been an action-packed couple of days. I have so much to tell you, so let's get started right away. I'll start with the sewing. After that, I'll tell you about my walk with Matthew along the Willamette River waterfront...that was yesterday. And then, I'll tell you about our dinner Thursday night. Okay? Okay. Here we go.
In the sewing room, I managed to find enough time to finish the top-stitching on the latest two blocks for the Northern Wilderness project. Here's Block #9, the Outhouse.
Good morning, my friends. It's been an action-packed couple of days. I have so much to tell you, so let's get started right away. I'll start with the sewing. After that, I'll tell you about my walk with Matthew along the Willamette River waterfront...that was yesterday. And then, I'll tell you about our dinner Thursday night. Okay? Okay. Here we go.
In the sewing room, I managed to find enough time to finish the top-stitching on the latest two blocks for the Northern Wilderness project. Here's Block #9, the Outhouse.
Well, after having to rip numerous times....I have his face done!
All it takes is one miscounted stitch and you're spending hours trying to find it!Anyway, his face is done and I've started on the bunting which is going pretty quickly. Will post another update when that's done.
Don't forget, we're doing a stitch-along at Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs on Facebook. There are prizes for the 1st 2 stitchers who complete the project.
Order your pattern from Everything Cross Stitch and join us at the group!
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