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A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

On one of my evening walks in the neighborhood, I went to an "open house" out of curiosity and saw an amazing black-and-white hexagonal tile backsplash. The pattern stuck in my head, and I decided to do something about it. When I got home, I found the English Paper Piecing (EPP) hexagon templates I had used for a pillow cover a few years ago and got started. As the first few pieces came together, I loved what I saw.

The fabrics are Kona Natural and Black. As the piece ...

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this morning. And YAY! We're not home yet, but at least we're in our home state. And forget everything I said yesterday. We had to spend a couple of hours yesterday morning rerouting ourselves when we heard there was a winter weather advisory for the Cascades and the Siskiyous. It will be hazardous trying to get across the mountain passes with that kind of weather, and so we've rerouted ourselves to head north to the Columbia Gorge and then head west toward home from there.

So ...

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this morning. And YAY! We're not home yet, but at least we're in our home state. And forget everything I said yesterday. We had to spend a couple of hours yesterday morning rerouting ourselves when we heard there was a winter weather advisory for the Cascades and the Siskiyous. It will be hazardous trying to get across the mountain passes with that kind of weather, and so we've rerouted ourselves to head north to the Columbia Gorge and then head west toward home from there.

So ...

 Small Town Slasher by Stephanie Rose 

This book had me immediately hooked. It's like a slasher film with lots more room for character development and Jenna is a great protagonist. I loved the chance to walk in her shoes for a couple hundred pages and I especially love that the author didn't immediately date the book by making specific references. We can all imagine what "those most overplayed Christmas song ever" is or what current events Jenna is alluding to and, even if we don't come up with the exact ones the author intended, it still works ...

Hello my friends, it’s check-in #7 today for Blooming Scrappy QAL! If you are just now hearing about the QAL, here is the HQ for the scrappy where I will post links to all the check-ins on the HQ page.

HOW THIS WORKS: We will be making the blocks from the different projects in my book to make a sampler quilt.

MATERIALS: My Scrap Quilting Book + Scraps – use scraps or 4y background + 1 FQ bundle!

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CLICK HERE FOR THE QAL SCHEDULE

Today’s assignment: 6 shoofly blocks from Who Tends the Garden quilt! Easy Peasy ...

 I go in the sewing room when Lisa the cleaner is here, to stay out of her way. She does that room last, and I vacate it when she's ready. Ralph goes down to the basement and has been sorting and cleaning.

 I finished the limoncello fabric bowl cozies! These are for us. 

I also started putting together one of the fabric books that I found panels for. The first one is ABC's of Christmas, and I should finish it today. I'll do all 3 or 4, and put them away for future family babies. I've ...

February is such a short month.  January was 5 weeks, so a true 4 week month is a shock afterwards.  Now that the second month of 2026 is finished,  it's time to report on how I'm doing on my PHDs (projects half done) and link up with Ms P Designs' PHD in 2026.  My PHD report is unchanged from January.   

No finishes, but no new starts either. It was still a good month because there has definitely been progress on several projects.  

Kate's Choice is an almost finish. The second border is attached.  The top border is ...

I'm going here tomorrow for 10 days.

This little sewing kit should keep me going for a few evenings whilst I am relaxing on the balcony.

Hexagons of Liberty fabric and paper templates for Grandmothers flower garden motifs, all gathered and placed in a hand made pocket. 

Meanwhile, if you get bored, there are lots of videos on this link. 

And also on my YouTube channel. 

       

Comments

• Looks stunning - enjoy! by Jillayne https://www.blogger.com/profile/01533504920962855079
• Happy Hols Karen x by Jill Dian https://www.blogger.com/profile/03989862336091598651

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