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November 10, 2026
Appliqué Pillow with Family Fabrics from Fret Not Yourself

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
~Francois de la Rochefoucauld

The previous appliqué pillow was such a success I had to make another one just for me. As usual there are enough leftovers for two or three more collages but this time I also cut into some fabric inherited from my mother. The largest part is the rose near the top middle. What a wonderful reminder of my family. 

Here are several shots as I moved pieces around. Funny how deliberately deleting the neon flowers softens the bouquet. There ...

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Binding finished.................. from Exuberant Color


In spite of everything else I did, I finished the binding on the fall color 9 patch quilt.  I'll take it's photo today.

It was errand day, bank, post office, and grocery store.  Lunch was in the afternoon.  Then it was time to pick up the needle.


I sewed some of the 2" finished flannel squares.  I'm pressing the seam open on these.

Also the table runner top of Marcia Derse pinwheels is sewn together now.

I have household things to do today so I don't know how much sewing I'll get to do.

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Timeless is Looking Good from Quilts....etc.

Another border done on Timeless, I moved the one I did yesterday to the side – it doesn’t really matter right now with the squares pinned to the wall – one more to go. This much quilted on Silent Night on Sunday night – and yes I do get up and move around to stretch […]

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The Day With Family from Quilting My Way

It's been a year and then some since I have been around both my brothers at the same time. It was good to see Chris, since he lives in Oklahoma. 

We picked up mom, Chris, and Sonja. Loaded them up in the car and drove to Vancouver to my brother's place. The house is finished with the remodeling. It has all the bells and whistles! I loved it. Even the toilet had all the bells and whistles. Heated seats, dryers, and that French word I can't spell. lol We got lunch and then sat down to play ...

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November 9, 2026
Basement Bathroom from Jo's Country Junction

You might remember that three or four years ago I was working on updating the bathroom in the basement. When we built the addition onto the house, we put a basement underneath it, and in that section we put in a bathroom, my “frame shop,” and a big open area. The bathroom only gets used …

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Stash bee blocks from Just Sew Sue


I was delighted to get these courthouse steps blocks sewn on the first day of the retreat and passed onto their recipient, Jane. She was receiving blocks from several attendees, so I hope they go together as she has planned. I had only printed out the instructions and chosen some fabrics, so I had to cut the strips ready to sew. I was surprised how many neutrals with small pink accents are in my stash.

I am now back from Liverpool and the first job to do is unpack my suitcase! I am always slow to do this on my ...

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When Hobby Becomes Mission from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It’s another morning of writing fast. Matthew and I are meeting up this morning. I’ll say more about that in a minute. 

It was a busy sewing day yesterday. With the Cats in Pajamas soon to be rehomed, it was time to think seriously about the next quilt in line to be quilted. Grandpa’s Bridges is next. This should be pretty easy. Already I have some ideas about it, and it’ll all be doable.


Yesterday I picked out the threads I want to use. The threads I’m about to show you ...

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When Hobby Becomes Mission from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It’s another morning of writing fast. Matthew and I are meeting up this morning. I’ll say more about that in a minute. 

It was a busy sewing day yesterday. With the Cats in Pajamas soon to be rehomed, it was time to think seriously about the next quilt in line to be quilted. Grandpa’s Bridges is next. This should be pretty easy. Already I have some ideas about it, and it’ll all be doable.


Yesterday I picked out the threads I want to use. The threads I’m about to show you ...

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Weekly Update: bunco, quilt show, and some sewing from With Strings Attached

 It was nice to go to the quilt guild meeting Wednesday evening.   The charity quilt challenge ended with voting for favorites. (The challenge was to select fabric from donations to the guild and to use a pattern or template from the guild library.  I used a pattern by Amy Ellis.)  I didn't get a picture of the winning quilt (red/white/blue for QOV).   






The block of the month concluded with a display of the Lori Holt sampler patterns they made--either a witch, a scarecrow, or a snowman. 

I put a bag of scraps (8 yds by weight) and ...

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Quilt of Valor & Retreat ~ Sew & Tell - 11/9/26 from Melva Loves Scraps


Welcome back to another Sew & Tell Party!  The party where you can proudly share your progress on quilts or other creative projects.  I spent most of the week preparing for the retreat.  I cleaned my machine in preparation for a full weekend of piecing, and I am pleased that it is happily making beautiful stitches once again.  

I spent time in the kitchen getting my meals ready to go... you can read that as... Make meals for us and save the leftovers for the retreat. =D

The fall temps have turned cooler, even a little chilly, so it was nice ...

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Misteri Hasil Macau: Cara Menganalisis Pengeluaran Toto from Tink Squared

Toto Macau telah menjadi salah satu permainan yang paling populer di kalangan para penggemar judi di seluruh dunia. Setiap hasil yang dikeluarkan memiliki keunikan dan daya tarik tersendiri, yang menjadikan misteri di balik angka-angka yang keluar sangat menarik untuk dianalisis. Dalam artikel ini, kita akan membahas cara menganalisis hasil dari pengeluaran Toto Macau, termasuk bagaimana Anda dapat menginterpretasikan berbagai data dan pola yang muncul dari keluaran Macau.

Menganalisis hasil togel, terutama dalam konteks Macau 4d, membutuhkan kesabaran dan metode yang tepat. Dengan memahami data dari pengeluaran Macau, pemain dapat meningkatkan peluang mereka untuk meraih kemenangan. Kita akan menyelami berbagai aspek ...

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Cowboy Star Table Runners... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full


Pawing through the cupboard I found

a few more orphan quilt blocks... 


These are way too FUN to be

stored away in a cupboard...





They are leftover from the Rodeo Quilt Panel

I made earlier this year...





I also found some leftover bandana fabric

that I used in the star blocks...





Yes, a table runner is in progress...





With orphan blocks,  these runners

go together so quickly...





It was so fast and simple to assemble...





I had enough blocks to make two runners...

I will keep one of these for my living room.

Dig out your orphan blocks and make ...

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High Nine Blocks on the Wall from The Colorful Fabricholic

My recent teal Diabolical Jane project was challenging and required auditioning and replacing several fabrics. I ended up with a collection of unused cut pieces, 2-1/2 by 6-1/2". In an effort to not waste them or let them languish in my scrap drawer forever, I had to figure out something to do with them. 

The solution was a nine-patch variation that I'm calling High Nine. By pairing up two fabrics and cutting some of the 6-1/2" pieces into 2-1/2" squares, I made these blocks. They will finish at 6" by 10".


While I had a ...

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Les Bleus d' Alsace 2026 Linky Party! from Humble Quilts

 It's time to share your Les Bleus d' Alsace, our 2026 quiltalong!

I've seen so many fun quilts and can't wait to see more!

Please add your link, or just a photo, completed, or a top. Feel free to send me a photo at humblequilts@gmail.com and I'll post it. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Pattern Piddle from Podunk Pretties

Hello Happy Quilting Friends!  Come on in and let me show you what a week's worth of piddling looks like.  But first, I did do a tiny bit of hand sewing while watching TV, so the week wasn't all about piddling.


And then there was the garden clean up, I wouldn't exactly call that piddling. Sigh.... It was a week of one boring chore after another.

 
I made a brief trip into the sewing room to hang a curtain in the doorway (yellow arrow below).  It's my way of trying to decide if I really want ...

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Gift giving from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Yes - The Market in London is somewhat similar to The Forks in Winnipeg, although I didn't have much time to wander around The Forks. I think it's a bit more "commercial" if that makes sense. The Forks is also open for longer hours, and it's in a tourist area. But both are wonderful places to poke around! We have loads of old buildings around - we need more of that kind of thing! I didn't have time to investigate at all - I was busy the entire time, and I was exhausted at the end. 

I confess that ...

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Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I love making these square-in-square blocks. 
Birdsong! Made with so many fantastic leftover bits. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my ...

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Design Wall Monday - November 9 from My Sewing Room

This will be a crazy busy week, with Veteran's Day and various other things going on.  But I did some prepping over the weekend so that even small chunks of time can yield some productivity this week.


The Marigold Mystery is a BOM, and it might actually take me all month to finish the November instructions.  Last week I cut all the strips needed to turn the blocks from 2 months into spools.  I got the spool pieces sewn onto the 4 Dutchman's Puzzle blocks, and hope to get the 5 Sawtooth Stars finished up today.  The blocks ...

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The Fifth Finish! from Life In Pieces

Oklahoma has finally started it's autumn.  It's cool enough to need jackets, at least in the morning and evenings. We went out Saturday evening and it was really cool. It was so warm for so long that this cooler, need a jacket weather feels really weird.  

It was a good weekend to sit in the sewing room with a quilt over your lap. So I took the opportunity to sew the binding to the back of Glowing Hearts. 




Glowing Hearts was started in May of 2025. This pattern was Sandra Walker's, MMM Quilts, quilt along that year ...

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Being sidelined from Happy Cottage Quilter



Back in September I was going to work on these pillowcases for Ryan's Case for Smiles. But was sidelined by a visit to the hospital for two days. 

But I am happy to say that I completed 12 pillowcases and will deliver them to a drop off site.


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