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October 7, 2026
Yuletide Memories from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

 Hello Everyone,

I just received the official 'go ahead and release' the image of my next Block of the Month for Marcus Fabrics.  Here is Yuletide Memories in all her glory.....all 94" x 94" of her.


The 'strike-offs' (sample fabrics) were received by the manufacturer from South Korea and have been approved.  Now I will anxiously await the arrival of my sample fabrics so I can start making the quilt.

Here are some up-close pictures of the blocks. Does this one look familiar?  It's the same block that I'm currently making for my Blue Plate Special pattern ...

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Carrefour - the European Quilt Show Part 2 from Humble Quilts


This photo was taken of vineyards right from our hotel balcony. 


This was a more traditional quilt display. I tried to get the makers of each one but I may have missed a couple. Enjoy!









Love the flying geese!












Love that conversation print! It pays to take a close look!







This was a favorite! Love the red quilting lines!


It is such an amazing quilt!






 Not only were we surrounded by vineyards, we were surrounded by fairy tale villages!






I believe these are geraniums. 





This is one village the quilts were being displayed in. 

The Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines National Necropolis


History: Built ...

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AUTUMN JOY from Q-BITS



All summer I watch this plant grow in our front garden from a stub to this bush.  It is a perennial sedum called "Autumn Joy", and right on schedule on the first of September it blooms.  It always says to me that the Fall season is upon us; and I begin to want to make a quilt using autumnal colors.


Here is this year's effort.


THE STATS:  Autumn Joy, 2026, 26" x 26", Paper Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted.


This quilt was photographed at the Colorado State Armory in Manzanola, Colorado.  Several armories were built in the 1920s around ...

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Christmas plans from Just Sew Sue


My daughter, Lizzie dropped a very unsubtle hint last week about what she'd like for Christmas - table mats and a table runner. I made four mats for Matt last Christmas as we celebrated at his home, but this year we will be going to Lizzie's home in Bradford.

I have purchased this pattern from Primrose Cottage here. Had I looked at the other options, I could have bought the cheaper table runner pattern instead. Never mind, I'm ready to stash dive into my blues, greens and teals to cut this out tomorrow. I will probably start with ...

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New Website Coming Soon from Kitty and Me Designs

Well, I have decided to set up my own website.  I haven't started yet but after Etsy removed my America 250 Sampler pattern claiming I violated an Intellectual Property law based on a "supposed" complaint from the official government America 250 Committee, I have reached my breaking point with them.

Pamela Kellogg of Kitty And Me Designs
If I want to fight this, I have to contact the Committee.  Ya, wish me luck on that one!  I'm not allowed to discuss it in the Etsy Forums (not that I ever hang out there) or they'll disable my shop, and still up for consideration is ...

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Ruching Tutorial for Cross Stitch Finishing by Denise from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

There are sew many creative and cute ways to finish a cross stitch, and today we are breaking down the steps for this cute ruched finish that Denise shared in the FlossTube Livestream on September 16th, 2026. Tune in to the video below to learn how to finish your piece as a pillow with a center seam, and then stitch along as Denise walks you through this vintage-inspired ruching technique. Below the video is a list of all the supplies and a quick breakdown of this ruching technique for you to bookmark and reference the next time you try this ...

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Winthrop Walkabout from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Winthrop, but we’ll be moving on today. It’s another short day of driving to Bridgeport, Washington. We have three nights there and, honestly, I can’t remember why I included it in the trip. We have no real plans for the area, however, I did read about a mile-long path of chainsaw sculptures. Sounds entertaining. Possibly, I just gave us a few days to relax. In any case…that’s next on our itinerary.

Before we headed out on our little walking tour yesterday morning, I ...

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Winthrop Walkabout from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Winthrop, but we’ll be moving on today. It’s another short day of driving to Bridgeport, Washington. We have three nights there and, honestly, I can’t remember why I included it in the trip. We have no real plans for the area, however, I did read about a mile-long path of chainsaw sculptures. Sounds entertaining. Possibly, I just gave us a few days to relax. In any case…that’s next on our itinerary.

Before we headed out on our little walking tour yesterday morning, I ...

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Monsoon from Sew Preeti Quilts

"It looks like giant raindrops", said Lesley, when I showed her a picture on my phone. Hence, I named him Monsoon.

Work in progress

Working on improvisational piecing helps me destress. The process is the focus - making small decisions - color, shape, size, and setting - keeps me in the moment. The destination will reveal itself.

The first block

For background, I used a white fabric I purchased several years ago from Mook Fabrics in Pennsylvania when Mari and I went to the Lancaster Quilt Show.

Eye-popping price :-D


Working with scraps from a long time ago, I pieced triangle leftovers with ...

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A Bit Of Out & About - from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


I got out of Dodge yesterday.

The objective?  To get myself to Costco in Winston-Salem (100 miles away) and get my glasses ordered up with new prescription.

Of course, an excursion like this becomes a plan to do all of the things and hit all of the places I could and still be back by dinner time.

Costco, Indian Market, 4 2nd hand stores and an antique mall happened before I met up with Dave and friends for dinner!
Click to Read the Whole Story!

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Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Everything pink. Pieced by Karen.
The Big Red Dog. Pieced by Sandy. 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 links to ...

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Wednesday Wait Loss 505 from The Inquiring Quilter

WWL is a place where you can share photos of quilts you’re working on and get encouragement to finish them from our Wednesday Wait Loss group! As you can see, I’ve been doing this for years and so our group is strong, loves to share, and is very welcoming.

Here’s how it works. Every week I start out by sharing what I’ve been working on. Then I share the projects from the previous week that most inspired me so that they will inspire you too! This is followed by the actual link up where you can ...

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Third Quarter Progress on the Quilting Strategy from Life In Pieces

Since September felt like August, it's surprising to realize it's October.  Third quarter is over and we've started fourth quarter.  Just three months left in the year!  I'm always amazed at how fast the last half of the year goes. It's definitely time to take a look at what my strategic plan for the sewing room was for 2026 and see how I'm doing on the execution part.  

1. Guild BOM 2026

All the blocks are finished and all the sashing/border strips are cut, now it's just assembly time. 

2. Wild and ...

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Advent Scrap-a-long 2026 from Adventurous Quilter

Past patterns can still be downloaded here:

https://adventurousquilter.yolasite.com/Seasonal.php
 

I spent some time today getting my EPP cart cleaned and restocked ready for this! I make my EPP projects whilst watching TV so this little cart sits next to my armchair. I'll start making background hexies now so I'm ready to get heaps done in December. 

Will you join the fun this Christmas? 


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A Bit Of Practice from The Quilt Yarn

I was thinking of doing a bit of rulerwork on the next charity quilt, however when I opened the bundle up it was not what I thought it was. In fact it had whole rows of embroidery on there and no four or nine patch blocks (which it looked like when I first looked at the bundle). As a matter of fact, I am going to take this bundle back to the group as there are a number of problems...the 3 rows of very detailed embroidery is still attached to its stabilizer and sewn to the next pieced section ...

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Mid-week check-in from My Sewing Room

How is it already Wednesday again?  Today I have a DAR meeting in the morning and a Quilt of Valor zoom meeting in the afternoon.  I hope to find a little sewing time today in between.  

What a busy week so far!!!  


The rows have become a finished flimsy for Scrappy Stars.  I used a lot of different black prints for backgrounds in this RSC project.  I'll share what the whole thing looks like on the Saturday RSC post.


I'm also making hot pads from the 2 extra blocks.  They are both ready for binding.  I think there ...

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Who are you - the turtle or the hare? from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Interesting—I didn't know you could use a digital wallet for boarding passes. I think I'll keep my life simple and just use the app. It just sometimes takes a minute to find it, plus I need it to request and check upgrades. But I agree—I will NOT use a digital wallet. We were out for dinner last night and guess what? It wouldn't work. Thank goodness I had a real card with me as backup! 

I finished reading that Country Living article on quilting, and I found a few gems for you. This first one ...

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Mid Week from Quarter-Inch Capers

It’s Wednesday, and I feel like I’ve done nothing but binding. If you remember, I was busy last week cutting and sewing long strips of binding. I got this quilt done with some gray binding.



It’s a panel that I had added a border to and quilted. This one will go in the church auction. We have lots of TAMU fans, so I’m pretty sure it will get bids. It was late in the afternoon when I took the picture and sun was coming through the blinds causing the lighter spots on the fabric.

I got ...

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4 blocks.................. from Exuberant Color


I got 4 blocks sewn last night.  They are 18" square so this is 36" square.  I have to figure out what kind of layout I will be able to do with such big blocks.







I looked for binding fabric for the Kaffe zipper quilt and this is one that I think will work.  (larger photo farther down this post).





This is the second one and it's hard to see what the print looks like here, but look at the next photo.  I like both of these and haven't made a decision yet.




I was totally shocked that ...

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