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February 6, 2026
So Far This Year . . . from Prairie Moon Quilts

As much as I dislike winter, and how January seems to drag on interminably, this year it seemed to fly right by.

I worked on a lot of stuff. The Final Countdown got me motivated to do a lot of things, especially after updating that frightful list of projects!

I got rid of FIVE UFOs that I decided I was never going to finish.

I downsized THREE projects that I decided do not need to be so large or involved.

And I have FOUR (actually five) finishes!

Sadly, several of the projects I got rid of or downsized weren’t ...

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Little House Sampler Quilt Sew Along ~ Maple Leaf - Block #1 from Melva Loves Scraps


Welcome to Melva Loves Scraps and the Little House Sew Along.  The first block is the Maple Leaf block representing the first book of the Little House series - Little House in the Big Woods.

In the Big Woods book we are introduced to Laura's family - Pa (Charles), Ma (Caroline) and their children - Mary, Laura and Carrie.  They lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin in a little gray house made of logs.  Laura said there were no other houses or people that lived nearby in the woods... only wild animals such as bear, huge wild cats, muskrats, mink and ...

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Lunch in Boulder City from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

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Lunch in Boulder City from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

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Rodeo Dreams... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full


Rodeo Dreams.....Quilt Panel 


This was gifted to me last year...




It's time to put it up on the design wall

and see what shakes out...




I made some strip units in red and white

and sub-cut them and made a checker board...




I placed them around the edge as a possible

border treatment...




I paper pieced a few star blocks...




I like the denim fabric behind the stars...




This is what I have so far.

I plan to make a few cattle brand blocks,

including our brand...



This is the view this morning out our window...

the elk ...

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Leftover "Almost Postage Stamp" Blocks from The Colorful Fabricholic

Back in 2024 when I started making my Almost Postage Stamp quilt, PCQ was pushing for twin bed size quilts for donation. Then in 2025 we made some changes to our roster of charities, and we no longer need bedspread-size quilts. Smaller throws are now preferred. 

I had planned for my Almost Postage Stamp quilt to be bedspread size, but by reducing the number of blocks I could make it smaller. However, the blocks were already made. What to do with them?  Use them with alternate blocks for another top. 

I couldn't find anything suitable in my stash for ...

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Sew Sampler Box February 2026 Sneak Peek! from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Get ready to be udderly blown away by all the surprises in the February Sew Sampler Box. We can’t wait for you to find out what they are! What do you think is hiding behind the seams?

Don’t miss out on this box! If you aren’t yet subscribed and want to join, do so very SOON, so you don’t miss this month’s cut off date for sign ups!

2025 Flowering Sew Sampler Quilt Along!

This year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Flowering, is in full bloom! This sweet, flora-filled ...

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Updates and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

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The Progression of Timeless from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

 Hello Everyone,

I've been totally focused on my Timeless quilt over the past few days.


The little checkboard border is finished.


Then I made the 44 double flying geese which creates a ribbon-like border.  I changed my mind multiple times about which fabric to use for the little border and finally decided on the green and purple flower.  This little strip is only 1/2" and it makes a big impact on the quilt.


I'm going to start making the basket blocks today, so my production level is going to slow down considerably. The fabric is starched and ...

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Free Patterns, Applique 0f All Sorts from Canadian Needle Nana

 Below is Ned on a trail we only get to walk on in the winter so it is a little bit special to be there.This is the wetland area that is usually under a couple feet of water. I imagine all the peepers, frogs, toads and other critters that are snoozing below our feet when I tramp along there. 

It's going to be all snow photos these days. We are having a pretty normal winter here in our corner of southeast Ontario. The colder days reminding of my Labrador winters. The crunch of the snow under my boots ...

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Cleaning, the before from South Jersey Quilter

 My sewing room looks like a tornado went thru it, so the next few days sewing room time will be cleaning it. Here's the before:




 You could barely walk or stand at the work table! I was in the mood for some rage cleaning after seeing more about the Epstein Files and the ice latest atrocities. F*ck ice and F*ck all in the current regime of rapists, grifters and liars. I hope I'm alive to see the equivilant of the Nuremberg Trials.

Back to blogging- so I worked an hour in the sewing room yesterday, and ...

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Plowing The Snowcrete! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


I took this photo of Hubster Dave on his big red tractor yesterday afternoon.

We'd already been to the inn and back - I had to put an industrial heater to blow hot air at the compressor for the sewing room split unit.  It was frozen up and encased in ice - all of which had slid off the roof and surrounded the unit.

This spring a little shelter thing will be made to keep falling snow off the unit!
Click to Read the Whole Story!

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Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It's Friday!  Time to share more finishes for Many hands and Many Hearts.


 

This lovely finish is made from some of the low volume blocks sent in last year.  We are slowly starting to assemble and quilt these heart quilts.  Pam assembled these blocks for us and I quilted it up.  I love the red fabric on the back.  Thanks for the donation, Elizabeth!




This quilt might look very familiar to you.  We shared one a few months back.  This is a second one sent in by Kristin.    She also sent in the fun carrot fabric on the back ...

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Feeding creativity from contemporary embroidery

 


It's time to take a closer, more considered look at my current design project.

I have created and gathered a large amount of work and sometimes I'm blinded by it all.

Today I've collected a few pieces together for more focus, (less clutter) in order to move forward.

So now I'm digesting the information here, in this image. There's more clarity which will help the decision making and hopefully generate ideas going forward.

If you'd like to catch up on this current collection there are several links below. 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here ...

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How to Make Dresden Plates Using a Dresden Plate Ruler from Patchwork Posse

Dresden plates are one of those classic quilt blocks that look fancy but are surprisingly doable—especially when you use a Dresden plate ruler. If you’ve ever admired a Dresden and thought, that looks like a lot of work, this method is about to change your mind.

Using a ruler takes a lot of the guesswork out of the process. The blades come out consistent, the curves line up nicely, and the whole thing just feels more predictable. And predictable sewing is good sewing.

This tutorial walks you through how to make Dresden plates using a ruler. I’ll ...

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Conquering GOALS one at a time! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I won't bore you with the details, but I LOVE cleaning up the digital mess. In a way, it's the same deal as with a physical mess. The task is daunting, and you have no idea where to start. But once you make a plan, then it starts to fall into place. I find I'm spending a little more time than I have at the moment on this task. It's therapeutic and FUN!!! OK - I must be mad!

I can see there's a lot more work ahead of me. Duplicate and triplicate files, stuff in ...

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Snow Day Sew Day from From My Carolina Home

Once again this year, I am coordinating a Quilt of Valor ceremony for six veterans in our car club. It is only fair that I help make the quilts so I have offered to longarm two or three. I thought it would be nice to make one myself, so pulled out my stash of patriotic fabrics to make some stars.

I used the Chain Piecing Half Square Triangles method shown on that post to make a bunch of HSTs.

I used a 6-1/2-inch square for the center of the star.

Later that day, I had 6 stars done. My ...

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Face Off -Extra Portrait and some collage from Gene Black an Alabama Artist

There are many forms of art that I love to play with.  For example,  I enjoy painting - usually in abstract or non-representational form.  But, as today, sometimes I drift into more of a representational style.  


For the Friday Face Off,  I have an "extra" portrait from the portrait challenge.   I simply couldn't stop until I tried painting one of the faces on a canvas.   So here he is.  
I  used the same guy as the one in the portrait challenge.  But, I changed him a bit.

During the last week or so, I watched a couple of classes on ...

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Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally finished my scrappy star blanket!
It's the perfect size to throw on the couch for when you're a little chilled. It is just fabulous. 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle, needle threader, scissors, Kitchener directions, stitch markers, etc) 

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Finished (or not) Friday from My Sewing Room

I saved this UFO finish to share today, even though I finished the binding on Monday Feb. 2.


This is a 3-yard pattern from Fabric Cafe called Town Square.  It's one of my favorite 3-yard patterns for a fast quilt.  The pieces are nice and big, and those big squares are perfect for showing off a fun novelty print.  This one will go into the donation pile.  


Some small finishes happened this week too.  A doll quilt and 3 small seasonal 5-Minute table runners can all be checked off my list. The table runners were forgotten kits just lying ...

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