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OK—the purple rotary cutter has found a new home, and not the person I envisioned, but they worked it out in the comments. Yeah!!!!

The fun in the Quiltmaker magazines doesn't end!!! 

Here are some fun facts for anyone who wants to know what life was like when quilting started to become popular again. Those marketers were at it from the beginning! These pictures are from the July/August 1994 issue. 

Actually, the whole thing started way before the magazines did. Bonnie Lehman started selling quilt patterns and plastic templates by mail in 1968. Then, in the 70s ...

There is  a pile of quilt tops folded up on a chair in my sewing room.  And this one is on top of the pile, waiting for it's turn to be layered up and pinned.

Next one on the line

This RSC quilt top is made up of Little Bricks, a design I borrowed from Sylvia of Treadlestitches blog.  The great thing about Rainbow Scrap Quilters is that they are only too happy to share their ideas and designs with everyone.  Looking back through my blog, I discovered that I started making these blocks way back in mid 2022 ...

I’m still finishing up some of the table runners I had quilted and never put the binding on. This is one I had done before….i had an enough in the charm pack to make two of the runners, but this one had never gotten bound. Now it is!

It was time to get started on the borders for Timeless.  I had most everything cut the day before but did have a little bit of cutting and instruction reading before I got busy.  I laid pieces out to prepare and then of course because I wasn’t thinking about room to pull the machine to […]

I have a quilt to share with you. It’s a collaboration between Connie and me. Quite some time ago, Connie gave me three quilt tops that I could finish and donate to worthy causes. This Fall I’ve been tackling them. The latest one I finished is this… It’s a Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt. I believe …

Quilt Finish from Connie and Me! Read More »

This morning, I woke thinking I might have missed the challenge game I'm in. I did have the time wrong but was ready to play at 11:30 am today. Patrick went up to Olympia for his ultrasound. I played my war game. I came out in the middle of my group, then our group came out in 3rd out of 4. For a minute, I though Sux was there, but she gave her account to Coco. (Nicknames we use). I do miss that gal! 

I headed downstairs while I waited on Patrick to come home with a pizza ...

Could the months go any faster?  Again, I’m scrambling to post before the linky party closes.  I don’t know where the time goes.

There are three projects I want to finish before the end of the year.  Any one would make a fine OMG.  I waffled a bit and then decided to choose the oldest project.

MY OMG for November is to finish Tropics.  I’ve renamed this piece three times, but Tropics is the name that stuck. I made the blocks in a class in 2017. It’s time to finish it.

I’m about 1/3 ...

Boy it feels good to have all projects this year complete, as the year draws to a close. Now in a perfect place to begin the Bonnie hunter mystery, Star of Maghrib. I’ve collected the fabrics, I have the rulers and I’m ready!  

Here is the victory quilt, a GE Design quilt along.  I used the extra fabric for the backing and binding.  I omitted the reversed HSTs the pattern had, I liked it better not doing that. The fabric is called Bed of Roses by Andover fabrics 

I’ve told you many times that Carla of Longarm Quilting Inspirations and I are friends. Before my cancer got a hold of my L5, we regularly walked our dogs together. Nowadays, we don’t see each other as much but are still friends and care about each other. Not too long ago, Carla was away and …

What Carla is Making: Pickle Hummus and Bread!! Read More »

 It was another day yesterday at Prayers and Squares with lots accomplished, but not much that was picture worthy. Janet and Tammy are continuing with their quilt layering marathon. We had at least a dozen tops ready, perhaps more. I’ve lost count. We had such a prolific summer and fall making quilt tops. We now have a stack, also an unknown number, waiting to be quilted and another stack waiting to be bound. It is a wonderful ?problem? to have. I did get a picture of one of the quilt tops that were layered. They used the floral fabric ...

Dear reader, the November Sew Sampler box is full to the brim with cozy fall goodies that we can’t wait to share! Peek inside for a clue to the oh-sew-delightful contents and to learn about the Vault Patterns and the Spooled Quilt Along.

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!

Celebrating 10 Years of Sew Sampler

Since April 2016, we’ve shipped over 120 blue boxes filled with quilting ...

Back in 2014 when I was working on my book, Cut and Shuffle Quilts, the publisher asked me to use Kaffe Fassett prints in one of the quilts. Westminster Fibers generously provided some of the fabrics I requested, and I began the process. 

The premise of the book is to make a starter block nicknamed the Block Mama, cut it up, and shuffle the parts to create various other blocks. For the Kaffe fabrics quilt, I started with print squares and off-black frames for the Block Mama. After making 20 Block Mamas, I realized that the project would look better ...

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a busy day yesterday. I had to drive into town for my haircut. Then, I stopped off at Wholly Too Expensive Foods to score some chanterelle mushrooms. The mushrooms were available, but packaged in 16 oz. packages. I really only wanted 8 oz., and so I quickly checked my Paprika app to see what I could do with the other 8 oz. No worries. I can make a Leek and Chanterelle Tart with those.  

Chanterelles in hand, I headed to our regular grocery store to return those dill pickle pistachios (perish the ...

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a busy day yesterday. I had to drive into town for my haircut. Then, I stopped off at Wholly Too Expensive Foods to score some chanterelle mushrooms. The mushrooms were available, but packaged in 16 oz. packages. I really only wanted 8 oz., and so I quickly checked my Paprika app to see what I could do with the other 8 oz. No worries. I can make a Leek and Chanterelle Tart with those.  

Chanterelles in hand, I headed to our regular grocery store to return those dill pickle pistachios (perish the ...

 I am super excited to share this sweet little quilt as a completed top! It was easy once I made the decision to NOT put the ladies in a castle.  I simplified and conquered! 

The back is complete, and this baby is ready for the quilter.

It is a nice size fir a child or to hang on a wall.

Cutting out the lining fabric for my jewellery pouches.

A template cut from wallpaper, pattern weights, tailors chalk and some beautifully soft cotton voile. 

These linings will be embroidered at the top edge.

French knots and Swarovski crystals on one and French knots with pink sequins on the other.

I best crack on.

Thanks so much for your messages after my last post.

Keep taking the tablets they say.

Good advice. 

       

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• So lovely... :) by Anonymous

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