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I finished another Christmas mat. I have 2 all set to get quilted. These are really fun quick projects. I just hope they make good gifts this ...

I finished another Christmas mat. I have 2 all set to get quilted. These are really fun quick projects. I just hope they make good gifts this ...

Let’s cozy up to crisp autumn air and soft, snuggly flannels with our newest video tutorial, the Flannel Rag Quilt! Since it’s quilt-as-you-go and needs no pattern, this easy rag quilt is a wonderful first project for beginners and a quick, cuddly treat for seasoned stitchers. Plus, those frayed seams only get softer with every wash. So grab your favorite flannel and sew along with our free Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial!

What do you need to make a Flannel Rag Quilt?

No pattern needed! This beginner-friendly, quilt-as-you-go Flannel Rag Quilt comes together with just 7 half-yard ...

Good morning, my friends. There wasn't as much time for sewing yesterday as I'd hoped, but the binding is sewn on the Cats in Pajamas, and that project is on the home stretch. We had almost not a single bite of food in the house for lunch, and so we ended up driving into town for a second McRib. Usually, we limit ourselves to one per seasonal offering, but what the heck, right? 

Before we left, I took some time for slow-stitching.

Good morning, my friends. There wasn't as much time for sewing yesterday as I'd hoped, but the binding is sewn on the Cats in Pajamas, and that project is on the home stretch. We had almost not a single bite of food in the house for lunch, and so we ended up driving into town for a second McRib. Usually, we limit ourselves to one per seasonal offering, but what the heck, right? 

Before we left, I took some time for slow-stitching.

Welcome to my stop on the Quilt Block Mania Blog Hop. Each of the designers participating in the hop are sharing a block pattern inspired by this month’s theme, which is Gratitude.

This is my seventh year participating in QBM, and I hope you’ve enjoyed my free block pattern each month! If you’ve missed any, the patterns for previous months are available in my shop.

To learn how to get my free pattern, see How to Get the Free Block at the end of this post.

Gratitude in November is what Thanksgiving is all about. At our ...

That's one way to stop fights when the Christmas catalogs came in—get one for everyone in the family! That was the BEST time of the year, but alas, I had to share between two brothers and Mom. My gosh -we bought Christmas candy, and well, I don't remember all that we coveted. I grew up in a very small community, and that catalog was my ticket to the world! There was no such thing as looking at store window displays. There was no toy store nearby - shopping by catalog was all we had! We did have an ...

Just a bit under 2 months left in 2026.  It's the time of year that if you haven't reached your goals, you have to decide what part of them can you actually make progress with.  The holidays will be busy with the seasonal stuff we do with and for our families.  I'm trying to keep an attitude of what gets done, gets done, what doesn't can wait till next year.  

That last week in October went way too fast, but I still did really well at working through what was on my to do list.  

To ...

Twice a year, our guild hosts a three day sleep-at-home retreat. We have an event venue where we can take our machines and things to work on, set up once on day one and leave it overnight while we go home for dinner and to sleep. Then we come back for two more days to sew and enjoy the company of friends. I didn’t have any piecing project that I wanted to do this time, but a friend suggested that I bring my little embroidery machine and do some holiday things. Sounded good, so I did that. I set ...

I whined about being in a drought all year - until September, when it started to rain around here.  That is continuing in November I guess.

We did have some really nice days in October, without all the normal wind that usually takes away the beautiful leaves quickly.  But over the past week the rain has moved in again.  I had dumped about 3" total from the rain gauge by Sunday morning.  And then it rained all night Sunday, and more on Monday.  I'm ready for some sunshine!!!

The second version of last week's Blockheads block is done. After ...

Good Grief, November! So many beautiful colours surrounding us as the nights draw in. I mean in nature, of course. As a quilter, my life is full of colour, permanently!

Di made these Halloween gifting pots for two favourite little humans. They will match the Halloween cushions she recently finished. I'm a bit behind with posting pictures, these were finished in good time for gifting, with the cushions. Toot toot toot Di, fabulous and finished.

Clare made this quilt top with a Layer Cake ...

 Inzwischen habe ich weiter an dem Fancy Four Patch Quilt gearbeitet. Es ging immer noch um die HSTs. Ich brauche für insgesamt 111 Blöcke je 10 HSTs. Das sind verflixt viele! Und es bedeutet Trimming, Trimming, Trimming. Puh!

Langsam aber sicher habe ich mich vorgearbeitet. Ich wollte diese kleinen futzeligen Teile bis zu dem MCQ-Quilt-Wochenende fertig haben. Diese elende Trimmerei wollte ich lieber zuhause an meinem hohen rückenfreundlichen Schneidetisch erledigen.

Und ich habe es geschafft: für die letzten Blöcke liegen die HSTs bereit. Jetzt muss ich damit nur noch ca 60 Nine Patches nähen.

Ich habe erneut mein Layout angeschaut ...

I had gotten a little behind on my quilting work while I was dealing with the church festival, doctor appointments, and multiple other things. I have been trying to get caught up on my customer commitments amd make some progress. I got two done for Marian. This one was a challenge her guild did where they are given a piece of fabric and have to make a quilt with it.

The second one is a mystery quilt her guild did.

It’s an interesting pattern; I don’t think I have seen it before. The back is a darker shade ...

I had my daughter Kalissa’s boys here last week. Here is a picture I took of Anders with his camo clothes and patriotic pinwheel. I thought it was a perfect picture for this blog post encouraging everyone to get out and VOTE!! I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I don’t really classify myself …

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 There was a last minute change the day before our Sew Wot Tuesday, and hostess Sandra was unwell.  No problem, Jude put her hand up to host, and several of us offered to "bring a plate" to help with morning tea.  I got up early to make some Cheese Puffs to take along, these are not the sort of item which can be made a day ahead.  It turned out to be quite a drizzly morning, but not at all cold, very mild in fact.

I had a bit of trouble opening the heavy wooden gate when I arrived, just ...

This morning, Patrick was up and out the door to golf. First time in about 3 months. He made enough noise this morning to wake the dead. 

I was up shortly after he left. I needed to get moving. Had breakfast and then was out the door. I got my tea on the way to Georgie's. Funny too because I didn't need to stop anywhere beforehand. 

I arrived after Sandy. It was just the 4 of us again. I had to leave around 11 to meet up with my PT, Bob, as he had some things he asked ...

Working Cattle @ The Kessi Ranch

Moroccan design inspired Bonnie Hunter, too. She announced the 2026 Quiltville mystery, Star of Maghrib.  Count me in!!   (Morocco is "al-Maghrib," Arabic for "the west," because it was the western edge of the known world for centuries.)   

Bonnie's palette is red, green, blue, and neutral.  I'm going to use the colors in the ceramic plate I got in Fez:  orangey-red and yellow-green.   

Back to some of the dozens of photos I took! 

See the butterflies?

Painted ceiling

Definitely a quilt pattern

Embroidery on a rug

Embroidery ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, my extra hour in the day stretched to accommodate all my favorite activities: Cats, Gardening, Quilting, Cooking, and Photography. So let's just see where it all began.

In the cooking category, I baked a batch of Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti. I've made these before, and they're supposed to be dipped in more chocolate. We liked them as is, and so I bagged the whole chocolate dip at the end. These will be nice with our morning coffee.