Joyful Sabbath
from Wedding Dress Blue
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April 26, 2026
Stitching Stuff: Week 17 of 2026
from Life In Pieces
Spring storm season continues. We were lucky Thursday night, all we got from the storms that spawned the tornadoes out west was heavy rain and a lot of lightening. We had some rain and a bit of thunder from the storms last night. All the tornado warnings were south of us. I will be glad when storm season dies down a bit.
The stormy weather hasn't affected my stitching time.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/Apr = 24/25 days
- 15 minute days/2026 = 114/115 days
- Success rate = 99.13%
Bloomin’ Hectic Week
from The Quilt Quine
After driving from Norfolk last Sunday, I attended the welcome reception for Nicholas Ball’s retreaters prior to their week at Quilt Direct. They worked on their improv fish all week, ending up making them twice the normal size in their enthusiasm.
As well as making sure the retreaters were fed, watered and happy I had a customer quilt and lots of teaching. There was a day of 1:1 overlocker, another day of 1:1 Bernini Aurora and 770QE, a B990 zoom session, then my new Friday job.
My evenings were also busy – Nicholas came round for tea, we ...
read moreFinished plus new................
from Exuberant Color
This 12.25" colorwash has been pressed and is up on the design wall for its portrait. I'm happy with it, so now I need to quilt it and finish it.
I started to clean off my table but then decided to start designing another 12" one. I cut a bunch of brown and rust (which aren't in the first one) and this one doesn't have any yellow in the center. It needs some serious tweaking but it is a good start. I need to do some more cutting too.
It's really hard to get a ...
read morePsalm 10, Fiber Fun - or not? Literary Life, Finding Joy
from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer
Hello There!
I hope you had an amazing week! We're going to several of my grandson's baseball games each week. This weekend will be filled with his basketball games. I love having this time with my family while the weather is still cool enough to attend. Heat is my kryptonite, so soon I'll just be hearing about his baseball games rather than attending.
I finally had some time at home to play with fibers and read. I listened to a fabulous audio book, The Phone Booth at the End of the World by Laura Imai Messina. In ...
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Community Quilts from Ray
from Jo's Country Junction
Ray has been busy-busy. He’s here today to tell you about his recent finishes. He writes: Marci V. from ID sent me this amazing string quilt. I love the way she just stitched one string to the next and to the next until she had a block the size she needed. Then to give it …
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read moreInteresting Day
from Quilting My Way
This morning, I couldn't go back to sleep, so was up at 7 am. I woke around 4 am and kept waking up every few minutes. So, gave up after a while.
I was enjoying the morning, by playing games when Patrick reminded me of the Zoom meeting with QOV state coordinator. Our President was also in the meeting. She talked about the changes and what to expect in the next year. I didn't realize it was her that became President of QOVF. She's with my old group in Olympia. She's also an attorney. So, we ...
read moreTransition day - trains and ferries
from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!
Transition days on vacation are never fun, but you can make the best of them by being patient.
There has been a lot of goodbyes in the last couple of days and yesterday was the last of them as I am now on my own as Dillon and M had one day left in Taormina on their own, and DH is off to play golf with his buddies on their annual golf trip. He was going to Spain and well, his travel plans didn’t go as planned and I’m not going there. Some things are best left unsaid ...
read morePrinting Playtime
from Gene Black an Alabama Artist
I have been playing a LOT with the gelatin plates (One is Gelli brand, and one is Gel Press brand.)
I have also attempted to make my own plate. So far it has not been wildly successful, but I haven't given up just yet.
Here are a number of prints I have pulled. Most of these are planned to be used as collage paper. Some of them could be collaged onto a surface and have a subject painted with these as backgrounds.
This one is interesting but I am not sure how I will ever use it.
The black ...
Saturday Sparks Link Party 716
from Pieced Pastimes
Welcome to Saturday Sparks 716!
Starting off today's party with this years straggler!
There's always one.
A deer that lingers just a bit longer than the rest.
This sweet little one wanders into the fields first and leaves last.
Take all the time you need, my friend.
"The little things? The little moments? They aren't little. They're your life."
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
First up, the Fabulous Features from Saturday Sparks 715
Coffee Table from Dated to Dramatic at Creative Moments
Asparagus Vase Tutorial at Calypso in the Country
Dandelion Thumbprint Cookies at Food ...
April 25, 2026
Recheck with the Doctor…
from Jo's Country Junction
I left early Friday morning…The clock said 6:10 am. I left a bit earlier than I might normally need to, but I knew I needed gas. My appointment went well. He was happy I wasn’t getting a lot of side effects. My blood pressure was a little high so he added in another blood pressure …
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read moreQuilted: old pink quilt
from Fabric Engineer
I finished another old quilt for the same person as the old black quilt. I had a vision for this quilt and I love how it turned out.
I used a circle template to get a...um... double arc in each square. It did take a little longer, but it was totally worth it.
I used a light pink thread to do the quilting.
I used Kona cornflower for the binding. I had been planning on using a pink because there was already so much pink in the quilt, but I didn't have *just* the right pink on hand ...
Starting Stonefields - Fabrics and Planning
from Loose Threads
I’ve been thinking about starting the Stonefield's quilt by Susan Smith. The pattern was given to me by Barb Perrin many years ago. I’ve pulled it out several times, studied it, and put it back on the shelf. I even organized the pattern into a notebook. I’ve been watching Gretchen, Chris and Rebecca all working on the Stonefield's quilt. Gretchen was at the Jane Stickle retreat, and she was working on one of her blocks.
I freshened my stash with some new Tilda fabrics and a few other pieces I thought I could use in ...
read moreStarting Stonefields - Fabrics and Planning
from Luann's Loose Threads
I’ve been thinking about starting the Stonefield's quilt by Susan Smith. The pattern was given to me by Barb Perrin many years ago. I’ve pulled it out several times, studied it, and put it back on the shelf. I even organized the pattern into a notebook. I’ve been watching Gretchen, Chris and Rebecca all working on the Stonefield's quilt. Gretchen was at the Jane Stickle retreat, and she was working on one of her blocks.
I freshened my stash with some new Tilda fabrics and a few other pieces I thought I could use in ...
read moreHand Quilting and a Cross Stitch Barn
from The Cozy Quilter
I added a lot of blue stitches to my cross stitch project earlier in the week, and then decided it was time to use some other colours. As you can see below, I stitched most of the green border and got a good start on the barn. Once the barn is done, I will go back to adding more blue in the sky.
watching paint dry, and watching fabric growing
from Not Afraid of Color
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| being sewn together one hexie at a time! |
First the fabric work this week, usually pink scraps for RSC
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| used tiny scraps to build a book cover (it will be quilted then folded in half) |
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| lots of blocks made for the "parts dep't" |
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Views Both Far and Near and I Quilted This!
from Quilting & Learning
Hello and welcome
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Two Marvelous Days
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. It's been an action-packed couple of days. I have so much to tell you, so let's get started right away. I'll start with the sewing. After that, I'll tell you about my walk with Matthew along the Willamette River waterfront...that was yesterday. And then, I'll tell you about our dinner Thursday night. Okay? Okay. Here we go.
In the sewing room, I managed to find enough time to finish the top-stitching on the latest two blocks for the Northern Wilderness project. Here's Block #9, the Outhouse.
Two Marvelous Days
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. It's been an action-packed couple of days. I have so much to tell you, so let's get started right away. I'll start with the sewing. After that, I'll tell you about my walk with Matthew along the Willamette River waterfront...that was yesterday. And then, I'll tell you about our dinner Thursday night. Okay? Okay. Here we go.
In the sewing room, I managed to find enough time to finish the top-stitching on the latest two blocks for the Northern Wilderness project. Here's Block #9, the Outhouse.
Update On Semiquincentennial Eagle
from Kitty and Me Designs
Well, after having to rip numerous times....I have his face done!
Anyway, his face is done and I've started on the bunting which is going pretty quickly. Will post another update when that's done.
Don't forget, we're doing a stitch-along at Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs on Facebook. There are prizes for the 1st 2 stitchers who complete the project.
Order your pattern from Everything Cross Stitch and join us at the group!
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