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Last week my friend Cherie (SeeMoreQuilts.blogspot.com) was here for an at-home retreat at my house. We had a great time and got a lot accomplished, but we're keeping the project under wraps for a while. 

I began working on this quilt last April...

It's always a great feeling of completion

to sleep under a handmade quilt.

Yes, I have already started the next one ...

We had sun in spurts yesterday but today we are back to a white world out there both sky and landscape. It has continued to snow a lot- small flakes but they add up. The saying at home was "small snow, big snow" and when the snowflakes were large...."big snow, small snow". This has been a winter of small snow building up. The dogs love it all of course. I'm so happy that having obedient Petey, who comes when called, join us has meant Ned stays close too and no longer needs to be on a leash. This ...

Welcome back for week 2 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to keep the quilty ball rolling with the Twinsies Block by Susan Ache that will make you think you’re seeing double!

Twinsies Block by Susan Ache

This week’s designer, Susan Ache (@yardgrl60), is a quilt book author and cross stitch designer, and she brought us the beginner-level Twinsies Block. Made with simple squares ...

 It is happening, the lengthening of the days I mean. It is already noticeable but of course, we are still under banks of snow and will be for several more months. March can be our snowiest month here so I won't be seeing buttercups any time soon. But still, the tiny steady slivers of extra light each day add up. 

And I finally managed a photo to show why this fellow is called an Eastern Cottontail. Isn't it cute! I called all rabbits "bunny rabbits" growing up. Did you?

I fell into bed last night, totally exhausted. After the heavy upper body workout with Brooke in the morning, working with the embroidery machine and the giant quilt, plus a walk to the dollar store and the grocery store, I was done! But that's OK -- it was a productive day! Plus, I finished listening to a book, which I have to share the details with you. 

Let's start with the giant quilt! It is 109 by 109 inches. It is done, almost trimmed, and ready to be dropped off later today. 

Customer quilt - DONE

I am leery of ...

Last week, I took a class on Thread Painting, taught by Carolyn Tabarini and sponsored by our local guild. She was our guest speaker at the morning meeting with an impressive trunk show of her work. These two pieces have light threads on black backgrounds, all free motion machine stitching.

A thread painted dragonfly was stitched over a background of thread painted fabric. The background is done in pastels to provide texture.

This flower is thread painted on pieced log cabin block.

Examining it closer, the color blending is apparent.

Thread coverage is denser in some areas and lighter in ...

The word NOT should be spelled KNOT for this finish, and it was in danger of NOT being finished.

 I've shared this before, but I think it's worth repeating.

One little hint about using yardage for a charm pack pattern is how many 5" squares can you get from a yard of fabric -
1/4 yard = 8 squares
1 fat quarter = 12 squares
1/2 yard = 24 squares
3/4 yard = 40 squares
1 yard = 56 squares

I thought I would go one more step and add the yardage guide for strips. I always find this information helpful when trying to decide how much fabric to purchase.

Width = Strips Per Yard -

1.5" = 23 strips
2" = 17 ...

It's supposed to reach 60 degrees today and then snow predicted both weekend days.

I tried to get all the stitching time in that I could this week. I didn’t get my usual amount, though. It’s birthday week here at the Kramers. Gannon and Georgia both had birthdays…and Kayla was home with Jasper for a few days. Kelli stayed over and had a mom/daughter/grandkid day. It was fun. I’ll …

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Some of my readers know that I have spent some vacation times in Mexico.  The first visit was on a cruise many years ago.  One stop was in Cancun, where we took a cooking class excursion.  I have to say that it was so much fun doing this excursion.  I even have a photo showing me cooking. 

Welcome to Week 1 of Daisy Chain quilt along! We will dive right into cutting all of our pieces to make this quilt. I’m making 2 versions of the quilt in the throw size, but you can make any size you wish!

If you are just joining in, be sure to ask for the Daisy Chain quilt pattern from your favorite local quilt shop! (Shops can order it through Riley Blake, Checker, or EE Schenck.)

Stay Organized!

We will be working through the cutting charts on pages 2-6 of the quilt pattern. There is a LOT of cutting for ...

Sarah Lyte, machine quilted Rough organic edge

Caro Ramsey  pulled tight on a board

As for effort....well think about it...how hard is it anymore to whip your phone out of your back pocket, pick a gift on Amazon and press ...