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September 12, 2026
RSC Week 37 - Purple / Solstice Update / Blogger Problems from Grandma's Red Needle

First of all: BLOGGER PROBLEMS!!!!
While others have had problems, I haven't, but now it seems to be my turn.
I read blogs every day, from my 'Reading List'. About 3 days ago, I noticed there are NO NEW BLOG POSTS from any of you! I was thinking; that can't be?! I checked out a few blogs from the comment page, and yes, there were new posts, which do not show up in my 'Reading List' since some days!
I have not changed anything, it must be Blogger?? 
Any of you facing the same problem? 
Any solution? 
I ...

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Primrose Cottage Patterns from Knitting Quilter




I've been a subscriber of Primrose Cottage for a while now. They offer great kits and patterns but they also send you a freebie once a month. I don't always make them but I download them and know I have the chance to make them some time in the future. I got this cute little wall hanging not too long ago. I downloaded it and knew I'd like to make it for myself as well as my daughter-in-law sometime soon.


My ghosts are in the process of being made! Aren't they so cute?? It's a ...

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Primrose Cottage Patterns from The Knitting Quilter




I've been a subscriber of Primrose Cottage for a while now. They offer great kits and patterns but they also send you a freebie once a month. I don't always make them but I download them and know I have the chance to make them some time in the future. I got this cute little wall hanging not too long ago. I downloaded it and knew I'd like to make it for myself as well as my daughter-in-law sometime soon.


My ghosts are in the process of being made! Aren't they so cute?? It's a ...

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September 11, 2026
Midweek: Hike Lake County 2026 and back to quilting from With Strings Attached

 Hike Lake County 2026 is underway.  Each year the Lake County Forest Preserve District marks 1.5-2.5-mile trails in 14 preserves.  Participants have from mid-August to the end of November to walk, run, or bike 7 of them to win a commemorative medal.   Though HLC began in 1999 we started in 2020 (with Stevens 'guarding the parking lot' while I walked). Thus this will be my 7th year.   

My goal is to complete all 14 of the designated trails in the shortest time possible.  I got a late start because I was in Scotland and then last week was ...

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Rick in the Kitchen: Aunt Bev’s Sheet Cake from Jo's Country Junction

Rick is kind of sneaky. All in a good way. The other night when Kelli and the kids were over for their last sleepover before school started, Rick disappeared. I thought he went to the bathroom and then lost track of him. Kelli and I were stitching and watching flosstube. After a bit, I went …

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Lala's Irish Chain - Week IX from Melva Loves Scraps

We have arrived at the final installment of Lala's Irish Chain Sew Along and I am offering the finishing instructions.

If you have followed along and have kept pace with the sew along, you have your borders on and are ready to sandwich and quilt it.  Good for you!

I have gone through numerous quilting books that I have in my library in search of some alternative quilting designs for Irish Chain quilts but kept coming back to the simple outline of the patchwork blocks and the pretty daisy in the setting squares.  

After all, if I'm ...

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Data Hongkong: Kunci Utama di Dunia Permainan Togel Hong Kong from Tink Squared

Di alam permainan togel, khususnya togel Hongkong, informasi adalah salah satu faktor kunci yang mampu menentukan kesempatan keberhasilan pemain. Setiap hasil pengeluaran HK dan keluaran HK menyimpan data berharga yang dapat untuk menganalisis pola dan membuat prediksi yang lebih tepat. Memahami HK dengan baik merupakan langkah awal menuju strategi bermain yang lebih efektif.

Dengan banyaknya jumlah informasi yang ada, baik di di situs resmi atau platform lain, penting bagi para pemain untuk dapat memilih data yang relevan dan benar. Bukan hanya sekadar nomor, tetapi lebih bagaimana cara kita menggunakan data tersebut untuk meningkatkan kemungkinan menang. Dalam artikel ini, kita akan ...

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Taruhan Hongkong satu nol satu: Mengetahui Hasil dan Informasi HK from Tink Squared

Permainan Togel Hongkong telah menjadi permainan lotere yang sangat teramat diminati di Indonesia. Dengan sistem yang sederhana dan untuk meraih hadiah besar, tidak heran jika banyak orang orang tertarik untuk peruntungan peruntungan. Di artikel ini, kita akan membahas berbagai aspek aspek terkait, termasuk pengeluaran keluaran HK, keluaran HK data HK yang dapat membantu pemain pemain pola dan strategi yang yang mungkin bagi bagi.

Memahami keluaran HK keluaran HK sangat penting para pemain togel. Data akan akan memberikan yang yang mendalam mendalam angka-angka yang sering muncul dan bisa digunakan sebagai referensi referensi dalam angka angka akan dipilih. Dengan memiliki yang yang ...

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What We’re Working On from Eagle's Wings Quilts

 Another productive afternoon was had at our Prayers and Squares group yesterday. Tammy and I got 2 quilt tops layered, but I don’t have pictures of that. I brought one of them home to do the quilting, hopefully before next Thursday. I’ll take it back and pass it on for someone else to do the binding. That’s one of the many things I love about our group, everyone pitches in to do the thing that they are good at. Susan has been working on sewing down some Dresden Plates that were donated to us onto their backgrounds ...

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Diabolical Jane from The Colorful Fabricholic

When I posted about DJ2 earlier this month I went looking for a photo of my finished original Diabolical Jane quilt and realized I never photographed it and posted its finish. Let's fix that. 


I really enjoyed making this. I had backing fabric for it from a friend, but then I found something much better. 

The construction is the same, but the placement of light and dark values is different at the ends of the arms and in the side triangles in my second version. 

I like the first version better. 

Will I make another version someday? Maybe...


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Going With the Grain from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It’s been a mildly hectic week, and so I’ve given myself permission to skip a day or two of blogging. It occurs to me that whether I blog or not has to do with whether I get to do any sewing. If I’m not sewing, the rest of the day is pretty ho-hum…a lot of busy work standing between me and my sewing. 

Yesterday’s busy work happened to include a pedicure. It was good to take a spa break, even if it was for just an hour. As I’ve mentioned ...

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Going With the Grain from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It’s been a mildly hectic week, and so I’ve given myself permission to skip a day or two of blogging. It occurs to me that whether I blog or not has to do with whether I get to do any sewing. If I’m not sewing, the rest of the day is pretty ho-hum…a lot of busy work standing between me and my sewing. 

Yesterday’s busy work happened to include a pedicure. It was good to take a spa break, even if it was for just an hour. As I’ve mentioned ...

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9/11: 25 Years Later from Sew Karen-ly Created...

 

The news today is filled with remembrances of what happened 25 years ago; it shook us all. The good folks in Newfoundland sprang to action, but I remember watching the news and feeling so helpless.  Within days, as with other disasters, quilters were called upon to contribute to a fund-raising auction. The deadline was very short so I quickly stitched this piece and sent it off.  I was doubtful it would be accepted. My artist’s statement read as follows:

“E Pluribus Unity: 16” x 13”. The title of this little quilt tailors the motto of the United States (e ...

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Customer quilts from Just Sew Sue


I have finished quilting the first of two quilts for a customer. This is a classic spider's web pattern and the customer asked me to choose the pattern and thread. I used a cream thread and a digital pattern called malachite which picks up the print on the dark blue fabric.

My plan is to load the customer's second quilt onto my long arm this weekend, ready to quilt it on Monday. This weekend I will stitch the strawberry section of my UFO challenge cross stitch piece.

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Pages, stitched papers. from contemporary embroidery

 



Another distraction, something I have been meaning to do for goodness knows how long.

I have a large sketchbook to fill with stitched papers, mixed patterns, mixed weights, mixed finishes.

This is number one.


 

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Are Orphan Blocks Wasting Space in Your Studio! from Adventurous Quilter

Then get to work sewing them in to quilts for donations, gifts or just to display or snuggle under!

I have drafted a booklet that can help you learn to make the best of any number of orphan blocks and it is FREE to download!

To give you an idea of what is inside here are the first 5 pages of the 49 page booklet:

You can download now from my website!

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Out of sight - out of mind! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK—let's see if the pictures load this morning. 

Success!!!! It took a wee bit longer than usual, but that's OK - the pictures are loaded!!!

I don't know what is happening with the squirrels, but they seemed to be having a party on our front step. The funny thing is that there are NO oak trees anywhere near this area. They are in the back in the forest, but not in front. Hmmm—someone called a party, and no one told me? 

The morning after a wild squirrel party


I think everyone knows that Michaels in the ...

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Leaves and a Finish! from The Cozy Quilter

This week, I added more leaves to my Fall cross stitch project.  This is not a very big project and it is fun to work on at this time of year.  This whimsical pattern is from Satsuma Street.


I finished the Bricks and Stepping Stones baby quilt this week. I sewed the binding down by hand in the car on our way to see a play in Blyth.  This quilt will be gifted shortly.  The baby was born in July.  Many of the I Spy prints were picked specifically for this particular baby boy. 








I'm moving right along on ...

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Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Ladybugs! Pieced by Sandy.
Minnie. Pieced by Cindy. Both trimmed and ready for the next Annapolis Quilts for Kids

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive ...

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Finished (or not) Friday - Sept 11 from My Sewing Room

I know it's very cliche to talk about remembering exactly where we were and what we were doing when certain events happened in history.  I'm old enough to remember the Kennedy assassination, the ending of the Viet Nam war, and of course 9-11. And yes, I certainly do remember where I was that morning, as do most Americans. How has it possibly been 25 years ago already?


I have a NEAR finish to share this week.  Our QOV group had a few RWB Rail Fence blocks left over from a previous quilt, so this spring/summer I pulled ...

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