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I've been working a little bit each on day Whiskas N Catnip Quilt. It's 97" square so it's big and each square is different except for the corner squares in one of the borders. It's a little bit of a challenge coming up with a new design for each block. As you can see, I am using ruler work with all sorts of loops and arcs.

There's some curved cross hatching as well as ribbon candy and more arcs.

I treated these 3 rectangles as one big rectangle that measures 6" X 12". I made ...

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I've been working a little bit each on day Whiskas N Catnip Quilt. It's 97" square so it's big and each square is different except for the corner squares in one of the borders. It's a little bit of a challenge coming up with a new design for each block. As you can see, I am using ruler work with all sorts of loops and arcs.

There's some curved cross hatching as well as ribbon candy and more arcs.

I treated these 3 rectangles as one big rectangle that measures 6" X 12". I made ...

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Some of you know that I have been following the famous Jackie and Shadow Big Bear Bald Eagles for quite a few years now. Jackie has been injured and is being treated at a rescue center for injured birds of prey. 

 

They are not government funded and rely on donations to rescue and care for injured eagles, owls and other birds of prey. I made a donation to them for helping Jackie. 

 

Normally I don't do this here but you know my love of animals, wildlife and Bald Eagles so if you have a few dollars to help, I ...

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I decided to try a mosaic crochet project from Dark & Dramatic Mosaic Crochet by Sixel Design. So many fun designs and so little time. Mosaic crochet is a great skill to add to your crochet toolbox. 
This is one of my portable design boards stacked with cut pieces ready for assembly. This is one of the ways I get so many charity quilts pieced. Preparation is important. You don't have to do it all at once but having ...

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This morning, I received an email from Kathy (my LAer) and she sent a photo of something she found in this magazine:

It was an article about a quilt that I had made from one of their patterns.  This was at the time when we lived in Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto) and that is me holding up the quilt.Talk about a Blast from the Past!  It made me chuckle and it made my day!  Thank you Kathy for sending this to me.

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The final block in the Jolly Tree Farm Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along is ready to celebrate the holiday season, fir sure! For week four, we’re quilting and stitching up a pair of sawtooth stars and a decked-out tree with the Tree-Mendous Holiday Quilt Block. Keep reading to see what you’re making this week and to download the Week Four Quilt Pattern and the Part Four Cross Stitch Pattern.

Week Four Video Tutorial

Join Kimberly on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel as she sews Week Four of the Jolly Tree Farm Mystery Quilt.

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Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day from start to finish yesterday. It got so late in the day, I barely did anything in the sewing room. Oh well. Plenty of other things were accomplished. There’s still a lot to do today, but it’ll be less hectic than yesterday. 

Before we needed to take off for the grocery store, I was able to stitch Tiny Treasure #66. This one has stem stitch, straight stitch, and satin stitch.

When that was finished, I checked in on the green beans. They’re doing a pretty good job of ...

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Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day from start to finish yesterday. It got so late in the day, I barely did anything in the sewing room. Oh well. Plenty of other things were accomplished. There’s still a lot to do today, but it’ll be less hectic than yesterday. 

Before we needed to take off for the grocery store, I was able to stitch Tiny Treasure #66. This one has stem stitch, straight stitch, and satin stitch.

When that was finished, I checked in on the green beans. They’re doing a pretty good job of ...

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It's hard to even get a binding stitched . . .

Sophia arrived yesterday, along with this little gal for the week.  Ella is settling in here although she's quite aggravated by all the cats that hang around out on our back deck.  The nerve of those cats!!

On a side note - I'm trying out something new for the Achilles inflammation and for arthritis pain, based on the good results a friend reports.  One of my best friends has terrible arthritis in her hands, and has been using Frankincense balm for a few months.  She says it has made a ...

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I was looking at the Prosperity Sewing Hens I made a few weeks ago, and mulling over the Christmas in July event I wanted to do. I briefly considered making hens out of Christmas fabrics, when another idea hit me. What about Stockings instead? A wish for abundance at the holiday time with family and friends, an abundance of food and maybe even a few gifts. Maybe you can see me rubbing my hands together with glee, what an opportunity to embellish!!

Start by downloading the pattern – Abundance Stockings

For each print, cut one piece of fabric 4-inches x 9-inches ...

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While I had a great sleep, the day did not start well. Remember how I said that everything has a home - at least in Studio B? Well, it's the same when I travel; I am NOT one to unpack my suitcases in the hotel room. I leave everything in the suitcase, and there is zero danger of me leaving something in the drawers. It's one less thing to check. 

So yesterday, when I was looking for my conference T-shirts and then my yoga pants, they were not to be found. I thought the pants had been left in ...

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All of the photos yesterday have the fabrics overlapped so you only see 2" of them, which is the width of the finished strip in the quilt.  Here is a full view of the wild card.

In this photo are 3 new pink prints and a purple to replace the 3rd from the left.

In this one the wild card is removed and another pink is in the center.  Still not quite right.

In this group one of the pinks has been removed and the orange swirly added, and then I switched the dotted and the large plaid with each ...

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Yesterday my quilt guild taught collage quilting to local 4H kids. We had 14 students, and 7 quilt members were instructing. We taught the same class last year, and we had some of the same kids return for this session. Donna had made mesh project bags for each of the students. Each one was different fabric. I forgot to take a picture, but they were something like this, except with a handle. 

Each one had steam-a-seam, pattern ease, and a pair of scissors. We had collage patterns they could choose from. One of the things we learned from last year ...

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My life has been changing big time over the last years. I went from being married to Kramer, to dating, to dealing with cancer, and the family. I am definitely a work in progress that continues to evolve. I actually am happy that it is evolving, and I’m welcoming the change. When Kramer and I …

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It’s quilt along season and I’m excited to share one of my newest patterns with you! This fall beginning in September we’re going to make my Dancing Stars quilt. This is a fat quarter friendly design that’s easy to customize and make it your own!

• Click here to get the Dancing Stars Quilt Pattern – Digital PDF
• Click here to get the Dancing Stars Quilt Pattern – Printed Hardcopy

In additional to including three size options and colorways in the pattern above, I’ve already made two versions of this eye catching quilt. The first one was made ...

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This morning I was off to moms. I took both my bags in the house. I wasn't sure what I would do. I pulled out the embroidery piece that I usually work on when I'm waiting for Patrick. I was able to get some leaves done and found I still have another area to work on. 

 The leaves on the top left are done. I moved over to the area on the top right. I will try and get a photo of it later. 

I then helped mom with her Apple TV. She needed to renew her subscription ...

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Good morning, my friends. By the time you read this, it'll be way past morning. I wrote my post and then never published it. Sorry for the late posting. That's what happens when I get too busy. It's Day 2 of my busy week. Yesterday gave me a taste. Today will be even busier. We must do some grocery shopping, unfortunately. We'll get an early start and try to be home early because there's much to do at home as well.

Before I even did my slow-stitching yesterday, I hoed the garden. It was a ...

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Good morning, my friends. By the time you read this, it'll be way past morning. I wrote my post and then never published it. Sorry for the late posting. That's what happens when I get too busy. It's Day 2 of my busy week. Yesterday gave me a taste. Today will be even busier. We must do some grocery shopping, unfortunately. We'll get an early start and try to be home early because there's much to do at home as well.

Before I even did my slow-stitching yesterday, I hoed the garden. It was a ...

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