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Today I'm sharing a new quilt pattern called Mirage!  This fast and easy quilt pattern is made with Moda Grunge Seeing Stars fabrics.

Mirage is in the Busy Hands Quilts shop right here.

Moda Grunge Mirage Quilt

This Mirage quilt is made with Moda Grunge Seeing Stars in cream, taupes, gray, and black (those aren't the exact Grunge names), just their general shades.  This quilt will look fantastic in any colorway you choose.  :)

Fabric Collection Ideas for Mirage

There are so many current fabric collections out now that will work for Mirage because they have four to five ...

I like the first … the distortion of using block designs in odd shaped spaces in borders makes for very interesting borders.

I like the borders in the second design too, but was intrigued with the result of using a square applique block in the sashing, and exactly the same block in the sashing squares, but with different colouring.

Distortion again!

Thank goodness Electric Quilt will print out blocks as they are in a quilt design, not in the original shape as designed.

A guest post from Kayla…

Usually when I call or pick up a call from Mom I say “Why hello, Jo Kramer!” and she says “It’s Kayla Pins!”

One afternoon I called and asked how she was and she said she was absolutely awful. Dozens of things went through my mind but then she said she was overwhelmed with her blog auction. While I was grateful it wasn’t worse (I mean, it’s always something with this family!) I felt bad that she was struggling.

My role is to protect Mom from technology and I took this on ...

I’ll eventually get over the fascination with this stove but I love it. Here are a couple of features I like best: Here’s the little control panel area and it stays black til I turn on one of the knobs. As soon as I turn one of the jobs on, this happens. Isn’t that cool?...

The post The Stove appeared first on Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara.

I understand that in the grand scheme of things, our floor damage is minor. It’s easily fixed but I’m angry that it happened when it should not have happened – purely through carelessness, and I’m angry with the appliance store’s handling of it. They did send someone out to fix the connection. Vince had already...

The post The Floor Update appeared first on Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara.

Quilts aren’t just scraps of fabric thrown together. They embody the Fruit of the Spirit. Love, Peace, Joy, Kindness, Patience, Faithfulness, Self-Control, Gentleness, Goodness. Those gifts from the Holy Spirit are working in our lives every time we sit down and create.   How? When you ....

The post Growing the Fruit of Goodness appeared first on Musings From The Bungalow.

Like so many other quilters, I am looking forward to Bonnie Hunter's Mystery quilt this year. I decided to look back at the ones I have done in the past. The dates refer to the year of the beginning of the mystery.

Allietare (2015)

In this week’s Work-In-Progress Wednesday, I’m showing you how to make my “easiest tiny zipper pouch” out of faux leather. Like, fit in the palm of your hand tiny! I love making these to store all my knitting and crochet stitch markers, tapestry needles and other small notions. They work great for sewing notions, too! Store your thimble, a few needles, a small spool of thread and you’re good to go!

All you need is some faux leather and a craft zipper. That’s it! It’s a super quick and easy make you’ll want to ...

Wednesday was a sewing day for making Dresses from the Heart for an organization called Dress a Girl Around the World. One of the PCQ members is an ambassador for this organization, and she facilitates the making of hundreds of dresses each year. 

Everything was already cut from previously donated fabric, and kitted up with the elastic and bias needed. We knocked out a couple dozen dresses on Wednesday, and members took home kits to finish.  

I made four dresses, but they were already cut out so all I had to do was sew them up. Here are two in ...

 Rule #7 All life on earth is vulnerable. Money, intellect, education or prestige don't protect against all the ills that can befall us. So there is nothing that has happened to me or will happen to me where I can say those two little words, why me.  While I didn't say that out loud when I lost everything in the fire, a part of me inside felt let down by the universe.

 I'd been through enough by then with my various losses to know I wasn't special enough to be given a free pass from bad ...

The projects with just a few colors certainly go faster than those with bunches of color changes. Of course, the size helps too. This little cardinal may well be finished today and if it is, it will be the first time I ever guessed correctly at when I’d finish a project. Here’s what can happen...

The post Cardinal Progress appeared first on Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara.

 So the move is starting to take shape.  I have packers coming in early October who will pack, then the movers come after that and then they will store my stuff until I know when my house is ready.  So finishing things just isn't in the picture  I have so much to do to prepare for the packers since I'm not taking a lot of my stuff.  But you are here to look at what I have done since August.

Looking to save a little money?  Just starting out on your quilting journey?  These eight tips from The Little Mushroom Cap can help you out.

Not only does the blog post cover the eight tips, it has numerous examples from other bloggers on how those tips have been incorporated.  I am a scrappy quilt lover who likes to save money, so this article is right up my alley.

Articles with tips like these are always helpful, both for beginners and for seasoned quilters.  Sometimes we forget, or just don’t think, about certain options for us.  We tend to go ...