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May 26, 2026
How to Spend a Rainy Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning. Mike and I have appointments for a COVID booster, so we'll be heading out early this morning. Let's just get right to it, shall we?

Knowing rain was coming, I went out early to check on the flowers. The Garden Treasures peony looked pretty much the same as when I looked at it the day before. The Fairy Princess peony was starting to show more of itself.


The Edda clematis continues to add more flowers.


And that was pretty much all that was going on in the garden ...

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How to Spend a Rainy Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning. Mike and I have appointments for a COVID booster, so we'll be heading out early this morning. Let's just get right to it, shall we?

Knowing rain was coming, I went out early to check on the flowers. The Garden Treasures peony looked pretty much the same as when I looked at it the day before. The Fairy Princess peony was starting to show more of itself.


The Edda clematis continues to add more flowers.


And that was pretty much all that was going on in the garden ...

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Granny Square Along Crochet Book by Lori Holt Coming Soon! from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Get cozy and creative with Lori Holt! Pre-orders are now open for Lori Holt’s Granny Square Along Crochet Book, her first book for crochet! Packed with 13 simple, creative, and unique granny square projects, Lori has curated the cutest and coziest collection of crochet projects for you to explore. Keep reading to learn all about the book, what you will need to have on hand when your book arrives, get all the answers to your most frequently asked questions, and find out where to start if you’re a complete crochet beginner.

When Lori’s grandmother first taught her ...

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Memorial Day Quilting! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


I don't know how everyone else spent their Memorial Day holiday, but I am lucky enough to have the Quilters of The Night who always have their retreat over Memorial Day weekend as it gives those who are still working a paid holiday day off that they don't have to use vacation days for!

We rarely do anything for Memorial Day around here as a family - we don't go on vacation ourselves, and even if we get together it won't interrupt retreat time so Memorial Day is one of the holidays we do have retreaters on ...

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Memorial Day, 2026 from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


It's still rather rainy -

It rained all weekend long except for a bit of yesterday where we quickly gathered the Quilters of the Night to do our over-the-porch-rail photos a day early.

More rain in the middle of the night last night.

There are NO COMPLAINTS!

It might be raining some folks' Memorial Day picnics out, but if we have to move it inside, it's just as good as long as we are together.
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Parade of Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I hope those of you in the US had a nice holiday weekend.  I spent some time getting the "MHMH warehouse" organized. It is really just a 10' square room that holds most of our fabric and quilts.  Needless to say, it can become quite chaotic in there!



Mari sent in this lovely floral quilt top.  If I remember correctly, she also sent in a larger quilt using some of the same fabrics.  This one may have been made from the leftovers.  Mari also sent in this backing fabric and the binding.  




Here is a fun scrappy quilt.  Elizabeth sent ...

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Day One at Retreat at the Farm from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

In case anyone thought I was too harsh yesterday about my comments about the planet, I want to clarify that slightly. Yes, people visit these places to learn about them, and then they can be protected, but there are two types of people. OK -- so I'm generalizing there -- there are many types of people, but to keep this train of thought somewhat simple. There are two types of tourists -- those who just want to conquer the place/event so they can check that item off their to-do list. Get to the end as quick as possible, get to the ...

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Into Nature Challenge from From My Carolina Home

I’ve been reading the magazines I got at the bookshop at the show, and many of them are Quilting Arts. I signed up for their emails, and recently they had a reader challenge. It was called Into Nature. Here is the challenge “Create a small art quilt (6” x 9”, vertical orientation) that reflects your personal connection to the natural world. Explore nature-related themes—leaves, stems, roots, flowers, spores, seeds, or growth cycles—as inspiration for this challenge. Your ideas might come from a specific place, a fleeting moment outdoors, a beloved garden, or abstract responses to nature’s ...

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This and that from My Sewing Room

One small finish can be checked off so far this week . . . the Hollow Stars runner.  This was the kit I purchased recently.  Yay - a kit that didn't end up languishing in a drawer. 


I'll need to clear all the Quilt of Valor stuff off my dining room table before I can actually make use of this new runner on the table.  LOL

It's possible this will be the ONLY finish this week as the sewing time is quite limited due to all the other things going on.  That's OK of course.

This week has a busy ...

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More sewing...................... from Exuberant Color


 I'm still sewing stratas for the William Morris fabric Trip Around the World quilt.  Normally I lay out the order of all of the strips and sew it as one huge strata instead of sections.  This time since I had 4 different 'runs' of light to dark I decided to sew each separately (there is one more group to sew) and then play around with the order before they get sewn together.  I can't press anything until I have the whole strata sewn together because of the pressing method I use.  I'll show my play time for ...

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Summer Challenge from Quarter-Inch Capers

Every year on Memorial Day, one of our local quilt shops sponsors a Summer Challenge. It’s hosted by A Little Fabric Store in Yorktown, Texas. 



This year she’s using one of the potato chip patterns from the class I taught last fall. The challenge runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and as long as you complete a quilt top with a minimum of 20 blocks and send her a picture of the completed top, you are entered into a drawing for a $250 gift card. It costs $10 to enter. 

I paid my $10 online this morning ...

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Two whole cloths from Stitching Matters

The user of these, as far as I know, is not a quilter.  She sent these two solid pieces of fabric to be quilted in an all-over pattern.  This will go up against a wall, and her products/patterns will be pinned to these.  I am not sure how the quilted fabrics will be attached to the walls, but she may have a stand of sorts.

I asked if both should have the same motifs, but she preferred a difference.  The motifs won’t be visible once she attaches her samples/examples, but they will still serve the purpose.




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Cookies Delivered from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

DH and I were outside at 8 on Sunday morning when vehicles began pulling down our road.It was a small crew of 9 that had come in to chip the trees and brush they had cleared earlier in the week.We visited with them for a bit and of course thanked them for the work they have been doing. They all said it was a pleasure to work in such beautiful surroundings.And yes, they all got cookies.

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Cross Stitch Finish: Tiny Town Nativity from Jo's Country Junction

I thought it might be time to FINALLY, fully finish my Tiny Town Nativity piece. It’s been sitting on my sewing room island and I thought it’s time to get it all done so I can enjoy it this Christmas. I found a fabric I decided to make work. At some time, I bought this …

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Mewujudkan Cita-cita Meraih Cukup menggunakan Kuda Slot from Tink Squared

Di dalam alam perjudian online, game slot punya mesin telah menjadi beberapa opsi favorit banyak orang. Antara berbagai jenis permainan yang tersedia, slot kuda tersebut sebagai salah satu paling menarik untuk dimainkan. Dengan konsep unusual serta bervariasi, kuda slot memberikan pengalaman bermain game yang tidak hanya seru tetapi berpotensi menghadirkan kemenangan yang besar untuk pemain.

Untuk penggemar setia, impian untuk mendapatkan hadiah jackpot yang besar selalu saja ada di benak mereka. Dengan banyak fitur menarik dan cara bermain yang gampang slot kuda menawarkan kesempatan untuk pemain dari berbagai latar belakang dalam menguji keberuntungan mereka. Pada artikel ini kita bernapsu menggali ...

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Not My Favorite Meeting Day from Quilting My Way

This morning, I was up and out the door by 9:30 am. I go the car washed and me tea before getting to moms. I was the first one there. We had 5 of us. 

Mom was chatting about the groups she helped start way back when. She talked about a member who would like the pattern someone was working on, go home and have the quilt done in a couple weeks, way before the original person had theirs done. She said how she hated that. I told her that's exactly what she does to me. We had ...

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Quilts for Kids: May from Becca's Crazy Projects

On Saturday, I dropped off 21 quilts for binding and 5 pieced quilts. (and some bits of leftover batting)
I filled up my rainbow bag with all of the tops with backs they had. 
I picked up about 25 quilt tops to quilt. Plenty to do until June. 

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 ...

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May 25, 2026
A Celebratory Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a lazy day yesterday. For one thing, we were both awake very early...during the 4:00 a.m. hour. I don't know about you, but if I wake up any time after 4:00 a.m., my brain is off and running, and I can't get back to sleep. While I was doing my slow-stitching yesterday morning, I could swear I fell asleep mid-stitch, and just kept on stitching. So, when Mike went back to bed for a morning nap, I just slid down on the couch where I ...

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A Celebratory Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was kind of a lazy day yesterday. For one thing, we were both awake very early...during the 4:00 a.m. hour. I don't know about you, but if I wake up any time after 4:00 a.m., my brain is off and running, and I can't get back to sleep. While I was doing my slow-stitching yesterday morning, I could swear I fell asleep mid-stitch, and just kept on stitching. So, when Mike went back to bed for a morning nap, I just slid down on the couch where I ...

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Weekly update: lettering and a shower, and more stars from With Strings Attached


It's a warm and sunny Memorial Day in northeasternmost Illinois.

  Stevens often recalled the Memorial Day weekends that he'd go with his father from their home in Summit, NJ, to the cemetery in Williamstown, NJ, and clean up around the family graves. 



Yesterday I drove to DeKalb for my nephew and his wife's baby shower.  My sister and her husband and my niece and her husband were there and we were so busy talking at our table (and playing baby shower games) that I didn't take photos of the three-tier cake or the cute "little sprout ...

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