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January 16, 2026
Jelly Roll Rail Star: Free Video Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today’s quilt is totally off the rails and sure to be the star of the show in your quilt collection! The Jelly Roll Rail Star Quilt Pattern is available as a low-priced PDF and comes with a FREE Fat Quarter Shop Video Tutorial for you to follow along.

The Jelly Roll Rail Star Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE JELLY ROLL RAIL STAR QUILT PATTERN

The Jelly Roll Rail Star is a beginner-friendly quilt that finishes at a dazzling 79″ x 79″. With just one Jelly Roll and some background fabric, you can have a stunning quilt top in no time ...

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Finally Finished: The Teal Quilt from The Colorful Fabricholic

After all the problems, the Teal Quilt is finally finished. Whoo-hoo! 


This was more of a challenge than I anticipated. 

First, it's a remake of the Black and Tan quilt I made last year, but making it monochromatic meant finding just the right fabric hue, value, and intensity. Shopping ensued. The placement of darks and mediums is crucial for the dark diagonal grid framework to emerge. Squint at the photo and you'll see it more clearly. 

Second, and more frustrating, the quilting was a nightmare, as I've written about in several recent posts. Thanks to much troubleshooting ...

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Snake! from South Jersey Quilter

 I've gotten the snake's head done, and started on the rounds.


 I have to put some more stuffing in to make the snout more pronounced. I can't call her Sammy the snake, because Boone's mama's name is Samantha. I have to think about other S names. 

It's cold! It's 26 now, and next week could find us in the teens! Yikes! 

Plan for today is to stay in. I want to get into the sewing room and read the directions for the tree skirt pattern. 

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Friday check in: SAHRR starter, 16 trips + reading from With Strings Attached


The ZBPL retirees met for lunch on Wednesday.  Most of us still live in the area (two are in Wisconsin) but I don't cross paths with them very often.  

It's been too cold to walk and I miss stretching my legs.  (I could walk at the rec center but that's early morning and I prefer to walk in the afternoon.)

# # # # #  In the warm, cozy basement studio: 

 I have chosen the starter for the Stay At Home Round Robin.  

At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2018 I got two vendor tote bags with this Jane Austen quotation. I ...

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Is It Done Yet?! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!


All. Day. Long.

I spent the entire day making scrappy yellow backing blocks for the X-Plus quilt that likely by now needs a new name.

And I am here to let you know that YES!  All of the blocks are made.

And I even combed through the rest of the hunks and chunks in that pin, deciding which just needed to be cut down into Scrap User's System sizes so I could use them more easily, and which I really didn't like enough to save, and simply cut them down into strings and added them to the string ...

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Embellishments from contemporary embroidery

 Hand stitched embellishments for this project.Yes, they were fiddly! My girls in class won't be shocked to hear that ha ha.The little square pieces are one inch in size, the tiny tag pieces measure one inch by half an inch.If you can't source pieces to fit with your colour and pattern choices then why not make them youself?  

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Finishing the Lemon Purse from From My Carolina Home

When we left off on Tuesday, both sides of the purse had pockets and handles attached. Today, I’ll show you the finishing.

Next is to put in the zipper. I place the zipper right sides together at the top of one side of the purse. Stitch at about 1/4-inch seam allowance. Stop when the pull is reached, lift the presser foot and move the pull out of the way, past the point of the needle. Then lower the foot again, and continue stitching to the end.

Fold over the zipper to the wrong side, pushing the seam allowance ...

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When the stars are aligned - or just plain focusing is getting the job done! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Good to know I'm not alone in my frustration with the call centers! To top it off, DH finally had a chance to look at the new remote last night. For whatever reason, he put the same batteries as he tried last time into the old remote, and it worked. I give up! I'm going to make that note for him - put it on the TV. I'm pretty sure he is authorized to chat on our account. If not, you can be sure I'll make that happen! 

Not my problem -- I'm done with that. For ...

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Puzzling from Becca's Crazy Projects

The Crystal Caves! from the Magic Puzzle Company.
These are so much fun! I solved the last bit but don't want to ruin the surprise. 

You can learn more about The Magic Puzzle Company on their website

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Ravensburger Puzzle-Storage Puzzle Storage (300-1000 Piece) - this is great if you don't have a bunch of room to leave a puzzle out while you aren't working on it.
Another option for storing your puzzle is the Jigsaw Puzzle Roll Mat Puzzle Storage Saver.

You may be able to buy this puzzle through Amazon ...

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Book Nook from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

 The last few days of October, I saw a quilt using this fabricAnd instantly, I heard God whisper, "Brenna". Brenna is a close friend of our girl's. They were once co-workers and although they have changed jobs, their friendship has endured. Brenna is like family and an honorary aunt to baby L. I've spent time with her numerous times and she's just a gem. She's also a bookworm like us,

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Friday Finished (or not) from My Sewing Room

It's Friday.  Sigh!!  Do I have any finishes to show for the week?  Not really.


 
Well, I did get 3 Twin Star blocks done for a future Quilt of Valor.  That empties out one more design board.  So it's time to cut some more, right?  There are only 5 of these total so far which means there is a long way to go to have enough for a quilt.


I spent some time yesterday digging through the orphan block box to find something fun to use for the center block of the SAHRR online sew along.  The one ...

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Mengenal Slot Demo: Apa Itu dan Cara Kerjanya? from Tink Squared


Slot Demo

Dalam dunia perjudian online, slot demo menjadi salah satu istilah yang semakin populer di kalangan pemain. Namun, banyak orang masih bingung mengenai apa sebenarnya slot demo dan bagaimana cara kerjanya. Slot demo menawarkan kesempatan bagi pemain untuk mencoba permainan tanpa harus mempertaruhkan uang sungguhan, menjadikannya pilihan yang ideal bagi pemula maupun mereka yang ingin bereksperimen dengan strategi baru.

Melalui akun demo, pemain dapat merasakan pengalaman bermain yang hampir mirip dengan versi asli, tetapi tanpa risiko kehilangan uang. Dengan berbagai situs slot yang menyediakan fitur demo, pemain dapat dengan mudah menemukan permainan yang sesuai dengan selera mereka. Dalam artikel ...

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Table runner and black and white........................... from Exuberant Color


 The hand stitched binding was finished last night on this table runner.  It is all Marcia Derse fabrics.  The back is the same fabric as the binding.  It is 14.75" x 40".


You might find the rest of this post boring, but since it is my diary/journal I use it to document some things.  Today I am documenting the batik black and white fabrics.




Yesterday I sorted them by more than a quarter yard, quarter yard or less but full width, and chunks/small pieces narrower than full width.





I would estimate that 85% of them are Bali ...

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Clue 5 and Reveal Valentine 26 Mystery Quilt from Sister Of The Divide

 Valentine 26 Clue 5By Karen Meyer, Sister of The DivideAll Rights Reserved 2026Final Clue and RevealThis clue will be the final reveal with options! Please read all thedirections so you can decide your options BEFORE CUTTING.PDF click hereFor Option 1From your Reds, Pinks or Greens, cut the following:o A - 6 Strips measuring 5.75” x 17.25”o B - 2 Strips measuring 5.75” x 23”o C - 4 Strips

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Scrappy Dilemma from Quarter-Inch Capers

There is a new block drive for Hands to Help.  I am happy to send some blocks. I wasn’t able to participate in the last block drive, but I have time to make a few right now, and I do like making “happy blocks”. My problem is reading directions! Seriously. I made some four patches, and I was so happy with them. I lined them up and took a picture.



Then I re-read the directions, and it said not to mix red, pink, yellow color families with blue, green, purple color families. Okay. The block on the top right ...

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Daisy Chain Quilt Along Schedule from Christa Quilts

Are you excited to make Daisy Chain along with me? See below for the complete quilt along schedule. Although this event will be quickly paced, I’ll leave these blog posts up indefinitely so you can work on your quilt any time you wish. I’m here to help you each step of the way!

Daisy Chain – Autumn Colorway

Daisy Chain – Purple Vibrations Colorway

I made both versions of this quilt using fat quarters of Riley Blake ...

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Cross Stitch Update: January 16, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

I had some cross stitch time this week…enough that I was able to stitch on a couple of things. You might remember I started a couple of new projects all at once around mid-November. One of them was Hannah Wallace from With They Needle and Thread.My original plan was to stitch a motif each week. …

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The Word of the Year...Reset on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

2023 Block of the Month Club
Where I left it

 Here I am!  WoW, its hard to get back to the normal routine after all the hoopla of the holidays.  I hope everyone found peace and happiness as 2025 ended.  Our family was blessed for sure.  Just getting a break in the winter weather to celebrate Christmas was amazing.  Spending some quiet time with my inner circle was a gift too.  It seems that lately, I'm getting less and less time to do that.  

Maybe with getting some well-deserved rest, has me wondering....what comes next?  I won't ...

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What A Day! from Quilting My Way

 This morning, I woke with a sinus headache. Not my favorite thing to wake up with. I thought last night when I went to bed it was a migraine, but NOPE it was a sinus headache! Lucky me!

I took the day easy. I didn't feel in the mood to do much, so I enjoyed the morning watching my shows I had recorded. Patrick came home when I was done with the first 3 and he watched the other 2 with me. Now, I'm caught up. 

After my tablet died with 10% energy left, I decided to sit ...

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JANUARY 2026 - Time (again!) for UFOs and Goals for the New Year from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!


Here we go again! UFOs / WIPs / RSC 2026! 

I think I'd better start with the UFO's I did finish in 2025: 
You can see them all here

1) New York Beauty
2) Keep Believing / Tomten's Quilt
3) Dwellings / House quilt
4) Snowman wall quilt
5) No name purple quilt
6) Keep the Home Fires Burning
7) Sherri McConnell BOM 2024
8) Over the River and Through the Woods


My UFO/WIP/OGP list for 2025 is as long as a freight train and here is an updated list per January 1, 2026. It ...

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