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May 18, 2026
Design Wall Monday - May 18, 2026 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

 Good Morning Quilters!

We have a house guest for the summer, and she moved in yesterday.  For over two years we have befriended two international students attending Calvin University here in Grand Rapids.  They are Grace, who is from India, and Amy, who is from Bangladesh, and we lovingly call them “extra granddaughters”.  Amy was looking for housing for this summer between her junior and senior years of dorm living.  We asked her to come and live with us, and also help us a little as we are slowing down in our old age.  Amy is going to help me ...

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Peluang? Menyelami Dunia Togel Pemuda from Tink Squared

Di masa kini, banyak sekali generasi muda yang terjebak keterperangkap ke dalam dunia entertainment yang tidak selalu tidak selalu baik. Salah satu fenomena baru yang menarik perhatian publik adalah munculnya minat terhadap permainan togel di antara kalangan anak muda. Istilah togel merupakan label yang dipakai dalam menggambarkan kaum muda yang terlibat pada aktivitas ini, yang semakin mudah diakses melalui platform digital.

Saat kita diskusikan tentang togel, kebanyakan muncul pertanyaan-pertanyaan apakah ini sekadar permainan atau memang memang sebuah kesempatan finansial finansial. Beberapa individu melihat togel sebagai sarana hiburan, yang memberikan peluang untuk untuk memenangkan hadiah yang besar, sementara itu yang lain ...

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Barbara Ana - Spring from Just Sew Sue


Having completed winter, I decided to finish Spring too. This is number 1 of our UFO challenge 2026but the number hasn't yet been called. As you can see I had made good progress already with Spring.


I did make a counting mistake on the bird on the right-hand side but decided that it didn't offend me, and I added an extra blue cross to that side for balance. I have decided to put away this project until number 2 is called which is summer. However, I have updated my floss ring to include only the summer colours.

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Strawberry Crush Sew Along - Week One!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Hello quilty friends!
Thanks for joining me for the
 Strawberry Crush Sew Along 
WEEK ONE


We will be making the 
STRAWBERRY CRUSH QUILT
66" x 73"



We will be using my
 latest fabric collection
BERRY and SAGE
to make our quilt!

If you would like to see everything
about this collection including 
all of the new patterns and notions,
to view the storyboard!



The sew along begins today 
May 18th, 2026
and you are invited!

The sew along will take place 
here on my blog,
 and also on my 
for week one.
I have done the ...

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Fire Watch : Day 4 Update from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

 Another wild day. At night we can see a few flamesThe fire increased from 2645 acres to 6390 overnight according to the Sunday morning report. By Sunday evening it had grown to 8971 acres with 0% containment and 245 crew members on site. Multiple aircraft were providing air support, but the increasing winds grounded them.It's still a few miles from us, but we have to rely on phone

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What I’m Working On: May 18, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

I had an okay week in the sewing room. I didn’t get as much done as usual, but I worked on several projects, which made it hard to seem like I accomplished a lot. I had one machine occupied with my bow tie quilt. I’ve tried to record a video twice…I’ve had problems twice. I …

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FUN FOLD CARDS from Kwilty Pleasures

I love making cards.
I hosted a luncheon for 3 of my friends
who are excellent makers.

This one is designed by
Robin Allen


And this one is a hoot!
inside greeting reads
"So I ate it" and there's a floating feather.



I designed some Dragonfly cards.




Debbe Sewertsein designed these two



And Vikki Almos
designed these beauties.






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Cleaning And Cross Stitching! from Quilting My Way

 This morning, Patrick and I were cleaning around the house. We took the vent in the washer apart. This time more water came out then before. We were trying to figure out why water was left in the drum. The vent was clean and clear. Go figure, but the water was plentiful. I used some of it for watering the plants. Didn't want to waste it all. 

Then I played games for a bit. Got tired of that and started to work on my cross stitching. 

I was able to get her face done and worked on her hair ...

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RSC Week 20 - Orange / Small UFO Finish from Grandma's Red Needle

Another week has passed and it's time to show what I've been up to with orange.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't have any orange yardage left. There are squares in different sizes. I have a few orange 5" squares left and I just couldn't leave these cute cats in the box! 


Two squares + leftover black = two mug rugs! 
The quilting will happen another day.

After finishing four big UFOs (I need to take photos!), it felt good working on something small. 


UFO #22 is FINISHED!


This is the table topper or candle ...

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Week 20 of 2026 from Thread Head

This week I sewed a pair of overalls -

I used Ikea fabric again, to try out the pattern. I had lots of fun sewing this, figuring out how to put them together (Lutterloh has no instructions). They came out really nice, and are incredibly comfortable.
The Lutterloh pattern is from supplement #340.
This apron was a quick sew. The pattern is the York Apron, from Helen's Closet. It is made from a linen/cotton blend I bought for this pattern, from a local fabric store that was closing a couple of years ago. The one I made in 2019 ...

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Membandingkan Kayutogel dan Togel Tradisional: Siapa yang Menguntungkan? from Tink Squared

Di dalam dunia judi, togel telah lama jadi aktivitas yang sangat memikat perhatian sejumlah individu. Sebagai variasi dari permainan konvensional, lahir termin kayu togel yang kini semakin dikenal di antara para penggila. Kayutogel menawarkan bentuk baru yang dapat jadi alternatif menarik untuk orang-orang yang telah familiar dengan togel konvensional. Namun, beberapa yang bertanya-tanya, mana antara kedua yang yang lebih menguntungkan

Permainan kayutogel hadir membawa inovasi di dalam industri permainan yang sudah ada selama bertahun tahun. Dengan metode permainan yang berbeda serta ketentuan yang lebih fleksibel, kayutogel menjanjikan pengalaman yang berbeda. Melalui artikel ini akan membahas perbandingan antar permainan kayutogel dengan ...

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May 17, 2026
Divide & Dash Quilt Along – Week 6 | Final Row Assembly & Quilt Finish from Sister Of The Divide

 Divide & Dash Quilt Along - Week 6 The Final Row Assembly and Quilt Finish!Welcome back to Week 6 of the Divide & Dash Quilt Along! This week we are assembling the final row of the quilt and bringing all of our carefully pieced sections together into one beautiful finished quilt top. From the playful Flying Geese units to the bold Churn Dash blocks, this quilt has truly come to life

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Mobile quilting from Happy Cottage Quilter

 Hubby and I were on a trip recently. He insisted that I bring my sewing machine. I had a project that I wanted to work on, so here is the progress.'

The set up




And the progress.

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Family Hols 2026 from The Quilt Quine

I had a lovely week with all 3 of my children coming to stay in my tiny Tavistock cottage. We love being with each other, doing outings and just hanging out together. It is a pity we are all so far away but at least none of them lives in Australia!

We visited Cotele and Killerton House National Trust houses, had a day out in Falmouth and Totnes then an evening watching Beltane Morris dancers. 

We cooked, had many cups of tea, sat around a bonfire and laughed a lot. Nessie and I will really miss them when they all ...

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Making Progress from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a good day yesterday. Everything on my list was completed. I was tired by the end of the day, and so I didn't get any time in the sewing room. Maybe today I'll be more motivated. After taking a walk on the treadmill yesterday, I took a little walk around outside. Each day I'm checking the water on the little seed pots. I'm happy to announce that there are sprouts in every pot except one.


So who's not doing their part? Well, it's the Sunrich Lemon sunflower...fourth ...

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Making Progress from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a good day yesterday. Everything on my list was completed. I was tired by the end of the day, and so I didn't get any time in the sewing room. Maybe today I'll be more motivated. After taking a walk on the treadmill yesterday, I took a little walk around outside. Each day I'm checking the water on the little seed pots. I'm happy to announce that there are sprouts in every pot except one.


So who's not doing their part? Well, it's the Sunrich Lemon sunflower...fourth ...

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Embroidered Victorian Pin Cushion and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

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Slow Sunday Stitching from Eagle's Wings Quilts

 I’m up early this morning, so I thought I’d do my post for Slow Stitching since I’m up, rather than waiting till later this afternoon after we get home from church. The chipmunk for the Year in the Woods is finished. And better yet, I’ve gotten all of the gridding for the next section done as well and all of the flosses wound onto bobbins. I can now start on the Skunk. I hope this is as close as I ever get to one of those critters. Here are the finished Bear and Chipmunk together. I ...

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Oh Scrap! : Playing with Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 I have had a stack of RWB blocks sitting next to my sewing machine for weeks.  I finally had a chance this week to turn them into a quilt top.


We made some simple rail fence blocks out of RWB strips at our Spring Sew Day.  We made enough blocks to make about 13 quilts.  



For this first quilt, I simply laid them out in an alternate direction.  The blocks are 10" so this quilt will finish at about 50" x 60".

I have some other layout plans for these blocks that I hope to share soon.  In fact, maybe ...

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I love a hand embroidered adornment. from contemporary embroidery

 





These aren't 'new', in fact some of them are positively ancient!

I'm reminding myself of the value of having what Rachel rightly called a large amount of 'resources'....not stash as I called it.

Buttons and Suffolk puffs, perfect for those little finishing touches.

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