Every so often, questions and comments come from readers, and I think others would like to hear my response. That’s when I feature them on the blog. This is one of those days. Today’s topics are coming from the comment section. When I wrote my New Year’s Day post a blog reader wrote:Happy New Year, Jo, to …
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Patrick went golfing and I went downstairs to work on the quilt.
I thought I might be able to get it done today, but then I realized when my stomach decided to act up, I couldn't stay down there to finish it. But I did get a bit done. I should be able to finish it tomorrow. Then I will think about doing another one. I won't have 2 done for Colleen by Monday, but we did get 2 quilt tops from Val to get ready for quilting.
The sides are sewn on it. I just realized I ...
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I have a thing about liking to read old American aristocrat stories, and this one was just that. It was about the Vanderbilts. The name of the book is A Well Behaved Woman, and it’s by Therese Anne Fowler. I have written before to all of you that I enjoy stories of the Vanderbilts, and …
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read moreOn this episode of WIP Wednesday Vanessa is choosing fabric and notions for her next cardigan while she walks through some of the essentials to keep in mind when making this type of project with stretchy knit fabrics.
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read more We had a great day yesterday at our Prayers and Squares group. One of our summer ladies is up for a couple of weeks and it was lovely to see her. Marg’s sampler is finished and it has the honour of being the first quilt of the lear to be given out. 
Pat has been working on a scrappy strip quilt lately.
She is hiding behind the pieces. Back in the summer we started a member’s sampler where each of us took some of the focus fabric and the went to the Quilters Cache website and picked a ...
Wow! THAT year sure flew by! I spent the year working on projects on our mountain property with DH and sneaking in time to sew as time allowed. I always have multiple projects going at once. I'm always pulling fabric for one project, cutting another, piecing a third, and binding a fourth. That process works well for me and it allowed me to finish 19 quilts this year. That's a record
read moreValentines 26 Mystery Quilt Clue 4 The last week of December, we introduced clues 1, 2 and 3 in our
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Download this free quilt pattern with pinwheels, gather your fabrics, and make this easy quilt very quickly.
Spring Twirl – click here to download the pattern
We are having warm weather here in Georgia, and I forgot for a moment that it is still Winter. Before we know it, Spring will be here! Get ready for its beauty by sewing the Spring Twirl, a quilt I designed for Blank Quilting’s Nature’s Symphony collection. The quilt measures 61½” x 75″ (1.60m x 1.90m) and the blocks finish at 12″. The fabrics are already available in quilt stores. Yeah ...
read moreLast weekend was five hours of fun with fellow quilters as we together made Here Be Dragons, a 60" x 60" quilt. Hundreds of quilters trusted me and chose fabrics not knowing what their quilts would look like and I'm honored by their trust in me.
Several students shared their quilt tops with me and I have their permission to share them with you!
Heather was a trooper waking up at 4am to start quilting in Australia! Her quilt was a little fishy, though:
Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to announce that our slide seems to be repaired. Mike spent a good part of the day on it yesterday. He ended up calling off the dogs insofar as the RV mobile repair guy was concerned. Instead he spoke to the all-things-RV folks at Lippert. Using the video on his phone, he was able to work with them to determine the problem and make adjustments. I won't go into the ins and outs of it (pun totally intended), but it's working now. It goes in and out like nobody's business ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. I'm happy to announce that our slide seems to be repaired. Mike spent a good part of the day on it yesterday. He ended up calling off the dogs insofar as the RV mobile repair guy was concerned. Instead he spoke to the all-things-RV folks at Lippert. Using the video on his phone, he was able to work with them to determine the problem and make adjustments. I won't go into the ins and outs of it (pun totally intended), but it's working now. It goes in and out like nobody's business ...
read moreSo glad you’re here! This project is part of our Patchworkers Plus membership, where we sew together all month long. Inside PW+, you’ll find the full Block of the Month pattern, step-by-step videos, and a friendly group of quilters cheering you on (and sewing right alongside you).
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This year I need to finish some of my UFOs. I started this quilt when teaching several groups in the local area, I wrote the instructions and demo the contsruction for a new block every week.
All the blocks are six inches finished but I have the instructions for the blocks to be twelve inches finished. I am going to make a few more new blocks as well as demo the original blocks.
So keep watching the blog for written instructions and Youtube for the demos which I will link with the blog.
I used a bundle of fat quarters ...
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