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Flea Market Quilt Along Baskets
I decided to forge ahead with my Flea Market quilt. There isn't much point in waiting for the next step in the sew-along, since not much is being posted about it. I have completed my basket blocks for April and May. I suppose I will keep going with them and perhaps wrap up this project…
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Midnight Moon Week 3 and Massive Sewing Room Tidy
These are my Week 3 blocks for the Midnight Moon sew-along. They are called Hidden Star, made with Fat Quarter Shop's 3" Square in a Square foundation papers, and Pinwheel Geese made with my BlocLoc trim tool. For some reason, I could not find my 1 x 2" Flying Geese ruler and thought I had…
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Well, That Was Fun
The first Moda Blockheads 4 block was a winner! Lynne Hagemeier of Kansas Troubles designed this 9" block. I made it up using Fig Tree & Company's Pumpkin Blossoms fabrics, which are going to be great for this project. This collection has a high number of background fabrics with small and subtle color additions that…
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One More Sew-Along, Why Not?
Month 5 of the Christmas Among the Stars Again sew-along. I did finish that second block, and I also got my fabric starched for the Moda BlockHeads 4 sew-along, which is starting today. Since it is a smaller project and the sew-along only lasts 6 months, I think I will see how it goes. One…
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Christmas Among the Stars Again Month 5
Sew for an hour a day. Well, it's a great idea, and I am trying. The weekends are tricky because I care for my father. Sewing just isn't in the cards. That being said, whatever time I spend working on something is worth it in the end, even if it's just a few hours each…
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An Hour in the Sewing Room and Two Trim Tools
I have decided to take my own advice and try to sew for one hour a day. Back in 2009 I was working two jobs and not getting enough sewing done. I made a promise that I would try to squeeze in one hour of sewing each day. No matter what I had to give…
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Flea Market Progress and Wonder Woman Goes To School
All the little Churn Dash blocks for the Flea Market quilt along are finished. I can now start on the next round, which is made up of basket blocks. I do love a basket block. These will go a bit slower I imagine. I think just three are assigned in a month. I have to…
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Calling all Flea Market Quilt Along Participants….
I've been feeling like I might be the only person sewing in this sew-along! I saw the announcement about it on the Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber blog back on Dec. 7, 2021. At that time they also released the sewing schedule in their image above. If you look closely you can see the month…
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One Quilt Finally Off the Design Wall
Sewcialites is finally off the design wall! Woo hoo! All the rows are sewn together and the borders attached. I have to say, those blocks all came together pretty perfectly. No fudging was required when sewing them together, which is unusual. I credit careful cutting, a strict 1/4" seam allowance, pressing seams open, and starching…
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Churn Dash Adorableness
Aren't these little Churn Dash blocks adorable? They are 4 1/2 inches square. They are the next step in the Flea Market Sew Along I am doing with Lori Holt. A cool thing about these little blocks is that they are made in an unexpected way. There are no half square triangles involved! Lori has…