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Serendipity Catch Up
I had some time last week to catch up on the Serendipity Sew Along. You may notice that I didn't play by the rules and substituted different blocks for two of the rows. What on earth gets into me sometimes?… There is just one last row of blocks to make for this quilt. My motivation…
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Bloc Loc Kite in a Square Tool
As you know I am doing the Sampler Spree Sew Along. One of the blocks I wanted to make this week is this one from Susan Ache's book "Sampler Spree". You can make the block from a template you make yourself or by purchasing a tool made by Bloc Loc. I went for the tool,…
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Red Sampler Sew Along Week Four
This Red Sampler Sew Along by Lori Holt is so lovely. I am enjoying the fabrics, and the block patterns are all terrific. The patterns are all from various books she has published over the past few years, so you do need to have them to complete the blocks. I had them already, so that…
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Sampler Spree Sew Along- and, Let’s Talk About Sew Alongs
If you love sew-alongs, a new one started up this week that looks like it will be a lot of fun, and a skill-builder too. It is the Sampler Spree Sew-Along, based on the book Sampler Spree by Susan Ache. A lot of great designers are participating in this one, everyone doing their own thing…
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What a Day
I haven't had quite as much time to sew as I had expected, due to my poor grand dog Remy's anxiety issues. Since we are taking care of him for a few days while his family is on vacation, we have witnessed how severe his anxiety issues are. He will go to the veterinarian on…
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Red Sampler Blocks Underway
New Project! Woo hoo! I am so excited to show you my first two weeks of Lori Holt's Red Sampler Sew Along. Each week it seems we will make one 12 inch block and two 6 inch blocks. The block patterns come from three or four of her published books, so it sure helps if…
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Making Progress
I'm about halfway finished with sewing the blocks together in my Moda BlockHeads 3 quilt. Woo Hoo! I love this little quartet above. Did you know that when a bee returns to the hive she can tell the other bees where the good flowers are by doing a little dance? She explains it all by…
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Sewcialites #32 Bright Block
I am all caught up with my Sewcialites blocks. This one is #32 "Bright Block" by Chelsi Stratton. It features four usually very tricky units called "cat's cradle" units. They involve small triangles and often come out wonky and with points cut off. That wasn't going to happen to me, because I have the Creative…
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Found Treasure
Oh my gosh, look what I found yesterday. Way up high on a closet shelf there was a project box labeled "Granny Blocks". When I pulled it down I was blown away to discover these quilt blocks made from a Pam Kitty Morning collection for LakeHouse Fabrics. I must have made these seven years ago.…
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The Last Moda Blockheads 3 Block
This is positively, absolutely, definitely, the very last Moda Blockheads 3 block. I think there are 98 total blocks, more if I count the ones I remade or made and then decided not to use. Good grief I have been working on this project forever. I know it is boring, but I really need to…