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Drowning in Strips
I feel as if I am drowning in strips for my pineapple blocks! I did get the lights all cut out and organized into labeled baggies over the weekend. After cutting for hours, I still do not have enough French General reds. I ordered 13 more fat quarters and that is just going to have…
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Travel Bags
I made a couple of little bags last week. For me! The one above is perfect for face creams and make up, or perhaps all your makeup brushes. I know when I travel, I prefer to keep my brushes separate from everything else. Hmmm, I believe I should make one more… On the blog In…
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Simply Irresistible
Have you ever in your life seen anything so adorable? Me either. I had to have it. It is a Chateau Rouge kit put together by Country Sampler. I have talked about presentation on this blog in the past, and nobody does it better than Country Sampler. I have a project in mind for this…
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Finish the Old, Start Something New?
I took my own advice and rummaged around a bit in the old stash cupboards this past weekend. Oh my, look what was hiding away in a plastic project box labeled "Pretty Maids". At first I had no clue what "Pretty Maids" meant. I have glanced at this box a hundred times over the past…
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Fabric Flapdoodle
I love a scrappy quilt, and can usually pull from my stash a nice compatible mixture of prints. The project I am currently working on, Hill Country Baskets, is giving me a real headache. I swear I have cut enough fabric to make about four Hill Country Baskets quilts at this point in time. The…
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And It Made All the Difference
A fat eighth bundle of Barbara Brackman's Metropolitan Fair fell into my lap this week. I was so pleased to receive it and not just a little bit blown away by how gorgeous the colors in that line are. There are soft reds, mellow pinks, medium tone blues, yellowish greens, cocoa browns, silvery greys…These colors…
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Metropolitan Fair
Just a quiick post this morning. It is supposed to be my day off for sewing, but I am having to take Grandpa to the doctor an hour and a half away. Nothing wrong, just a little tune up. With any luck I can hunker down over my Bernina late this afternoon. Here is some…
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Shiloh: More Than Half Way There
Now isn't this a pretty thing? This is the center section of my Shiloh quilt! I am so excited to have gotten these blocks together over the weekend. In fact, I was so excited to share it with you all that I took a picture before I even pressed the top. I love the colors…
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I Got the Blues
Honestly, friends, I got nothin' here. I am so sorry to be inconsistent in my blog posting, as I know many of you look for my morning news flash. I have to admit, I am in a bit of a dry patch. Lots happening on a personal level, maybe I will share, maybe I will…
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Crossroads
One of the fun things about taking classes from a quilt designer is that typically, they bring along some samples of their work, and you get to see a little trunk show. Paula Barnes of Red Crinoline Quilts did just that. Not only did she bring a number of gorgeous quilts, but a good selection…