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Dazed and Confused
Oh boy. This quilt has been a process I tell you. I started it one, maybe two years ago and it has had me scratching my head from the get go. The instructions are fine. It is just me being super confused about the diagonal layout and frustrated by my choices of fabrics. It is…
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Pinwheels and Hourglass Blocks
Just revel in these gorgeous fabrics for a moment. Ahhhh. Aren't they just the best? The darker fabrics are mostly Rachel Remembered by Betsy Chutchian, and the lighter ones are from my stash. I absolutely love those blues and golds. And of course the reds and browns. But those golds…. It's an old Bonnie Blue…
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State Fair
I've been working on a couple of springy table runners this past week. I shared Tootsie Pops with you, which is super cute, but I wanted another runner that showed off more of that beautiful Lilac Hill fabric I had been hoarding. An old Schnibbles pattern called State Fair came to mind, and I decided…
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Luck o’ the Irish
I am ready for the next holiday! Over the weekend, I was able to finish up this little table topper for St. Patrick's Day. It still needs to be quilted, but that shouldn't be a big deal. The pattern is called Luck o' the Irish by Fons and Porter, and is on their website. You…
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Tiny Town
I've been working on this cute little table topper for Valentine's Day. The fabric is Love You! by Sandy Gervais for Moda (I used two charm packs), and believe it or not, the pattern is actually three patterns. All patterns are by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company: Full House (a Schnibbles pattern), Tiny Town and In…
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Plain Folk
This little quilt is a Kim Diehl design called Simple Folk. It finishes at 18 1/2 inches and was made entirely on the Singer Featherweight. The blocks start out with 2 1/2" pinwheel blocks, which form the center of log cabin blocks. The blocks finish at 6 1/2". It has kind of a homey/folksy feel.…
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Bye Bye Bounce
It took me awhile, but I did get the final border on my Halloween Bounce quilt top and am sending it off to my amazing quilter this week. Last year was the year of me sending quilts off to be quilted that I intended to gift to family members, but this year I am…
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Puttering Around Over the Weekend
Hi there. Hope you all had a brilliant weekend. Mine was pretty much perfect, in that I stayed home the entire time except for a trip to the grocery store. I am becoming such a homebody in my old age. I spent the time, not particularly productively, but puttering around in my sewing room trying…
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Halloween Bounce
The pattern I am going to use for my beautiful palette of fall colored fabrics is Bounce, a pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. The version on the pattern cover was pieced by Thelma Childers, of "Cupcakes 'n' Daisies" and quilted by Linda Hrcka of "A Quilted Pineapple". What I love about this pattern (besides…
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Get Over It
I mentioned that I have been in a bit of a slump, sewing-wise. I have just not felt inspired by much of anything lately. I have definitely been bored by a couple of the projects I have worked on recently. Log Cabins are cool, but not terribly interesting to work on, I have decided. Maybe…