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Black is Beautiful
Well, I think it looks good in black too. Today I did a bit of experimenting, and it is clear that I can make very good use of my half square triangle "mistakes". The red and white version on the cover of the APQ magazine I showed yesterday has the same lights in the background…
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Red and White All Over Again
You know how I am always rummaging around in my cupboards where my project boxes are stored? And how sometimes I discover something I had completely forgotten about? I am happy to report that it has happened again. After I made my red and white snowball quilt, I had a lot of fabric left over. …
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Spooktacular
As you can see, I am plodding along with my Halloween 1904 quilt. Will I finish the top by Halloween? We shall see. I got the half square triangles all re-made and finished up all the blocks that required orange ones. Much progress has been made with the black ones, and some that are pictured…
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Making Up For Lost Time and PRIZES
Oh joy. Be still my heart. Look what arrived on my door step. My extra blacks and neutrals for my Halloween 1904 half square triangles. And you know what else? Eva took a super long nap today and I was able to finish all of them! The stars are now in alignment and the cosmos…
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Halloween 1904 Half Square Triangle Fiasco Revisited
Hi there friends. Thanks for all the sympathy and encouragement over my Halloween 1904 Half Square Triangle Fiasco. Do you think this means the quilt is haunted? Possessed? You offered some great suggestions on how to solve my problem or at least salvage the wrong sized triangle units. Thanks so much for that! I have…
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A Little Set Back
I was so excited to have this weekend to finish up my Halloween 1904 blocks. I began by sewing on the triangle units to the appliqued star blocks. These blocks are really big, I am telling you. And so darn cute! This project has been so enormously fun. The next step was to attach borders…
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Working on This and That
Remember this? That's right. It is my red and white snowball quilt! I am just now getting around to sewing the binding on it. (Hanging head in shame). To tell the truth, I only just got it quilted this summer and wasn't in a hurry to use it until the holidays. So it has been…
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Halloween 1904
I am just so excited about this new project! I'd like to jump up and down and squeal "Yippee!", but things jiggle and it doesn't feel good. Just pretend I am leaping about shouting my glee in your mind's eye. Without any jiggling. Halloween 1904 by Blackbird Designs is the pattern. I bought a kit…
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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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Pick Me, No Me, No ME!
I have managed to squeeze in some sewing time this week. (Thank you Eva, for taking long naps). My Hill Country Basket blocks are coming along slowly. I like the block pattern, but the fabrics are a bit dark now that I am living with them. There will be a lattice separating the blocks, which…