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Frivols #6- Major Change Up
This is what one was supposed to do with the project kit for Frivols # 6. It is nice enough, but the Churn Dash block didn't excite me terribly. The little kit #6 featured a collection by Fig Tree & Co. called "Strawberry Fields Revisited". It was a remake of a hugely popular earlier Fig…
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Frivols Re-examined
Do you remember Frivols? They were such a cute idea from four or so years ago. It was a year-long subscription program. Each month you got a little see-through tin with enough fabric by a Moda designer, with project instructions and an extra free pattern block. The Frivol in the photo above is one from…
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Lots of Stitching Going On
Lots of stitching going on, and I actually have something to show for it. I completed my little red stars table runner and love how it turned out. I just made a whole bunch of 3 1/2" stars and sewed them together diagonally with a 2 inch border. It will be nice for all sorts…
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More Halloween
All it took was Eva going back to school and some new Halloween patterns and I am back in the sewing room again. The little pattern above is by Margot Languedoc, whose company is The Pattern Basket. She is known for her wonderful designs that involve blocks that depict something-strawberries, acorns, pumpkins. If you want…
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Late Summer Table Runners
I realized last week when I went to change out my red white and blue July decor for something more appropriate for late summer, that I am sorely lacking in table runners for this time of the year. For August and September I envision lots of yellow and gold; anything with sunflowers. I had started…
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Around the House
I am really enjoying this sweet little table topper I made last year. It is "Endearments", a pattern by Betsy Chutchian. The fabrics I used are hers as well. I love piecing small block units and this pattern definitely fit the bill. Those half square triangles finish at 1 inch! It is placed on my…
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July Table Runner
I thought I would share a quick look at my July table runner. This one was finished in 2018, but quilted fairly recently. I used fabrics from my stash, and a Miss Rosie's Quilt Company pattern called "Recess", which I adapted to be rectangular in shape. It measures 19" x 41". Here is a closer…
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Sewing Away From Home
I finally got myself set up and ready to sew here at our vacation condo. I had a bit of a set back because I forgot to bring my power cord. How dumb, right? I remembered the foot pedal, but how I left behind the cord is a mystery. A local shop had a cord…
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Spring Table Runner and Reading
I got this little table runner back from the quilter last week. I have the binding attached but not sewn down. The quilt is one twelve inch Ohio Star block, four six inch Ohio Star blocks and twelve flying geese. I had some Fig Tree reds in a bin, which is what I used. Easy…
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Comparing Pineapple Rulers
I've spent several days comparing two pineapple rulers. One, the Creative Grids Pineapple Ruler, I have used before and really liked. It recently came to my attention that Bloc Loc makes a Pineapple Ruler as well, and on impulse I ordered one. I'll give you my opinions in this post, which is very photo heavy.…