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The new red and white project I started last weekend has a very interesting tool that makes constructing the blocks quite easy.  The toosl I am using are called the Tri Recs rulers, designed by Darlene Zimmerman and Joy Hoffman for EZ Tools.  They are sold together as a set, and both shapes are required…

My sewing room is beginning to look like a Fig Tree workshop.  The design walls are full of Figgy goodness at the moment.  I have been plodding along with my Dresden Plate project, which at this point is all handwork.  I pick up the blocks and hand applique the plates in place when I get…

Oh my goodness, do I love my latest finished project.  Whit, a Little Bites pattern, by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company.  You can click on the link and order this as a pdf pattern and  have it instantly!   This is what I have needed all those flying geese units for.  I made the pattern larger,…

So, now that Trace is all quilted and on my kitchen counter, what could I do, but start another Little Bites.  The one I selected to make is Whit (by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.), and I chose the design that features the Dutchman's Puzzle blocks.  I happened to have on hand (due to my recent…

I've been working this week and don't have a current sewing related project to share, so I thought I would go back in time to May 2010 and share what was going on then.  Above, you see one of my all time favorite photos of Ozzie.  I can say that he is slightly less pesky…

Champagne and a dancing child.  It doesn't get much better than this! My weekend was lovely, and I sure hope yours was as well.  We had such a nice celebration on Saturday.  Several readers have inquired as to the nature of the happy occasion.  Irish wedding bells?  No, not that.  My sister had been laid…

Isn't that pretty?  The best $9 I ever spent.  I get these gorgeous orchids at my local Savemart, and for $9 they give me six weeks of pretty indoor blooms.  Sometimes more.  Living plants are such a treat to have inside, and anything with a spot of color is a bonus. I haven't been doing…

Hi Everyone.  Sorry if you thought I dropped out of sight.  Typepad has been under attack the past week by evil gremlins and it hasn't been possible for me to get onto the site to post.  I think commenting was affected too.  The few comments I did get posted four or five times each, and…

Woo Hoo!  Kaleidoscope is all sewn together.  All that is left is to add a containment border and an outer border.  I am so relieved that this quilt came together after all.  I had so much fun making it.  I will share my thoughts on two methods for making Kaleidoscope blocks later this week. My…

Happy blocks are done.  Once I made 60 or 70 of them they started to come together.  No, actually, it wasn't that bad, quite.  I do like the lively look of the colors and design, and think it should be a fun quilt once the blocks are sewn together. Man, did I ever use a…