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Posies Everywhere
The only sign of spring in my area are these posies I have been making for the Flea Market quilt. The weather has been brutal this past weekend. Punxsutawney Phil may have decided we will have an early spring, but I have my doubts. It has been cold and very rainy here. Lots of wind,…
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Posy Blocks Coming Along Slowly
The Flea Market posy blocks are coming along. Very slowly. I am completing one in about 20 minutes, which is faster than I was when I first started making them. You can really drag out the time it takes to make a block when you press seams open and trim your units constantly. They are…
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Moda Blockheads 5 Catch Up
Yesterday I got caught up on the Moda Blockheads blocks. We are up to the fifth block in this second session of block offerings. Last week's block, Morning Star by Barbara Groves is on the left, and Glimmer by Janet Clare is on the right. These are both in the 6 inch size. I know…
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Flea Market Is Back on the Design Board
With all the talk about Lori Holt projects yesterday I thought I had better get with the program and actually finish one. I brought Flea Market out and put it up on the design wall to see where I am with it. At this point, the next step is to put on a narrow dark…
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Mercantile Sew Along
Today I'd like to tell you about a new sew-along that Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet is doing. It is called Mercantile and features a new fabric line of Lori's as well as a gazillion of her products and notions. There will be two blocks a week, with tutorials on her blog site.…
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Coming Along Well With the Bindings
I am deliriously happy with this Sampler Spree quilt. It is my favorite quilt that I've made in a while and I am also happy to say I got the binding on it in one long marathon session. I had so much fun making this quilt, with the large variety of blocks it called for.…
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Miles of Binding
I've been attaching miles of binding to finished quilt tops. Sewing them down by hand is going to be a project. Here are five quilts that just need their binding sewn down so I can actually start to use them. That is Sampler Spree on the top of the stack, which I think is going…
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Borders, Bindings, and Backings, Oh My
As I promised myself, I have kept my nose to the grindstone and have been working on borders, bindings, and backings to get unfinished quilts done and out the door. In the photo above you see the binding strips for two quilts, and the inner and outer border strips for another. Best of all, I…
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Productive Day
Sorry for the radio silence the past couple of days. Nothing's wrong, I just had a bunch of stuff going on that kept me from sewing or doing much else that was blog-worthy. Yesterday my husband was away for the day so I got up into the sewing room and got busy. First I made…
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Snowman Gatherings and I See the Light at the End of the Tunnel
I am so happy with the way this quilt top is coming together! This is Snowman Gatherings, a 2015 Designer Mystery project by Fat Quarter Shop. I didn't sign up for the sew along when it was going on, but a kind reader sold me her kit, for which I am so grateful. This is…
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