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Moda Blockheads 5, Block 3
These two blocks are from the current Moda Blockheads 5 block of the week sew-along. The one on the left was designed by April Rosenthal and is the block featured this week. The block on the right was a previous block submitted for this sew-along and was designed by Joanna Figueroa. They are essentially the…
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Foundation Paper Tip
While working on my Designer Mystery 2015/Snowman Gatherings project over the weekend, I ran into a problem. I needed to make some square in a square units in a size for which I did not have foundation paper. When making this fussy unit, I have found that the only way I can get good results…
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Snowman Gatherings Quilt
Yesterday those of us in the US celebrated Martin Luther King Day, which turned into a four-day weekend for me since I had Friday free as well. I made great use of my time and have been sewing and reading up a storm. I didn't leave the house except to walk Archie. I have finished…
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A Good Day’s Work
Yesterday I got in a good day of sewing. It was a cold drizzly day, just perfect for staying in. I did two 30-minute sessions using the Pomodoro Technique (explained in yesterday's post) and got the seven rows of my Hourglass quilt sewn together. Tomorrow, I aim to connect those rows and get this top…
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Hourglass Blocks Finished and the Pomodoro Technique
I finished all my Hourglass blocks! Now to sew them together and add a couple of borders. I am a person who really enjoys piecing individual blocks, but when it comes to sewing the blocks into rows, adding borders etc, my interest is not so keen. Most of the time I can manage to get…
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Trip to Trader Joe’s
My husband and I took an excursion yesterday. We traveled about an hour to the nearest Target and the nearest Trader Joe's. Our home is in the Sierra Foothills and the nearest town with any sort of traditional shopping is Modesto, about 50 miles from us. Trader Joe's never disappoints, and we came home with…
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Moda Blockheads 5 Switch Up and Search for Fabric
Moda Blockheads 5 started back up with 30 blocks to go in the sew-along. And I have decided to change up the fabric I have been using. My palette had been rust and black, but even though I had a great selection of fabric, I think it was too limiting in terms of how often…
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Runners Up for the Best Books of 2023
I read so many great books in 2023 I was hard-pressed to keep my "Best Of" list short. These additional 12 books were absolutely excellent reads. They also offer a bit more diversity than my "Best Of" list, which consists totally of historical fiction! The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan. This is a…
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A Happy Ending
Are you ready to have your heart feel happy? This past October, my nephew suffered a cardiac arrest while walking his friend's dog one evening. A passerby saw him fall and called 911. The paramedic team in the above photo arrived quickly, performed CPR, and transported him to the nearest hospital. Without any doubt, those…
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My Best Books of 2023
In 2023 I read 146 books. 60 in print, 63 on my Kindle, 23 on audio. I must be choosing my books better because I had a fantastic reading year, with a whopping 24 of them being rated 5 stars, and 56 of them rated 4-4.5 stars. Without a doubt, my preferred genre is historical…
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