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What Next?
Yup. That's my car. I was minding my own business, driving down the road toward the gas station, with only the thought of filling up the tank, when a 16 year old kid broad sided me. Kapow. Out of the blue, and my car is spinning out of control, ending up going in the opposite…
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Nantucket Triangles
I can hear you out there, saying, "What triangles in Nantucket"? I know, the quilt is made up of flying geese units to make the nine big star blocks and a gazillion nine patch blocks for the borders. What am I talking about? You know when you make flying geese units the "old fashioned" way? …
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Antique Stars Still on the Design Wall
Following me make this quilt may be like watching paint dry, but truly I have made a few more blocks and am making progress. In fact, I am loving the look of these stars so much I haven't had the heart to take them off the design wall to make room for Nantucket. Just a…
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Nantucket, All Cut Out
Welcome to the Nantucket Sew Along! Several people have emailed me to say they are going to be sewing along with Sinta, Lisa, Thelma and I, and I hope they will keep emailing to update their progress. The more people we get on board, the more like an online class it turns out to be.…
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Don’t Judge
I know. This was the best I could do. My skill set is definitely not in the area of pumpkin carving. But Eva and I had a wonderful time, and it was all her idea to make a sad faced pumpkin. We carved this guy after our nap, which was a long one. Preschool wore…
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Spinning My Wheels
This photo may not look too much different from the last one I posted, but I have actually made a few more blocks for my Antique Star project. Every block is such fun to make, and seeing the color combinations and the overall effect of the light blocks and dark blocks is really fun. I…
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Brilliant Linens Organizing Trick
This is such a simple idea I am sitting here smacking my forehead with my palm. Is your linen closet a mess? A jumble of mis-matched sheets and pillow cases? And have you ever once, since they came out of the plastic package, been able to get your bottom sheets folded properly so they lay…
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Essential Tool for Antique Star Blocks
The Antique Star pattern was put out a few years ago by Bonnie Blue Quilts (now Red Crinoline). You can still buy the pattern on their website. This quilt requires 85 blocks in two different value placements. Each star block uses four hour glass blocks, for a total of 340. In the past I have…
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Antique Star Progress
Since I am house bound with this silly head cold, I took advantage of the down time and sat up in my sewing room for a few hours making Antique Star blocks. Doesn't it make a difference to place them on the diagonal? I do love the look of a diagonal set quilt. Observe that…
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I Have a Code in My Head
Oh man, I have the starch taken right out of me, that is for sure. How many boxes of Kleenex am I going to go through? This one is a doozy. However, unlike the gal in the cartoon above, I haven't had the luxury of lolling around in my bed. I wonder if there…
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