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Scrap Basket Sensations Blog Tour Day Six
Today it's Sinta's turn to show what she has been up to with Kim's new book Scrap Basket Sensations. Go check it out on her blog and leave a comment to get another chance to win a copy of this super book! So, how was your Valentine's Day? This arrived at our house…. No, not…
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Eventide: New Sew Along Project
My friend Thelma at Cupcakes 'n' Daisies is organizing a Sew Along to make the gorgeous quilt pattern pictured above. Eventide, a new offering by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. Thelma, Lisa and I saw the original quilt in person last September when we attended a Carrie Nelson class and trunk show in Illinois. This…
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Scrap Basket Sensations- Blog Tour Day 4
This blog tour to promote Kim Brackett's new book Scrap Basket Sensations has been such fun so far! To date, we have had Sherri at A Quilting Life , Mary at Quilt Hollow , and Stephanie at Loft Creations post. If you missed their posts, click on the links and check it out. Comment on their blogs…
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Two Mini Roundabouts
I finished my two mini Roundabout table toppers from the Miss Rosie Schnibbles pattern of the same name! Keep in mind, I cut the size of my topper down to only nine blocks so it would fit in the center of my kitchen table. Here is Numero Uno: And guess what? I love it best of…
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Scrap Basket Sensations Blog Tour-Day One
I am so excited to have been invited to participate in a Blog Tour to introduce you all to this wonderful new book by Kim Brackett. Scrap Basket Sensations was recently published by Martingale & Company, and Kim asked ten of her blogging friends to join in the Blog Tour. The tour starts today, so…
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Fooling Around
I spent Monday cleaning the house and organizing my closet. While I puttered, I kept thinking about making a little table topper for St. Patrick's Day. I knew just the pattern I wanted to use. Roundabout, a fun little Schnibbles pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. I had actually made this pattern last summer and…
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Take a Walk With Ozzie and I
Would you like to take a walk with Ozzie and I, through the neighborhood? Come on, it's a great day, let's go. This is Ozzie in his new lead. Ozzie is a bad walker. He likes to pull and tug and choke himself half to death when he is on a normal collar style leash. …
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Play With Color
There is a certain new book out that has me planning several quilts. I got my nose out of it long enough this weekend to start auditioning fabrics for one of the projects in it. I plan to blog more about the book and my project next week, but today I thought I would give…
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Proud Finish: Belle Meade
I am quite proud of this quilt. The pattern is by Bonnie Blue and is called Belle Meade. The quilt top calls for 656 half square triangles. The fabric I used is a combination of French General (for Moda) collections: primarily Rural Jardin, but including Rouenneries and Lumiere de Noel. My friend Thelma, from Cupcakes…
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Well, That Didn’t Go Well
Let me just say that I still think curved piecing is fabulous, and I am a huge admirer of anyone who can do it. It just turns out, I am not so good at it. I wasted a fair bit of time and fabric yesterday trying to make Winding Ways blocks. I made around seven…