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Double Flying Geese
The Designer Mystery 2023 project finishing kit involves a lot of flying geese. Big ones, 3 1/2 x 6 1/2". I like to use the method of making four at a time, making them a bit oversized and then trimming them down. One thing that has been throwing folks for a loop is that we…
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Lots of Sewing Going On
I joined the Designer Mystery 2023 block of the month sew-along, but up until this weekend, I had not made a single block. I spent Saturday and Sunday starching all my fabric and got two blocks made. I decided to make the block frames and latices as I go so I don't end up with…
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More Sampler Spree Blocks and Trick Rulers
Sorry for the spotty posting this week. For once, it wasn't me being lazy, it was Typepad that was down. For two days I couldn't even log in to my account. Seems ok now, but fingers crossed. I spent my time making more Sampler Spree blocks, and am working my way through the book of…
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Post Labor Day Catch Up
For about half a day yesterday, I was in the sewing room and completed four more Sampler Spree blocks. I am especially happy with the navy lightning bolt block. I was delighted with how the points all came out! I spent the long weekend with my sisters at our dad's house. We organized all the…
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Sampler Spree Week Aug 28- Sept 3
These are the Sampler Spree blocks I made the week of Aug. 28- Sept. 3. I have just under half of the 100 blocks made! Oh my gosh, were these ever fun to make. Some are ridiculously easy, others call for more precision. Know which ones are my favorites? Well, the pear is adorable. But…
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Books Read in August 2023
August was a pretty good reading month for me, with almost 12 books read. I ended up quitting one of them about 75% of the way through. The best part of my reading this past month was that most of the books were really good! Eight of them were 4-5 stars! I'll give a brief…
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Remember Sampler Spree?
Do you all remember the Sampler Spree Sew-Along? It is based on a book by Susan Ache that has patterns for over 100 6 inch quilt blocks that are sewn into a sampler quilt. I had joined in this sew-along a couple of years ago, but of course, set it aside for various family obligations.…
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Lots of Finishes in the Works
I have lots of finishes in the works at the moment. I hadn't really realized just how many projects I had that were nearly done. I got the containment border on the Red Sampler quilt, and am just waiting for an Etsy order to be delivered with the border fabric. I am going with a…
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Sewcialites 2 Finished
Sewcialites 2 is a finish! Honestly, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to bother putting these blocks together. I didn't care for the settings provided by the Fat Quarter Shop or the participating designers. They all seemed too fussy to me. What I did was put the blocks up on my design wall…
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Projects Interrupted
I had all kinds of sewing plans for Saturday, and they were mostly foiled by a power outage that lasted half the day. 1:00-6:00 PM. Honestly, what a waste of time. I had the red sampler quilt center sewn together, except for the very last seam. I do still have to attach the containment border…
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