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Calling all Flea Market Quilt Along Participants….
I've been feeling like I might be the only person sewing in this sew-along! I saw the announcement about it on the Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber blog back on Dec. 7, 2021. At that time they also released the sewing schedule in their image above. If you look closely you can see the month…
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It Took Me Eleven Years, But It’s Done
Finally. It's been on the shelf for a long time, but it is finally ready to be quilted. This is the Fat Quarter Shop's Designer Mystery Quilt from 2011. The patterns for the blocks and for the finishing kit are still available on their website. You should know that I did not follow the directions…
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Can You See Where I Am Going With This?
Like I said, baby steps. I only snagged an hour or so to sew yesterday, but I got two of the big corner pieces made. They are just pinned on the design wall, but I think you get the idea of where I am headed with this. I really like how the star points pick…
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One More Border
This week's sewing is going to be in baby steps I think. I did manage to get another border on the center medallion of my Designer Mystery 2011 quilt. The next step will be to frame the four outside blocks that are not on the diagonal. After that, there is kind of a giant Cat's…
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January 2022 Reading
What a great reading month this January was for me! I read 11 books. 6 digital (on my Kindle), 2 audio, and 3 physical. Astonishingly, a total of 7 books ranked 4 or 5 stars. This month I concentrated on mainly reading books that I already owned, something I need to do more of. All…
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Going In a New Direction
I am taking my Designer Mystery Quilt 2011 in a different direction. I decided I didn't really care for the flower stems. Too "cutesy" for my taste. I spent a lot of time looking over the past Designer Mystery settings and liked the look of the one from 2020. As you can see it has…
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One Quilt Finally Off the Design Wall
Sewcialites is finally off the design wall! Woo hoo! All the rows are sewn together and the borders attached. I have to say, those blocks all came together pretty perfectly. No fudging was required when sewing them together, which is unusual. I credit careful cutting, a strict 1/4" seam allowance, pressing seams open, and starching…
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Churn Dash Adorableness
Aren't these little Churn Dash blocks adorable? They are 4 1/2 inches square. They are the next step in the Flea Market Sew Along I am doing with Lori Holt. A cool thing about these little blocks is that they are made in an unexpected way. There are no half square triangles involved! Lori has…
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Cat’s Cradle Trim Tool and Red Sampler Quilt Week Ten
This is week ten of Lori Holt's Red Sampler Sew Along from last year. Six more weeks and I will be done with all the blocks. You make three or four blocks each week following patterns from three of her books. I am enjoying my slow and easy pace with this one. It's going to…
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Fabulous Flea Market Sew Along
I can't help myself. I started a new project. This one is called Flea Market and is hosted by Lori Holt. Her book, Flea Market was published by Fat Quarter Shop under their It's So Emma name. Check out the sew-along details on the Fat Quarter Shop blog "Jolly Jabber". Lori's books are so well…