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Book Giveaway and Piecing the Past Update
In my recent sort out of the sewing room, I discovered that I had purchased this book twice. It is "Farm Girl Vintage" by Lori Holt. The book is full of great quilt block patterns, in sizes 6" or 12". I love it when books provide a size option. There are some cute novelty block…
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Sunflower Seeds Table Runner
Over the weekend, I made three blocks from the Sunflower Seeds quilt pattern by The Pattern Basket, and turned them into a late summer table runner. I ordered the PDF file for immediate download and got started right away on my project. Margot Languedoc is the designer behind The Pattern Basket, and she is known…
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Little Stars Topper & Some Organizing
Just in time for the 4th of July! This little stars table topper was such fun to make. I don't do paper piecing very often, so a small project like this is what it takes to keep my skill set sharp. When I first got started I could barely remember which end was supposed to…
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Cabin Skein
This little mini quilt is called Cabin Skein. Designed by Carrie Nelson, her explanation for the name is that a group of flying geese is called a "skein". Since the quilt involves both Log Cabin Blocks and Flying Geese, she thought the name was appropriate. The pattern is in a book called Moda All Stars…
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I Couldn’t Just Make One…
My new 4 inch Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool arrived Tuesday afternoon and first thing Wednesday morning I was up and at it. My first block was completed by 7:30 AM. Do you think I could stop with one? No, I could not. Have you ever seen anything so cute? Unfortunately, I had things…
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It’s a Meteor Shower
It is raining stars here. I won't say I am getting a lot faster, but cutting my scraps bigger than recommended is helping me out. Paper piecing is a lot less fiddly if you have more fabric to work with. And less fiddling means more fun. Four more to go, and perhaps I will get…
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Paper Pieced Stars
It seems I just cannot help myself. I am like a crow. I see the next shiny new thing and I want it. The Moda All Stars Mini Marvels book I was telling you about yesterday has inspired me to start yet another project. This is a small one though, so maybe there is hope…
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What Was I Thinking?
Well, this is a UFO in all sense of the word. I discovered this little project box in my sewing room closet and just stared at it open-mouthed. What had I been planning? There were the makings for flying geese units, some strips in various sizes, a whole lot of black and orange fabrics. No…
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My Daughter the BookTuber
You all have heard of YouTube, right? Well, if you have a YouTube channel devoted to book reviews and book chats, you are called a BookTuber. And my daughter Sara just took the plunge and started her own channel! I invite you to go check her out, subscribe to her updates, and "like" her first…
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Ruler Organizer and Mother’s Day Haul
This little blue gadget is called "Your Nest Organizer" and is one of my most appreciated sewing accessories. It is a little rubbery gizmo with slots that perfectly hold rulers and other notions. I use mine to hold smaller rulers that I am frequently grabbing for a project I am working on. I hate having…
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