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Success!
Thank you all so much for all your suggestions on how to be more successful with making this block. There are so many ways to get to a good result: make half square triangles instead of sewing triangles to the square, hand piece the block, paper piece the block and more. For me though, it…
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Aunt Addie’s Mystery Quilt
Have you all heard about Kathleen Tracy's sew along? Aunt Addie's Mystery Quilt. Each month, Kathleen posts a pattern for a block, and we make six 4 1/2" versions of it. I got a late start, but the sew along looks like fun. I am not a fan of mystery quilts in general, but I…
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Spring Table Runner and Reading
I got this little table runner back from the quilter last week. I have the binding attached but not sewn down. The quilt is one twelve inch Ohio Star block, four six inch Ohio Star blocks and twelve flying geese. I had some Fig Tree reds in a bin, which is what I used. Easy…
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Slow and Steady
Six more blocks are done, and this is my progress so far. Not too many more to go. Not much to report this week. I have been reading a really good book, "Daisy Jones and The Six", a story loosely based on the rock band Fleetwood Mac. It is really engrossing, and if you grew…
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This and That
I had my tiny little table topper quilted, and it came out so cute! It is the perfect size for a candle or vase of flowers. Still need to do the binding, but at least I have the fabric and know where to find it. I needed more fabric for my Sweet Escape blocks, and…
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Working on My Sweet Escape Variation
Do you see where I am going with this? I will end up with four quadrants of blue stars with red centers. All my taupe blocks will be used as the "background" blocks. I did not have quite enough of the navy blue fabric and had to order a few more fat quarters, which should…
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Cooking and Cleaning
I have been cooking up a storm in my new Instant Pot. I may have made the best soup of my life-Loaded Potato Soup. The recipe can be found here. The recipe was for the 3 Quart Mini Instant Pot, and made at least five servings. I have had it three times since I made…
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Instant Pot Newbie
So guess what came to my house yesterday? I may be the last person on the planet to get one of these, but I am now the owner of an Instant Pot! The Instant Pot is the modern version of a pressure cooker, with the addition of the features of being able to saute and…
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Sweet Escape Progress
I managed to finish the sixteen taupe blocks over the weekend. Now I will begin to make the blue blocks that will form the star points that surround the taupe blocks. I think there are 24 of the blue ones to make. I am really pleased with the look of the blocks and think the…
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Stringalong Quilt Finished!
I am so happy with this finish! Putting the blocks together was a project and a half, and I admit to getting bogged down when it came to sewing them together. The blocks have been on my design wall for weeks and weeks. The pattern is Signs of String by Clark Street Quilts and the…
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