33.7 2013 Quilts in Review
A little late, but better late than never. Trying to organize & figure out what quilts are done when, started when. Trying to get things updated in some places & others. Here are the finished...
View Article34.5 March A Long 2014 – Week 1 Report in
It’s after the first full week of March, and I wanted everyone to have a chance to check in for their March-A-Long progress. March-A-Long (#marchalong on twitter) is a commitment & encouragement...
View Article34.6 March A Long 2014 – Week 2 Report in
It’s after the second full week of March, and I wanted everyone to have a chance to check in for their March-A-Long progress. March-A-Long (#marchalong on twitter) is a commitment & encouragement...
View Article34.7 March A Long 2014 – Week 3 Report in
It’s after the third full week of March, and I wanted everyone to have a chance to check in for their March-A-Long progress. March-A-Long (#marchalong on twitter) is a commitment & encouragement...
View Article34.8 March A Long 2014 – Report In for YOU
It’s after the last full week of March, and I wanted everyone to have a chance to check in for their March-A-Long progress. March-A-Long (#marchalong on twitter) is a commitment & encouragement to...
View Article35.0 Month and a Half Spring 2014 Report (picture heavy)
It was never my intent to be ‘blog silent’ for a month & a half. I am starting to let the blank page intimidate me. Excuses are easier to come by now, if I don’t write now, panic may set in and...
View Article35.1 Non-quilting art and scrapitude on MDSI weekend
I have been having a blast during this Memorial Day Sew In (#MDSI on twitter) weekend – aka Memorial Day weekend for quilting muggles. It has been wonderful to have a balance of online and offline...
View Article35.6 Golden Card Trick Quilt
In my “year of FMQ” I have sat down and finally quilted this card trick quilt that I have had in the works since April of 2009. Making it my oldest UFO. I do realize that there still needs to be one...
View Article35.7 Dancing Ribbons corner quilting not turning out
Okay I have been living with some darker fabrics next to my dancing ribbons quilt, trying to make the fabric decisions on what will work best for the corner blocks. And then on a whim this past...
View Article36.3 You can take quilts outside?
I was able to visit a new experience for me last weekend – an outside quilt show at the arboretum. It was labeled as a Quilt Walk, which was a show without vendors or quilt boutique/garage sale. There...
View Article39.0 First BOM – Stained Glass
For the brand new year, I happened upon a brand new BOM that I decided to join up and work on. I love the stained glass look for quilts, and this one just spoke to me this time. A designer for which I...
View Article40.6 Gearing up for March-A-Long 2017
It’s that time again – time to consider March – A – Long for the year 2017. For the past several years I have “hosted” March – A – Long for the month of March. This is an encouragement to...
View Article40.7 End of First half week of March A Long 2017
Hey guys, I put together audio for the end of the first half week of March A Long 2017. We are sewing/quilting/prepping/organizing/shopping …. sewing & quilting tasks for 15 minutes a day for the...
View Article40.8 End of Second Week March A Long 2017
I got this little 15 minutes of talking about our 15 minutes of quilting today, earlier than projected. Longer audio than originally planned....
View Article41.0 March A Long End of Fourth Week 2017
Well, today you’re going to get two posts from me. I had written and spoken the previous post last Monday night, but I didn’t post it. Then, things got hectic here – read – emotionally, and I really...
View Article41.1 End of March 2017, Did you March A Long soldier?
Hey, I am going to keep this short. I did just accidentally erase another blog post just a moment ago. It’s the end of March 2017, did you find yourself doing March A Long this year? #marchalong...
View Article41.8 Sewing in Spurts in Summer 2017
This past summer, I have not been exactly away from my sewing machine. I’ve not exactly been glued to it either. The last post of personal sewing was in May, when I was working on Grandma’s Footstool...
View Article42.4 Pi Day in March A Long 2018
I finally have time to sit and write a blog post. The sun is finally shining for the second day in a row, the weather is nice, and it is 3-14 otherwise known as 3.14 or pi day as of late (American date...
View Article43.4 Sukey’s Reverse Quilt Top Completed!
After coming back from a much needed vacation, I set up to finish the quilt top for the Sukey’s Reverse quilt for the guild. Last post, I was waiting for some blocks, and with special guidance, was...
View Article43.8 More Ruler Work Observations from Beginner – MAL 2019
I am staying as true as possible to the quilt for 15 minutes challenge for the month of March – aka March A Long. The only date that might have been missed was Friday. Even on Thursday when I was...
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