My New Toy

I came home from our trip to find Santa (aka Mister Wonderful) had brought me a new toy!

This is a 10” lapidary saw for cutting rocks. I have a grinder/flat lap machine on order as well, but it seems to be on a slow train.

Anyway, I couldn’t wait to try this out! I bought this geode in South Dakota last summer.

Ta daaaa! Not the most exciting geode, but still cool.

It’s hard to see in these photos, but this has a lot of purple in it.

Very cool inside!

This was a recent local find.

And cut open!

This is from one of my favorite hunting spots, called Saddle Mountain. This is called chalcedony.

It takes a long time to cut these, but it is so fun!

Here are a couple of videos the mister took.

I find it fascinating that when I cut open these rocks, I’m seeing something God created that no human has ever seen before. He is truly the most amazing creator!

Have a great day!

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2025 Medium Quilts

Here are all the medium size quilts I finished last year. Enjoy!

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QV Mystery

I’m behind on everything, but I’m working at getting caught up on the Quiltville Mystery quilt. Part 5 is now done.

Here are the bits for Part 6.

And this is what a single unit looks like.

I got a few more done.

But I definitely have a way to go.

And now Part 7 is out! I hope to finish these today and start cutting for the next part.

Before I go, AccuQuilt has Studio Dies on sale!

Have a great day!

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Where have I been?

Missing in action, that’s where! No, we haven’t moved again. We did travel to Missouri over Christmas to help my sweet mother in love move to Kansas though.

Isn’t she just the most adorable? And she is every bit as sweet as she looks.

I am quite honored that she wanted a quilt I made for her on her bed.

This is the view from my sister in laws kitchen. The sunsets are incredible, the hospitality is even better. She is such a treasure to me.

The mister and I took in a wonderful antique shop while we were there. These quilts were gorgeous, but nothing came home with me.

We got in from the airport very early morning New Years Eve. Mr. Wonderful was surprised to find our sneaky kids decorated for him!

And here are the culprits with two of their five fur babies.

They are the best!

Now we are packing up Christmas stuff and trying to get into this new year. Have a great day!

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This and That

I love this.

I need to make this.

Definitely how I feel about last year.

I love Jaqueline Winspear books and this was no exception.

This made me smile.

Have a great day!

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2025 Small Quilts

It’s time for the yearly look back at my quilt finishes for the year. These are what I consider small quilts, generally anything crib size other smaller. Enjoy!

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January 1st

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2025 UFO Parade Results

Remember these? This list shows the UFOs that I started with in 2025. Did I finish them this past year? Let’s take a look.

  1. Trip Around the World 

Done! Yay! This one was a monster!

2. Pastel Drunkards Path

Done!

3. Black/White/Red Tumbler

Also done!

4. Neutral/Black Jelly Roll …. Not done.

5. Tiny 9 Patch

Done! One of my favorite finishes ever!

6. Small 9 Patches

Done…..

…..and done!

7. Pandora’s Box – not done, but I have started working on it again.

8. Window Pane – never made it out of the box.

9. Improv Gingham….. nope.

10. Aunt Martha’s Star …. and nope.

11. Barbara Blackman Appliqué (I don’t remember the real name) Yeah, this one is still languishing as well.

12. UglyJelly Roll

Done! So glad this ugly thing is gone.

So six of twelve got finished. Soon I’ll make a new list.

Happy New Year!

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December Wrap-Up

I’m posting this a day early since I won’t be finishing anything else this month! Not a bad month, considering it is December! Here are my December finishes. Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Monday ~ Scrappy Leader/Ender

My last finish for 2025.

This quilt finished up at 63 by 72 inches. It really is a perfect leader/ender project.

I used the same light blue backing that I used on my Second Summit quilt.

I used a light blue thread for quilting.

And now it’s ready for gifting.

Have a great day!

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