Monthly Archives: February 2018

Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Broken Dishes

I have all my swap blocks ready to send for the Fun with Barb swap. I decided I wanted to finish my quilt from the last swap before the next squishy package comes. So it is pieced, quilted, and today … Continue reading

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QOV #8

I just realized I hadn’t shared the rest of this months QOVs. This top was pieced by Val. Above is the panto I used. It is available from Urban Elementz . I also wanted to let you know that Accuquilt … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Redwork

Prepare for picture over load! I am just smitten with this quilt! I finished the quilting, binding, and washing of it this week. Here are a couple photos before washing. First I did a cold water rinse to make sure … Continue reading

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Another Day, Another Shirting Quilt

These are going together very quickly. These shirts are nearly all poly cotton blends or 100% poly. There might be one or two that are all cotton. So I kept the pieces large and the designs very simple. The first … Continue reading

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Progress

Hubby went to bed early so I headed back down to the sewing room. I was just going to cut out the pieces for the other five little blocks for this small project. Then I thought I’d just sew the … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are able to spend the day with those you love.

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Another Shirting Quilt

I started making blocks for the second quilt. I’m randomly piecing these. Here is one block. These finish at 9 by 12 inches and they go together very quickly. The squares are cut 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches and … Continue reading

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DWMonday ~ Shirting Quilt

Here s the first of three quilts I am making from men’s shirts. My first thought was to randomly piece and place these into a fence rail setting. But it bothered me. So I started making things a bit more … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Redwork

I’ve finished quilting all around the outside edge of this quilt. Here are a few more fun blocks. This one is my favorite. The raggedy batting was driving me nuts, so I went ahead and machine stitched the binding. Looks … Continue reading

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Tiny Blocks

Remember this? This is the little quilt I made from the Humble Quilts QAL called Midwinter Blues. I loved these blocks and have wanted to make another quilt with this black color pattern ever since. I finally took a few … Continue reading

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