Monthly Archives: January 2023

Come Hike with Me!

Are you ready? We are hiking the Gray Fox Trail at the White Tank Mountain Regional Park. It is one of my most favorite places on earth. I don’t know what this bird is, but she has a lovely song! … Continue reading

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Come Hike with Me!

Are you ready? We are hiking the Gray Fox Trail at the White Tank Mountain Regional Park. It is one of my most favorite places on earth. I don’t know what this bird is, but she has a lovely song! … Continue reading

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This and That

I hung this quilt hanger in my sewing room this week. I love this style because you don’t need a sleeve for your quilt and they are so easy to change out. The skies have been lovely this week! Daughter … Continue reading

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Finished It Up Friday ~ Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Done! This ended up about 28” square. Those fabrics are just so fun! This is the back. I probably picked this up at Goodwill some time in the past. I ran out of black bobbin thread and used an orange … Continue reading

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Rearranging

I needed to evict the dust bunnies from the sewing room. So I decided to rearrange things at the same times. You can see the before pics here. And here is after. I still need to level the long arm … Continue reading

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Robbing Peter

I thought I’d share a bit more detail about building the blocks for this process. I would never make this block without the dies! Having said that, it still takes care and practice. I tried lots of pins, a couple … Continue reading

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Leader/Ender Project

Since I was having a hard time getting motivated to work on this, I decided to use it as a leader/ender project. Perhaps I can get the boring bits done this way and move on to the fun parts. Progress … Continue reading

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Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

I found these fabrics at a thrift shop last week. I HAD to rescue them! And I have an idea for them. I picked up these AccuQuilt dies last fall. The one on the right is actually a two die … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Remember last week when I showed this picture? I got some advice on Instagram about soaking the offending bits to remove the bleeding. I added a bit of this to the water. I had already removed and replaced these pieces, … Continue reading

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This and That

Here is a great chuckle to start your weekend! This text is from Daughter #1. Whenever I need a smile, I’ll go back and read this! I left my motorcycle in Michigan this winter. My dear Daughter #2 has been … Continue reading

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