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September Wrap Up

Where has this month gone? I truly love September. I visited my mom this month, spent as much time with the littles as I could, and began prepping to head back south. I also quilted and finished a few things. … Continue reading

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Toy Sewing Machine Lot For Sale

This is a great deal for anyone that lives in Michigan. I’d like to sell all 12 of these toys together for one price. Pick up only, though I would be willing to drive up to an hour to meet … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ A Tale of Woe

Maybe that’s a bit dramatic…..perhaps A Cautionary Tale might be better….. Anyway, here goes. I finished this quilt and loved it ( notice, past tense). I spent a lot of time on the quilting, and while there were some areas … Continue reading

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Chimney Sweep UFO

Remember these? I had enough pieces cut for four more blocks, so I decided to finish them up. This was the layout I was planning on. But this would work too. I thought I’d hold that thought and look for … Continue reading

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Machine Quilting

It’s getting closer to a finish! I thought I’d share a bit about how I decided on the quilting for this. I use a free app called YouDoodle. Mr. Wonderful bought me an Apple Pencil for my birthday that I … Continue reading

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Shirting UFO

I started this project last fall. I didn’t have enough blocks to make a throw quilt, so I set this aside. I thought about setting the blocks like this and adding big pieces of solid fabrics to fill in. Inspiration … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

When I started the hand quilting on this, I used the leftover pearl cotton I had purchased for the vintage red/green quilt. Of course, I ran out. 🙄 But I managed to get this far first. Here is the back. … Continue reading

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Kaffe Quilts

I love Kaffe Fassett fabrics! This top was made by my friend, Donna. I quilted it gir her. I used a light blue thread and she chose Warm and White batting. Isn’t this backing awesome? This is the pantograph I … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Quilt

On, how I love making baby quilts! Can you see how our Two and Four QAL inspired this design? This is the pantograph I used to quilt it. I tried a different binding treatment on this one. I stitched the … Continue reading

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Mini Cake Mints for Fat Quarter Shop

Fat Quarter Shop recently released a free pattern and tutorial for Mini Cake Mints as part of their Short Cut Quilt Series. You can find the video tutorial here. Their version can be made with one layer cake and four … Continue reading

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