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Finish It Up Friday ~ GFG

My Grandmother’s Flower Garden is done! I bought the vintage flower blocks many years ago and began piecing them together. There was a period of at least ten years when they never saw the light of day. But this year … Continue reading

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Another Isadore Update!

Yes, I’m still researching…..sounds better than chasing rabbits! Anyway, I just found further info on Isadore Levy. I’m excited to find the name of the probable owner/seamstress, Isadore’s wife. Her name was Marie-Joseph Renie. So, do I change the name … Continue reading

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More on Isadore

This story gets curiouser and curiouser! Such a mysterious rabbit hole I have gone down! First, I loved hearing about your Singer Featherweights! Such great little machines. I actually have several. Anyway, if you recall, this sticker was on the … Continue reading

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Another UFO

Remember these? I’ve struggled to figure out what fabric to put with these that would work. I wanted a solid, but couldn’t find anything I was happy with. Then I found a yellow tone on tone print that reads as … Continue reading

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DWMonday

One of my goals for this month was to get some projects kitted up. I had a fat eighth bundle of Blueberry Park and cut them up. I got this ready a while back. These are all 2 1/2 inch … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ GFG

The quilting is done!!!!!! I was so happy to finish that last corner. Not going to lie, trimming it was scary. I made the binding out of yellow feed sack. I’m really looking forward to working on the hand stitching … Continue reading

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Ugly Quilt Alert!

I went home to visit my mom this past week. The drive was beautiful! Of course I took the puppies with. My mom asked me to put new sheets on the pull out couches for her. What did I find? … Continue reading

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Churn Dash Progress

I finally decided on sashing fabric for my churn dash. Turns out, I didn’t have enough of either of my first two choices. So I pulled out these oldies from the Documentary line by Benartex. I think that came out … Continue reading

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Antique Quilt Repair

I finished taking this quilt apart. In the process, I found one piece that needed to be replaced. I decided to applique a new piece over top rather than removing this. I thought I’d share how I did this. First, … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Wednesday ~ 50 Shades of Brown

I finished my little quilt from the Humble Quilts quilt along. Mine turned out humble indeed! I used up bobbins that had very little thread left when I quilted this. Washing made it crinkle up and helped to hide my … Continue reading

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