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Finish It Up Friday ~ QOV

I’m so pleased with this top! Every piece came from my neighbor. Each square finishes at 2 inches and each rectangle finishes at 2 by 4 inches. My top finished at 60 by 80 inches. You may notice that I … Continue reading

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This and That

It’s been a great week! I used to visit my friend, Zenia, when I came to Arizona. This week she visited me here! Time spent with her refreshes my soul. Before she came, I finally got around to this job, … Continue reading

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Lotta Triangles Sewn

I got all my HSTs sewn yesterday. Now they are all pieced and pressed. At this point, it’s looking like a 36 by 45 inch baby quilt. I was hoping for something bigger. I didn’t count when I cut my … Continue reading

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A Lotta Triangles

Here is another kit I put together to take back to AZ with me. I love Lotta Jansdottir fabric! I’ve had a few charm packs and some other pieces for a while. I finally decided what to do with them. … Continue reading

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Blue Collar Diamonds

I decided to name this quilt, Blue Collar Diamonds. It is another made from shirts belonging to the men of my family. I’m not sure exactly what the solid is, I had it in my stash. I wanted something more … Continue reading

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Diamonds

This is one of the projects I cut out last fall. These are 60 degree diamonds and they finish at 2 inches on a side I started sewing a few as leaders/enders while working on my QOV top. Here are … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Itty Bitty Bow Ties

I enjoyed sitting outside hand quilting this last Sunday. But it soon became clear that this wasn’t enough quilting. So I had to sacrifice another afternoon to quilt outside. Winslow helped. It’s much better now. It’s twin is pieced, but … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Thank You, Roberta

Oh, this turned out to be the perfect project during work on the house. Between the pounding on the roof and the dogs barking at the workers, simple sewing was all I could do. And while there are many parts, … Continue reading

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QOV Progress

I thought I might use this as a leader/ender project, but I’ve been enjoying it so much, I can’t leave it alone. This was totally inspired by the Roberta Horton project. The piecing is so simple. Can you tell where … Continue reading

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Flying Geese Update

I’m sure you haven’t forgotten my flying geese fiasco. Well, someone suggested tea dying this little bit. I didn’t have tea on hand, but I had coffee. So I gave it a good soak overnight. Here is the result. And … Continue reading

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