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January/February Goals

Time to review my goals for January. 1. Finish swap blocks. Done! And I got them back. I can’t wait until I have time to play with these. 2. Make 6 more leader/ender blocks. Done! Actually, I’ve made more so … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Six Pointed Star

Well, this finish came much sooner than expected! Machine quilting is much faster than hand quilting. In the end, I feel I made the right decision. I love this quilt! I used the same fabric for binding that I used … Continue reading

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Gather Progress

Looking ahead to February projects, I decided to pull this UFO out next. I’ve been debating for months on how to proceed with this. I finally decided to add more background to get it up to the finished size I … Continue reading

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Vintage 4 Patches

I decided to choose a sashing/border fabric before moving ahead on this. The blue is vintage, but it feels lackluster to me. The repro claret on the right is better…. But the red, oh, the red makes it sparkle! I … Continue reading

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Another UFO ~ Vintage 4 Patches

I decided this could be a quick project to cross off the UFO list. I played around a bit with layouts. I should have some progress to share on this soon. Have a great day!

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Marking Tools

I thought I’d share a bit about marking tools today. On this recent little piece, I used a washout blue pen as it was the only thing that would show up. I buy a twelve pack of these on Amazon. … Continue reading

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And the winner is…..

Lillie! I’ve sent you an email, Lillie. Thanks to everyone for playing along! I have the three Es and Lola the pup here all week so life will be crazy. But I have blog posts scheduled ahead so stop on … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Vintage Stars

I changed my mind. I had planned to hand quilt this, but as I was loading it on the long arm for basting, I decided to machine quilt instead. I realized hand quilting through those layers of applique was not … Continue reading

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Sewing Room Cleaning and a Little Giveaway

No dollhouse work this week. Cleaning and sorting continues here and there in the sewing room. I put up these IKEA racks to help corral some of the little things. The drawer of the desk above holds my leader/ender bits. … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Snowballs!

My first UFO finish of the year! Winslow had to get in on the action here. I think Baptist Fans were a good choice on this. Why is it that no matter how hard you try, you still end up … Continue reading

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