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Vintage Quilts

I love finding quilts in antique shops, even if very few follow me home. Here are a few I’ve seen recently. I sure love this bright yellow sashing! The hand quilting on this was beautiful. This one had the tiniest … Continue reading

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Remember This?

I made this Quilt of Valor for Daughter #2’s significant other. I got this free pattern for the eagle from someone on Facebook, but I don’t remember the details now. I designed the rest. Anyway, a while back, Diane asked … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Puss in the Corner Quilt

I finally finished this earlier this month. If that headboard were a different color, this quilt would look perfect in this room! The center was all quilted free hand. My continuous curve quilting is not very good, but once it … Continue reading

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TBThursday ~ 1930s Repro Quilts Part 1

When the first 30s retro prints came out, I immediately fell in love with them. And I made lots of quilts from them! Since I haven’t been sewing as much, I thought I’d share a few. I soon realized I … Continue reading

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More UFOs

I’ve been doing a bit of organizing in the sewing room and found a few more UFOs. You’ve seen this first one. I started working on it when I was in Arizona. I’d like to get back to this soon, … Continue reading

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DWMonday ~ Shoo Fly

Most of my commenters were trending in favor of an on point setting for my little shoo fly blocks. So I went in search of some options for the alternate blocks. Both of the fabrics above are from my vintage … Continue reading

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Little Shoo Fly Blocks

Thank you for all the sweet comments on my little Jeep quilt! It was the last thing I finished before my surgery. I’m not back to that level yet. I wish I was! I did finish piecing the six blocks … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ My Jeep UFO

I finished my little Jeep UFO! I used Superior Thread’s Mono-poly thread on the top. It was the first time I’ve used this in Friday and I was pleased at how well it behaved. Here’s my little buddy, Pierre. I … Continue reading

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UFO Progress

Thank you for all your kind thoughts and words! I am trying hard to take it easy. Sitting still is not my strong suit. Remember this UFO? I bought the kit for this from a quilt shop last summer. It … Continue reading

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Moving Slowly

On Sunday, I cut out enough pieces from my vintage stash to make 6 of these little blocks. On Monday, this happened: Yep, darn carpal tunnel surgery! But all went well. Mr. Wonderful has taken good care of me. My … Continue reading

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