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My New Helper and a Finish

Big E was over the other day and I decided to start training him to be my assistant. Isn’t he just the cutest three year old? He’s holding my little bow tie quilt before I washed it. See that rust … Continue reading

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Antique Quilts

I found some fun quilts and tops at an antique mall last weekend. It isn’t always possible to get full shots of quilts in stores. I don’t like to move them much if I am not really interested in buying. … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday

I feel like I’ve been moving from project to project this week. I finished these four blocks from the pieces I had found. I think I will just add them to the box of orphan blocks for now. Someday I’ll … Continue reading

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Scrappy Trips and Diamonds Progress

Thanks for all of your thoughts regarding my diamond quilt top yesterday. Hubby is out of town so that means staying up late and sewing! I managed to finish this top late last night. This photo shows my background choice. … Continue reading

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DWMonday ~ Diamonds

I decided to work on these blocks and realized I had made more than I thought. I pulled some things out of my stash to audition as backgrounds. The beige-y ones blend too much. I’m leaning toward the green right … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday ~ Star

I came across this vintage star block recently and pulled it out to ponder what to do with it. It’s a full inch longer on one side than the other! I thought it would make a good addition to my … Continue reading

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This and That

It took three movies, but the quilt deconstruction is complete! I ordered Quilters Dream batting for it. Now to decide how to quilt it. I’m still working on my leader/ender 4 patches. I’m up to 225 of 800. This funky … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Broken Dishes

Today I can cross another item off my UFO list! This quilt was made with blocks from the last Fun with a Barb block swap. You all know my mad love for Baptist fan quilting, so of course I had … Continue reading

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New Quilt!

My birthday was last weekend. While visiting Daughter #3 and SIL, we hit up a few antique stores. I found this quilt and had to rescue it, so hubby bought it for my birthday gift! This gorgeous old top had … Continue reading

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February/March Goals

This month has been very productive for me. I attribute that to staying home and saying to heck with housework! Here are the goals I set for myself this past month. 1. Finish my Redwork quilt. Done! 2. Finish my Granny … Continue reading

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