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This is moving along, albeit, slowly. And the hand quilting hardly shows at this point. You can see a bit more here on the back. It will be on hold for a bit now. I left it in Michigan. It … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe how quickly you can go from this: To this: The top photo was taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan while traveling home from visiting my mom last week. Below is our view flying into Phoenix. … Continue reading →

My finish for this week is my minimal Christmas decorating! And yes, we are finally back in sunny Arizona! The stockings were hung by the electric fireplace with care. Instead of my big tree, I put up this Christmas cactus … Continue reading →

Busy week, so here is a post from five years ago. Enjoy! Half Hexie Finish I had several rows of this quilt put together before I left for AZ. Mr. Wonderful did all of the Christmas cooking so I was … Continue reading →

Aaaahhhh…. My beloved long arm, Friday. Friday is a HandiQuilter Forte with a 24” throat. I love this machine. We have spent a lot of time together and quilted many quilts. But the mister and I are working toward downsizing … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to downsize my quilt collection, along with everything else. Daughter #3 chose these two and shared these photos of them in place. I think they look great in her mid century modern home. Have a great day!

Life has been so crazy that I’ve had very little time to sew. I don’t yet know if I want to make big blocks with triangles at the edges to finish, or if I want to sew it all in … Continue reading →

I started quilt with the large hoop and then moved to the smaller one. I declare to quilt hanging diamonds and the hoop just doesn’t work well for that. It is well basted, so I decided to quilt without a … Continue reading →

Sewing has been slow lately. I did make rice bags for the 3 Es. I recently read this book. It was really good. We want to downsize. I told Mr. Wonderful that I could live in an RV equipped with … Continue reading →