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Got Sunglasses?

I was talking on the phone and wandering around the sewing room at the same time. I grabbed a jelly roll I picked up somewhere and opened it. I was a bit bummed to realize there were only 24 strips, … Continue reading

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Progress

Well, I got about this far and realized I wanted to make it bigger. It seems I’m always wanting to make bigger quilts! So I cut and pieced some more. Now I have the blocks for each row clipped together … Continue reading

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Something New

I love Lotta Jansdottir fabrics! I’ve been looking for a good idea to showcase these prints. You might remember that I made this quilt, Shark Reunion, from Lotta’s fabric a few years ago. I got inspired by something I saw … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Monday ~ 9 Patch

And it’s done! I’m quite tickled with the quilting. I love hanging diamonds, but it isn’t easy to do on a big quilt. I had fun putting together different combinations for the 9 patches. Have a great day!

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Slow Stitching Sunday

I decided to quilt my little mini by machine, but I’m hand binding it. I’ve also marked more pieces for my hand piecing project. I think I’ll have the top done by September. Only seven more rows to add to … Continue reading

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This and That

My show is up! I finally finished the work on this quilt. You can see one piece had to be completely replaced. It’s pretty obvious, but part of the quilt’s story. I also had to replace bits of binding here … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Wish

This is the final piece I created for my local solo show. It might be my favorite! I’m calling it, Wish. I love the extra poof in the yellow. You can see here that I quilted the background first, then … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday

Wow! I can’t believe this post was ten years ago! That’s crazy! Hope you enjoy this post from August 3rd, 2013. Have a great day! Yesterday was a full day. I drove down to Lansing for a QOV sew day … Continue reading

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Nine Patch Progress

These little blocks are fun to make! I’m supposed to make 4 blocks like this. But you know I’m not good at following directions. I realized my little quilt would be too big for this little bed that way. So … Continue reading

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A Little Something New

A friend gave me a half dozen of these little quilt kits last year. I have completed four, and this one was up next. I was supposed to cut my squares 1 1/4”. Um…no. I used my die cutter to … Continue reading

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