Part I of this top can be found HERE
Now I just need to decide on the age old question--To Border or Not To Border.
I like the idea of narrow black, narrow color, wider black. I am not sure if I even have any more of these fabrics to play with. Right now this is 48 x 72 (ish)
BOM Kog Cabin Blocks
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Last Saturday was pick up for the next month's fabric and assignment and
today all sixteen blocks are finished and I can forget that for the next
month!
Ju...
Gone Aussie Quilting!
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I'm so excited: I just discovered the Gone Aussie Quilting blog! It's full
of wonderful inspiration by longarm quilter Jeannette Bruce of Bombala,
NSW, A...
My Dreambird
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Updated: I forgot to add this earlier to this blog post. I came across
this link that shows how to do the “double stitch” short rows referred to
in the p...
Piecing, Mounting Cameras, and Batik Fun
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It's Wednesday and time to check in on the studio and see what's stitchin'!
All this week I've been piecing up a storm and shooting videos at the same
time...
June Art Roundup & Give-Away!
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Time for this month's roundup of geeky eye-candy!
Victoria P. linked me up to Justin Hillgrove's site, and he's got some *
super* fun prints over there:
...
Camp Loopy Project One – Done!
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Yay! I finished my 3S Shawl last night. During the knitting process, I
actually spent more time with the calculator than with the knitting
needles. I wi...
Its done….
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The Spools are done……I purchased this kit from the lovely Sarah, she has an ama...
Tonya’s Coming!!!
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Okay folks – I know I was talking about doing Quilt-Cam tonight – but I’ve got company coming!
My friend Tonya Ricucci of LazyGalQuilting is on her way up f...
Hexie Club Last Night
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We had the first session of a hexie club last night. The purpose of the
club is to share our love of hexies (and other shapes) with like minded
people. ...
Last days
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I have 5 days left working my current job, including today. There are a
lot of "lasts" taking place. Last weekend was my last work trip - I
presented at ...
Guest Post By Robert
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Welcome to KT Bernina.
Our adventure started in November when Lynne called Bernina USA in Aurora,
IL. to locate a service tech to work on her machines. T...
6/19 Quilt of Valor Show
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Good Morning All!!! I hope you are ready for some great Quilty Inspiration
today! I forget that I sometimes have new visitors - Welcome!!! So thought
I wo...
To Cap It All Off
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By now you've no doubt seen the latest hilarious graduation wreck to hit
the interwebz. You know, the ol' "mixed up graduation CAP with *CAT*"
routine:
...
To Cap It All Off
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By now you've no doubt seen the latest hilarious graduation wreck to hit
the interwebz. You know, the ol' "mixed up graduation CAP with *CAT*"
routine:
...
Sketch Book.....Designs on a Spine
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Here is a basic curvy spine...
with different designs
*Left Feather*.....Whimsical
*Right Feather*....Formal
*Left*......Plumes with Curls
*Righ...
Tuesday zoomed!
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First off, I finished the quilting of *Seven Shirts* Monday afternoon. I
even cut binding. But... that's as far as I got. So, it will SOON be a
finish.....
Quilt #16 for Emily
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Last night, I finished quilting this quilt. I still need to bury the
threads. I should have taken a picture of the backing as well as it is
pieced and fair...
Modern Neutrals :: Placid Curves
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Placid Curves is a showstopper! I’ve watched a number of people flip
through Modern Neutrals, and nearly every one had to stop and look at
Placid Curves ...
Underwater stars pattern for sale
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I just put my underwater pattern for sale on craftsy here
I’m offering this pattern in 3 sizes!!
44” x 44” (baby size)
60” x 60” (wall hanging)
and ...
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Since Google reader is going away, here's how to find me in bloglovin. I
still can't decide what I'm going to do, I have blog...
a few quilt show pics
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This is the salt box house where the tea room and my booth was in.
some pictures of my booth
The church where the main show was in I didn't get around t...
A lovely day ...
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... that's what last Sunday was.
I went to a sit-and-sew day with a relatively new and informal group called
the Yorkshire Modern Quilt Guild. This is onl...
Smitten with our kittens – Lake and Skye
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[image: Lake and Skye, Funky Junk's cats]
Even if you aren’t a cat lover, it would be hard not to fall for these two.
So what happens when you ARE a cat l...
Quilt Themed Fiction and Machine Quilting
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I've been doing lots of Quilt Themed Fiction reading lately - three in one
week, and I've started on my fourth. I would recommend any of these:
And aft...
She keeps me busy!
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When my mom saw that one of my goals for the year was to quilt 20 quilts,
she started getting some of hers lined up and ready to go! She knows that
she can...
A Day with Loretta Bennett
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I got to spend Saturday with Loretta Bennett of Gee's Bend, Alabama!
When Stephanie heard she would be in the area for another project,
she organized a sew...
Sue's Batik Quilt
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I had a wonderful time at the retreat and finished 5 PhD's. (Projects
Half-Done) I also got started on a new yellow/black/white jelly roll quilt.
There was...
My definition of a neutral.
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It seems as if I get a sleepless night once a week. I used to hate them.
Now they are great! I can play in my stash. I mean really deep digging and
sorting...
Sew Exciting 2013 Quilting Retreat
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It's been a week since I got home from our Sew Exciting 2013 Quilting
Retreat at Pearson College in Metchosin, outside of Victoria. I've been
many years b...
ARE YOU A LIST MAKER?
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I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE LIST MAKERS?
I think I have mentioned before that my husband is a list maker. He will
make list for camping, grocery st...
Small Quilts
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Sometimes smaller is better.
Since moving the Hoosier to another room in our house, I have a little more
wall space in my studio to display some of my smal...
Busy Bee Weekend!
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Well, here it is, almost the end of the weekend (here in Australia,
anyways!) and I have been buzzing around like a busy bee ... PHEW! It will
almost be a ...
Stringing without Foundation
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I made these strings without muslin foundations and found it was much
easier. First sew string sets about 10 inches square. Then sew pairs of
them together...
It's Friday
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Yay! and I have a done so I am linking up with Richard and Tanya for Link
A Finish Friday you can find the icon on the left side bar. You ask what
is my f...
Mesh Bag
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This small mesh bag is made from pet screen. It is soft and pliable and
can easily be embroidered. I did stitch in the zipper as part of the
embroidery ...
Crayon time...
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A couple of people have emailed or commented that they like the *"Baltimore
Rhapsody"* blocks but don't like applique. I am experimenting with turning
a...
Modern Mini Quilt Challenge
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Modern Mini Quilt Challenge is finally here. :0)
What is a Modern Mini you ask? Well I am not sure I, or anyone really
knows - but after researching...
Craftsy Class Giveaway
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Last year at the Sewing Summit I had the chance to meet some amazing ladies
from Craftsy. I even sat down with them as they explained the site to me
and...
Rolling Log Cabin
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I am sewing everyday making quilts for my new Jelly Roll book. It will be
released in late fall. It is so much fun figuring out the math (did I
really say ...
Michigan rules
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Today I finished the quilt top for my Michigan (aka Labyrinth) quilt.
The inspiration for choosing this pattern came from a design that was on
the elevat...
Day 2 of the Christmas Quiltalong
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Nothing Christmasy done yesterday...unless you count the HOURS of thinking
about the quiltalong challenge!! I have not yet stumbled across the project
I wa...
a sunny day in my winter garden
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well, my sewing room is renovated and starting to look gorgeous but for the
moment my interests have been diverted by a large pile of books and my
garden!
...
Review on windows 8
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I take back my last post after working on my Samsung ultra book with
windows 8 I hate it , it was one thing after another .First my drop down
menus were b...
On the Needles - 6/7/13
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My Camp Loopy project is coming along quite well. It's Day 7, and I am on
the last increase repeat.
The pattern is Magine (Ravelry link). The yarn is S...
Friday Fragments June 7
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It's the end of the week and we are invited to unload our fragmented
thoughts at Half-past Kissing Time. Please visit Mrs. 4444 and see who else
is fragmen...
Garden update
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I haven't posted a whole lot about the garden - yet.
We did very well this year getting things started indoors - we've been
harvesting windowsill lettuce s...
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I have choosen a winner for the pattern bundle.
Kalynn's Creations said...
Love the booth, so much work, but totally worth the end result. Thanks for
the ...
New things
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Can you see the tiny little baby bird, it just hatched today :0)
The center of a newly opened magnolia blossom
Magnolia blossom with the leathery shiny leav...
Quilt Friendships
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I love blogs. I can get lost in them. That's the problem... I can also
waste a lot of time - but is learning, being inspired, and seeing what
everyon...
Ironing
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To take advantage of the cheaper ?? electric /hydro I now do my laundry on
Saturday. Today was a bit iffy to hang on the line, but eventually it did
dry, ...
Create-ing
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Here is the word I made for Carol (Giraffe Dreams) for her birthday quilt.
I'm a little late, but she assures me I'm not too late! Whew!
I'm not enti...
Another Finish
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My Kaleidoscope quilt has been finished for several weeks now and resides
on my bed. I love it and my DH loves it. My Longarm quilting still needs to
be pe...
Screen Porch and Emily's Quilt
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I know that I usually try to keep my posts, few as they are, to the topic
of quilting, but for the last few months, since November really, the idea
of add...
Lincoln NE QOV
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Lincoln QOV meets 1st Sunday of each month at Hancock Fabrics, this month
we had a “little QOV presentation” for Sara Kenny, our Regional
Coordinator, her...
New Blog!!
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Hi Everyone! This is my exactly 700th post on this blog- it is also my last
post here...... I have a brand new blog!
Please visit my new blog address J...
Let's Talk about Scraps
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I love scraps...well some of them. I mean, I still don't understand how
folks can save the little dog ears cut from triangle squares or the real
tiny pie...
Who knew Adobe Reader could be so much fun?
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If you've ever wanted to print your PDF foundation patterns (or any other
PDF file, for that matter) at the *exact* size you need from your home
printer, t...
Baby Love
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I think I am teaching my grand baby well. Every time I lay out a quilt she
helps me straighten it. Sometimes When I do not feel like measuring I ask
her t...
out with the old, in with the new!!!
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look what i did instead of fretting like i was gonna do!!!
i love mental health!!! the old me would have just simmered away on how
angry i was at kevi...
#4 & 5 Two Pineapples
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The month of March came and went so quickly. But I'm not complaining since
I'm more than ready for spring.
I finished two more quilt tops, both using Bo...
Another quilt that Mom has made.
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This is the last quilt for the grand kids. This is Troy's quilt.
Now I have some visitor's at my house. My oldest son Alfred and his wife
Alyson took a p...
Spring is Springing or Sprung or something
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What a difference a week makes! Just when I thought we were in for another
non-spring is arrived... well for 3 or 4 days anyway, says the weather
person. Y...
Symmetric Quilt finish piecing
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Starting with the North boarder add to the central section with feature
fabrics the right way up.
Continue adding the west, South and east in that order.
...
Today I'll pick the next winner!
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Today is the day I'll draw the winning name for the Traveling Stash box
that's been sitting on my dining table, ready to be sent out to some lucky
winner!...
No Mush
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Hi, guys. How's everybody doing? I'm doing okay, just a terrible blogger is
all. Thanks for the emails checking up on me.
On Sunday I gave a demo to the Ba...
Ain't it pretty!
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We had a snow day today here in Northern Iowa, and I actually got something
crafty done! There were a bazillion other things that I should have
done...li...
The One With The Valentine's Quilt
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Well, seeing how EVERY store I go into has shelves filled with Valentine's
candy and cards, I thought I better start posting about Valentine projects
here ...
Mia's wedding quilt
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Here is Mia, a coworker and good friend, receiving her wedding quilt per
request of purple and rust. I had better pictures. I have lost my memory
card. We...
Rest In Peace
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Mom-December 8,2012Many of you know that I have gone back and forth to my
Mom's for the last few years to take care of her. I am so very glad that I
was ab...
Not a dry eye in the house!
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In October 2011, Chris, a dear friend and founder member of Foxy Quilters,
lost her battle with cancer. Weeks before she died she asked me to promise
to fi...
1920's Chemise set.
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I've moved to a new blog! Find me at *BuckinghamRoad.blogspot.com* to keep
up with all my sewing, knitting, and spinning projects.
Sam xox
Storms need GPS....
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We had heard of the coming Frankenstorm all weekend. We were visiting my
sister and brother-in-law and knew sometime later on Monday all hell would
break ...
Blogger’s Quilt Festival-A Letter To My Son
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Welcome to the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. It took me over a year to make
this special quilt, and I wanted to share it with the readers from the
Bloggers Q...
Thank you Vesuviusmama
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Recently Vesuviusmama.blogspot.com had a book giveaway. I asked for the
book on baby quilts because of my two new grandbabies - and look at the
very gener...
It's been awhile
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So it's been a long time since I've been here and posted anything. I'm not
sure I remember how to do it all now. But surely it won't take me long to
remem...
It is Completed and what a Challenge...
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Especially when it turns out looking like this!. If you have been
following my blog while I was working on this quilt, you know that I ran up
against a f...
Got a flimsy made last night!
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Yeah, I had enough time last night to finish the piecing on "Some Bunny
Loves Me." It's now in the pile with the 2 baby boy tops to be basted this
weekend...
Growth
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Michael has been gone for nearly a year. The last of the "milestone" dates
is coming up on April 11. But this one seems easy.
Why?
Thanks to a lot of coun...
Quilt Square Along
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Today I am linking up with the Quilt Square Along over at Jo's Country
Junction. The Bear's Paw square was the square picked for February. The
square patt...
Memories - Nanny's Quilt
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Today on Facebook Brewer asked the question "Have you ever sewn something
with meaning? Or something inspirational?".
Having recently lost my mother, qui...
Somebody knows....
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I am in the mood for embroidery. Google is no help. I know one of you will
be. A while back I noticed a really cute BOM that had something to do with
fish....
Two Patterns!
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My publisher, QuiltWoman.com released two more of my patterns a few days
ago. One of the patterns is an older quilt that I'd designed a number of
years ag...
Disappearing 4 patch Top
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I like this one, but was really struggling to keep focused on it. When I
think I am half way done, I start to plan the next project. My idea of half
way o...
Changes
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Well, since Google has decided that it does not want any Blogger users to
continue to use Internet Explorer, I have decided to remove my blog from
Google's...
Double Disappearing Nine Patch
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Take a look at Christina's blog and see what happens when you do the
technique twice! Here's a sample I've just started stitching up.
This takes a fun, e...
pete's paintbox is done
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it only took about 2 years...I had lost my original start so i started over
again.. using the same fabric. now i have to decide which block to do
next. ...
Micheal Keaton
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So I go to the mall, again, because I needed a tie - I will never
understand why clothing companies can't make an affordable tie that can
withstand tempura...
Free Block of the Month
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Lenna from the Stitching Cow is posting a Free Block of the month design to
make a lovely quilt. For more information go to
http://www.stitchingcow.com/pat...
Thrift store find
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I volunteer at a thrift store every Thurs. afternoon. Last week I found
these three golf-themed fabrics. There are at least 2 yards of all of them.
I foun...
Monday February 14th, 2011
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Just a couple of photos to share today….
The first is from Sandra in Canada. It’s her version of our 2008 Mystery
Quilt…..
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Then the...
Wow - gone for quite awhile again
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I have been gone forever and have lots of news. I have been following some
blogs - Rambling of a Fabric Obsesser, Sew Many Ways, Cactus Needle....and
I ha...
Sinclair refinery
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We are back at Sinclair refinery for another turn around.working
7-12's...and our shift is night shift 6:30-6:30...boy is it cold out there.
My daughter was...
!New! 4 Patches on the Diagonal
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Click here to download instructions for 4 Patches on the Diagonal (PDF
file) If you have problems opening the above link, right click on it and
save it to ...
Happy, Blustery, MayDay.
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Yes! I finally finished one of my own QOVs! I saw the "Lincoln's Platform"
block on About.com and decided I had to make a Quilt of Valor using it. It
is in...
Colorado's Cutest Corgis
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Here are our two Corgi companions- Gidget, the tri color, I have had since
puppyhood, Bonnie the blonde, came as a rescue adoption last December.
The ca...
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If you buy 2 books then you get another book free (including free postage
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Adventures in Applique
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Here's a peek at what I've been doing off and on this week:
I've been drawing a lot of faces lately and I decided to translate one into
fabric. Everything...
Crazy Stitched Christmas Felt
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Remember these two felt ornaments that I posted a while back? Well, I
finally got my felt all crazy stitched and am ready to now cut out my
pieces.
S...
New Blog...?
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Ok, you are probably all going to think I am crazy... And maybe I am just a
little! :o)
I realized this week, after being here for about 6 months, that my ...
Our quilting bee
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Here we are at George Washington Carver last weekend. It was fun, but
miserably hot and humid. We were working on Paulette's friendship quilt.
Didn't ge...
Time Out!
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I've taken some time out from all the packing, cleaning and house
inspections to make this queen raggy quilt for an Ebay order.
It looked rather nice on ...
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Okay, I am going to give blogging here a chance. I love My Quilt Blog but a
lot of my quilting friends are coming over here so I will try to give them
bo...
3 comments:
I really like this one!
Its a beauty. You know I am crazy about black. I would choose no border.
Black border will set off those squares even more and this is one fabulous quilt!
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