MH 1860 Progress
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I think I already said that my plan when I started this was just to try
Vickie Clayton’s linen, stitch a bit, then go back to Love is the Key and
finish it...
{I've Been Reading} You Feta Watch Out
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* You Feta Watch Out *by Linda Reilly
The latest grilled cheese mystery has a recipe for grilled cheese fruitcake
and I'm almost tempted to try it if so...
Gnome for Thanksgiving Blog hop - My Day
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Welcome to my day on the Gnome for Thanksgiving blog hop.
I had fun with this challenge. Debated on what I wanted to do, but then I
saw these wooden...
Stealthy
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stack of “Stealth” blocks
will finish @ 6 inches
I think these blocks look like colorful Stealth bombers, so I’m going to
name the finished quilt “Stealthy...
Traffic Jam in Mid-Fall
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Are you ready for the cold days of winter? It gets pretty frigid here in NE
Ohio with lake effect snow off Lake Erie. We are pretty much caught up on
our o...
BUST THE BITS AND PIECES PARTY 2024
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NOVEMBER 14, 2024 Is your stash starting to expand and invading other areas
than your sewing studio? Scary, isn’t it! Are your muffin bins topped and
abou...
New Pattern Release: At The Cove
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This year as part of the 2024 Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Feestival, I have an
exhibit entited “Quilts And Their Stories” at Mrs Pugsley’s Emporium. One
of th...
Storing Woolen Items
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RAW Uncleaned Yarn
Many, many years ago (2010), my daughter had a destination wedding in
Hautulco, Mexico, The sister-in-laws (SIL) all went shopping in t...
How to decorate and refresh without shopping
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I love being creative-I quilt, I garden and cook, and I decorate. I love to
change things around inside my home -a shelf or a mantle might get cleaned
...
Fun at the Fair
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I placed four items in the Quilted items section ofthe local Fall Fair.
Four items took four prizes. It was a lot of fun to see the wonderful
things at t...
Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt from 2022 Chilhowie
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It has been quite a long time since I have posted here... I need to catch
up. I have made quite a number of quilts since then.
This quilt has been comp...
Mum and Me
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My Mother loved to sit and stitch up preprinted embroidery quilt blocks,
tablecloths, pillowcases and bureau runners. She was very fussy about the
back ...
Life goes on
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No, my life did not end way back when after I posted about Charles and I
getting married. Far from it! In some ways, it just began. We recently
celeb...
März Challenge
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Hallo ihr Lieben,
der Challenge hilft mir meine Wohnung zu überarbeiten. Im März waren die
Vorhänge für das Badezimmer dran. Genäht waren sie schnell, nu...
Project Quilting 15.6 - Irish Chain
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The last of the 2024 Project Quilting challenges is Irish Chain.
I took this quite literally, and made a miniature Irish Chain, with a
little variation ...
Etude de Cabines, my first truly modern quilt
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While my EPP has progressed exponentially, and I'm enjoying it a lot - I
had to struggle to finish another project - A modern quilt using some
techniques...
Guest bathroom remodel
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A year in the making. Lol
Not to the decorating and embellishing.
Not in order. Lol
Duck poster is on my think about list for wall behind toliet. Hu...
Moving to Substack
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Hello everyone! Happy New Year 2024! Lots of changes happening over here-
this blog is moving to Substack! Come on over and check us out! Big hugs to
every...
Bungarra Court gets its day to shine!
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What seems like a long time ago now, 2010 to be precise; the local quilt
shop I was working in at the time was running a mystery quilt, led by one
of the...
SAHRR 2023 Husband Doug's Block Center
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This will be the second year for dear hubby to work on a round robin
quilt. He enjoyed the challenge last year. He selected a simple block to
start wi...
Been Awhile
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Due to life, I haven't been doing much in the way of quilting, but am
doing cross stitching. I'll try to upload some of that stuff later. Getting
sewing...
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I am getting ready to start Bonnie Hunter's new mystery. Check out
*Quiltville.blogspot.com* for instructions. She always starts the Friday
after Than...
july projects.
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have not posted for awhile been busy with many things. We bought a travel
trailer to go camping in big upgrade from a pop up with no facilities.
lookin...
I Think It Is Time
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I haven't sewn anything for the last year. I think it is time to set up
my machine again and get to work!!
I'm going to try to do the QAL with Sandra o...
2020 Part 2-April
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Lots happened in April.
Some great, some not so great.
Elliot was finally gifted a new quilt.
He loves it. But he doesn't use it because it is special....
11 Jenis Budaya Jawa Tengah & Penjelasannya
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Kebudayaan yang ada di Jawa memang beragam bentuknya. Termasuk di Provinsi
Jawa Tengah, yang punya adat istiadat yang khas dengan
The post 11 Jenis Buday...
Back to riding the roller coaster
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I got 3 doses of the Avastin, and could tell it was not working either. So
Dr. Page looked long and hard to find the next step. It is a drug I’ve
never he...
Moving Day
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Moving Day
I've shoveled all the pixels into buckets and hauled them over to this
address:
battinginthebelfry.com
Please update your bookmarks...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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My last finish of *2018. The Labryinth Walk quilt. I started this oh sew
many years ago. 2012 this came out in Quilt Magazine and my husband said
'Now...
Week #6 done
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I didn't even make a dent in my string box. I love making string pieces.
Bonnie is doing this sew along if you want to join in then join us here.
Grand Illusion & Applique Update
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*I realized I never published this post.. My bad...*
*————————-*
*I thought I would give you an update on my quilting. *
*I am still quilting but like ma...
Shifting jobs, shifting mindset
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I haven't done much quilting in the past 3+ years because I've been not
only working, but attending classes to become a teacher. I'm in my last
term and th...
a Graduation Gift
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The gift is now in the hands of the receiver. She loves it. She's an
equestrian and when her mother and I were discussing a quilt for her, I
realized I'd...
Pause oder Abschied, das ist hier die Frage
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Seit Januar 2008, also seit mehr als 10 Jahren schreibe ich in diesem Blog
über mein Hobby Patchwork und Quilten. Damals war ich gerade im
Crazy-Fieber und...
Bless You Project
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The Bless You Project (blessyouproject.com) has put out the challenge to
sew tissue cozies. I’ve made a couple dozen now and find they’re like
potato chi...
Happy Thursday!
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Today was to be rain all day. Well, rain started yesterday and now it's
gone. Our town was expecting the worst from Tropical Storm Cindy but it
changed pat...
Merry Christmas
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Wow! I have not blogged all year. So much has happened this year. We
lost our dear Poochie May 4th, she was 15 and battled kidney disease for 3
years. ...
Shenandoah Valley, Phebe and The 1857 Album Quilt
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My September block for the Shenandoah Valley Quilt . For some reason the
picture loaded upside down.
I have finally started stitching the center block...
The Studio - fabric arrangement
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At the beginning of the year I moved my studio from one end of the house to
the other, and had big plans for getting it completely organized and making
won...
June, July.. We've been busy !
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Time sure fly's when you busy! This hasn't been updated since May.. wow.
That combined with my PC skills loading pics is tricky for me. They aren't
in ...
Blast from the Past
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Here is one of my favorite quilts with border detail. The flying geese are
made from the cut off extra tiny half square triangles from the blocks.
Rainbow Quilt Progress
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Today I finished piecing the top for my daughter’s Birthday Rainbow quilt.
Now I just have to quilt it in time for June 10. Maya Greyhound “helped” me
duri...
My latest cards
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Some more cards I've made recently.
This isn't actually a card, it's a light made from a glass block. It has
fairy lights inside which look very pretty...
Three More Finishes
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have three finishes to show. I'm on a roll! The
first is a little table topper. It's an oldie but goodie, lol. This is a
mini...
Recent Echoes Quilts
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Echoes quilts is a term I use for quilts made from leftover fabrics from
earlier quilts. Echoes quilts are donated to charity.
A is for Angela II
Created p...
Scrap Happy Saturday
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It's all about the color indigo this month.
I do not have a lot indigo in my scrap stash but I managed to come up with
these few blocks. They are as clo...
Ch-ch-ch-changes....
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How fast time flies! I can't believe it has been so long since I posted. I
am still quilting, and am back to doing paper crafts. I made this card for
my n...
Making progress
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Hi, I am making progress with Margaret's quilt. It's looking really good.
I've put in on point and have started quilting the squares. I've even found
a per...
A generous gift
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Yesterday I posted about my Layers of Charm baby quilts and the inspiration
for them I found at the blog, Samelia’s Mum. Anorina, from Samelia’s Mum,
was a...
Quilt Finish A longtime coming.
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Remember, last January when I said that 2014 was going to be my year of
finishes? Well, my oldestst WIP *EVER* is completely DONE!! The magazine is
from N...
Getting Back into Sewing!
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Now that the holidays are over, I really need to get back into the swing of
things, quilting wise!
I made it to the top of the queen's list on Stashbusters!...
Marti Michell's Machine Quilting in Sections
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I just love Marti Michell's book *Machine Quilting in Sections. *She has
posted a Youtube video on one of the six methods for quilt-as-you-go from
the boo...
I have moved.
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My blog address has changed.
You can now follow me or reach me or find me or well...whatever at
knitnpiece.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Michelle
She said I could play…
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So what happens when you take a well pieced, interesting little quilt top…
Add permission from the piecer to “go ahead and play with it”… Spoon in the
2n...
Progress
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Well, Mr. Contractor Guy came and repaired the termite damage.
We thought we were all ready for Mr. Tile Guy to come and do his magic. He
came and said...
repurposing
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my Dad is a retired builder who did his apprenticeship at a local
cabinetmakers. i am lucky that he is creative loves to work with his
hands, otherwise m...
Football "blanket"
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I can't believe it's been a year since I posted anything on this blog!
This past year I have not done as much sewing and quilting as I would have
liked. ...
Happy New Year 2014
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Phew. I could not get into this account for months. The problem was I
signed up with my email address in Maryland and no longer have that one. A
simple ans...
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I can't believe it has been eleven months since I last posted on my blog! A
lot has happened this year. Number one was the birth of our first
granddaughter...
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Its the middle of the week already and what in the heck happened to
October. I cannot believe where the time is going. its almost like
everytime I turn aro...
Block Busting
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As I attempt to both blog and sew with more regularity, I'm finding that
blocks can get in my way.
Not quilt blocks ... creativity blocks. Negative thinki...
Good stuff, but not it
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Did you ever get a hankerin for something from your childhood? When I was
a kid growing up in Wisconsin my Mom used to fix a maple flavored hot
cereal. S...
Christmas came late this year
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Was a good surprise opening up these boxes. Had ordered this babies right
before christmas and then forgotten about them till yesterday. They weight
30lb...
As I approach the coming new year
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I belong to a wonderful online quilting group called StashBusters. It is
devoted to encouraging its members to use what they already have, rather
than spen...
Happy July 4th
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It's been over 2 years since my last post. Life keeps getting in the way.
Just went thru and deleted a lot of my old blog posts. Hope to try and
start bl...
-
I have been reading the Mrs. Malory series by Hazel Holt and enjoying it so
much I dread finishing & hsving to find new.
this "new" blog form is just not...
Wow it's been a long time since I blogged
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I'm going to upload some photos, but not much else. Nothing really super
good to report, except I have a new boyfriend who is super sweet and a
really nic...
moving day
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Because of changes at Blogger that are really not working for me, I am
moving my blog to http://mmjustus.wordpress.com/. I hope you'll change your
links an...
Keeping My Husband Busy!
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I have even been making my husband do some things. I decided I wanted a
new entertainment center. So instead of looking everywhere to find one I
just had...
Design Wall Tuesday
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Design Wall Tuesday
[image: Image]
My wall has been taken over by my husband.....
For the story (and pattern details : ) ) pop over to his blog
...
Home Again Home Again... Jiggedy-Jig
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The testing for the new job went very well. I knew I had nailed it as soon
as it was over. When I got home last night (to an enthusiastic greeting by
my ...
Pinterest
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I have discovered Pinterest. I'm hooked but the exciting thing is that I've
actually made something I've pinned and now I'm sharing (so of course I can
th...
I'm moving!
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I'm moving!
In a little while, I will be deleting this blog and all of its posts. But
the content has already been moved over to our new home, Harper Ac...
Preparing for the Switch...
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I'm planning to switch over to the new site tomorrow, so this will be my
last post on Blogger. I'd do it now, except I'm tired, and there are a few
things ...
Letting Go, Being A Sewvivor
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April 18, 2011
I am in the process of downsizing my 'stuff' by half. This has been a ten
year project to date and I am actually at the light at the end of ...
Closing down Blog
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I have decided to close down this blog due to health issues. I am no longer
able to do many things I've done in the past. I hope you have enjoyed
visiting ...
God, are you talking to me?
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I have been praying a lot about what to do with the next season in my
life. My youngest is preparing to fly the coop and I don’t think long term
traveling...
Quilt Top Almost Done!
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You might see my new feature over to the side called My Design Wall. I
think it’s going to be neat to show what is on my real design wall, maybe
that will ...
The Quilt Show and R2CA,
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Wow! Lookie here! Had a lovely email from Lilo today to let me know they
had chosen my quilt Magellanic Dreaming to show on their newsletter at The
Quilt S...
Stashbusters stashbusters@groups.io
We are a group of quilters who are focused on using our stash of supplies, and completing projects.
The original concept was, "How would your quilting look, if you bought no new stuff for a
full year?" We have global members that all share a love of quilting and sewing.
We have yearly and monthly challenges, lots of show and tell, and tonnes of
imagination. Our group is friendly and hardworking. We have existed for many many
years on Yahoo.
Connecting Guild Representatives with each other across North America.
The Quilter's Calendar website has information for guilds that are transitioning to online meetings via Zoom or other virtual meetups. There's info, videos, success stories and other resources for your guild on The Quilter's Calendar. The Guild Connection newsletter will keep you up to date. Come visit The Quilters Calendar to connect with other guild representatives and help your quilt guild through these difficult times.
Welcome! On this page you will find links to the blogs of members of the stashbuster group. The blogs are listed with the most recently updated blogs at the top, so they are always changing order.
Bookmark this page and check back often.
If you are a Stashbuster and your blog is not here, please send an email to marguerita.mcmanus @ gmail.com (take out the spaces) and she will add it promptly.
Gratitude 20 and I have a crumb problem
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"We often take for granted, the very things that deserve our
Gratitude"Photo in Eastern Coloradoand now... my Crumb problemRemember this
weekend I decided...
Gnome for Thanksgiving Blog Hop Day 3
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Our Gnomie Thanksgiving hop, just keeps getting better and better.
So much fun and inspiration!
Today these bloggers are sharing their projects with us.
...
Monday -indigo Way Half blocks
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The Half Blocks use a lot of the 3 color
HST and 2 color Tri Recs
My Center blocks are not the right size but since part is cut off at the
end they'll do.
...
Gnome for Thanksgiving
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Over the years, I’ve had such fun playing along with the various blog hops.
Times change and the time had come that the lovely Joan at MooseStash
Quilting ...
Weekly update: bingo finish
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It's been unusually warm this fall. We haven't had a freeze yet, let alone
a frost. (I just looked up the definitions: *A frost is when ice
crystal...
Market Research?
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I have an Important, and quite random, question for any quilters and sewing
people out there. Just a bit of research for Sewing Prevention Season.
*IF *(t...
Karen Brown Stashbuster #2
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In keeping with my desire to clear out some stash, I decided to try Karen
Brown’s Stashbuster #2 pattern. Karen calls it beginner and fat quarter
friendly,...
So Much Done, So Much More to Do
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My Janome is back and sewing just fine. I've been FMQ on the Viking Murder
Mystery quilt. I just finished quilting the center of the quilt this
morning, s...
I bought a quilt
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This lovely quilt dates from 1996 but the design and fabrics are timeless
classics. I bought it from friends of Cilla, a lovely lady and wonderful
needl...
Played yarn chicken and lost
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Gothic Lace Doily by Elizabeth Ann White
There is only one row remaining to do, and have about 12" of thread left.
But I think it looks fine just as it...
Halloween quilt
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Finished the runner/ wallhanging with swapped Halloween Artist Trading
Cards, Bookmarks, and Postcards. Also added buttons confetti, jewelry,
pins and t...
An Easy Simple Square Quilt
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I finally finished the easy Simple Square quilt that I started last year.
It’s made with scrappy 4.5″ squares cand is set on point. I thought it
might ma...
Ekster
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Deze ekster maakte ik voor "Imagine a bird" van de EQA.
Het is een quiltje van 30 x 30 cm, het moest iets met een vogel te maken en
in de aankondigin...
I've got closure ....
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I have FINALLY finished a quilt I started in 2002. I originally blogged
about it on February 11, 2007 as part of a UFO compilation project and
again on A...
Low Tide (-1.4) at Whaleshead
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When we first visited the Southern Oregon Coast, we stayed at Whaleshead
Resort. It's north of Brookings. We stayed in Modular Cabin #9.
Beautiful vie...
Just a minute
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I thought I'd catch up my blog on my quilting this winter. I've quilted 17
quilts so far this year. I don't have photos of all. Most all are donation
qu...
Playing Catchup
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Its been busy! Thanksgiving has come and gone, soon it will be Christmas.
We got our vaccinations a couple weeks ago--Covid, RSV, Influena, and
Shingle...
Bread and Bags
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...but not bread bags...
Yesterday we went to a wedding for a couple who are dear friends of the
family. Both of our kids and spouses were there too. It w...
Life Happenings
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I didn’t mean to be away from the blog for so long. I came to say I
haven’t been sewing much. But when I scrolled photos I discovered I was a
fibber. In...
April/May 2023: Lost in Time
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Wow! Has it been this long since I posted? I thought I did one in March but
it is nowhere to be found. 😑
So what have I been doing?
Crocheting Project...
SAHRR 2023 Husband Doug's Block Center
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This will be the second year for dear hubby to work on a round robin
quilt. He enjoyed the challenge last year. He selected a simple block to
start wi...
Vacations with Grandchildren are the Best
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I am late catching up on this blog. In June I had a road trip taking 4
grandies from Texas and Tennessee to Michigan. It was lots of fun.
Resurrected
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I hear there are people who work on one project until it is done before
starting another. I’ve never been that person. Ever since I received my
first embro...
Deb W
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There’s nothing more rewarding to someone like me, who puts everything in
their work, to receive a note like this one: Hi Marguerita,I have been
wanting to...
Something Amazing Happened!
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We are a blended family - very much so. Not only do we have 'his' and
'hers', but we have a very diverse family. It has been a lot of work,
prayer and ...
Small Projects
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*I haven’t felt like working on my next probably 10 years old UFO. I have
felt like sewing, so I’ve been working on small projects. This is the
aerial vi...
Weekly Update - 1/10/2021
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This week's progress:
*Knitting*
I was going to start on my Zodiac badge for the ESK Yarnathon, but I found
a hat I had started January last year. There ...
Masks
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Now, with many areas requiring the use of masks in public, along with
social distancing, I watched a lot of you-tube videos before starting to
sew masks, ...
Seeds are sprouting!
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The greenhouse is heating up and looking good. I have 3 different methods
of sowing going on.
- 2 trays of seeds in soil on heating mat.
- On tray ...
2020-5 Whale Sleep Pants
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Often there is a category for sleep pants at the fall fair. So, planning
ahead, I made these size four flannel sleep pants for my grandson. He is
only on...
Progress
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Well I am trying to make some progress in my quilting efforts. As most
people, I have several works going. So, I have decided, in order not to
get bored, ...
In memory of Dave
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Most of my quilting time this year has been spent on making Memory Quilts
from my dear Brother-in-law's shirts and pants - mainly jeans. He died last
year ...
And a New One just begun
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Sewing, sewing and sewing! My new year is going just as planned. Well, sort
of . I finished 2018 with 8 finshed UFO’s. This year I’m hoping to do 12 or
mor...
Final Post
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Dear Blogging Friends,
I’m starting the New Year by moving my blog to a different location. I
have found a different platform which allows me to post from ...
Memories
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I don't know how many of you have dealt with home renovation projects. We
are in the midst of having both of our bathrooms redone. It is not fun.
The la...
Rydding i stofflager
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Når det ryddes i stoffhyller, dukker det opp gamle stoffskatter, som gir
inspirasjon til nye prosjekter.
Her er litt av hva som kom ut av mine:
Løper sydd...
Stash
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It’s official. I have just scored myself with the amount of fabric I have.
I counted up the fat quarters and half metres I had folded into this shelf
of ...
-
So much has happened since the last posting taken on our Golden Wedding
Day. It was such a happy day.
It is very difficult to write this but at the moment ...
Quilts 4 Leukaemia
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Long time no speak, but I thought those of you who might occasionally still
be reading this blog might be wondering what happened to Quilts 4
Leukaemia. U...
Since You Asked
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A lot has happened since June 2015. Some happy things and some sad things.
Some not good things, some so good things. And not a lot has happened
since J...
New Blog Address
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This blog seems to have a mind of its own. I am moving to a "new" blog--
https://dakotacityquilterii.blogspot.com/
Hopefully this blog will work better. ...
The Story of the Sweatshop
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A while back, I was posting pictures of my friend Anne and I working away
on our quilts on a Monday afternoon. I must have been feeling whimsical,
because ...
Ruler Club
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We had ruler club today and I am far behind. Here is what my quilt looked
like at the beginning of the day.
By the end of the day it looked like this.
...
WIP Wednesday and finished Love Entwined
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I thought I would post another photo of my LE all quilted and bound...
finally got two people to hold it up for me to take another photo. I am so
happy wit...
Let's See If I Remember How to Blog
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Well hello there (especially to Dianne who reminded me that I need to blog
and read my emails more often). I guess it's been a over a year since I
posted...
It has been a while
-
'
It has been a while.... And I'm not sure who is still watching this blog .
Lots of things of been happening and unfortunately most of them have been...
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John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his
waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. Mark 1:6
Since I was a child, I thoug...
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The sweeties are older and bigger and amazing. I'm older and smaller and
amazing too. Life changes and goes on, living the dream. It's good through
my view...
Ring-necked why?
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Every birder in North American asks the same question: If the duck has a
bright ring around its bill, why is it called Ring-necked? I don’t see any
ring th...
Votes wanted!
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Craftsy is running a new contest...."Make It Madness" Knitting Tournament.
My pattern "Lacey Arches Infinity Scarf" is one of the top 16 most popular
patte...
You Yangs (oops....)
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Sorry everyone, I hastily posted earlier today without putting up new
photos. Sorry.
It is just two years ago (last week) that I moved from Anglesea on th...
Q1 FAL Goals
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I'm linking up my Q1 Finish-A-Long goals under the gun with a quick post
tonight. I'm still looking for my quilting mo-jo but am working on some
goal setti...
ARRIVAL
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Look what was delivered today -- Aurifil thread from Craftsy's Thanksgiving
weekend sale. That was quick.
The small spools were only $2.50. They will ...
Home (2015)
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Full Streaming Home in Best LookNow you can see Home in HD format with
duration 94 Min and has been aired on 2015-03-27 and MPAA rating is 523.
- *Ori...
Gee, and another year has passed....
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I could say that I don't believe this, but yes, I can. I have not posted
here because it is not really working with the picture thing. Ok, we will
see...I...
Creating the Calm Cowl
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Creating the Calm Cowl and really warm hats!
I took a little fall on Sunday and messed up my leg. I just kept ignoring
the pain, until I couldn’t walk. It ...
Pictures of Jamaica
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The house at Good Hope Plantation. The house was built in the late 1700's
as a wedding gift to the plantation owner's son and daughter-in-law. The
dau...
A new stitching BOM
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from the very talented Val Laird. It's called Keys to Contentment and
block 1 is ready to be downloaded now. She has chosen nine Bible sayings
that she f...
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Prepping for October
I am a regular user of Weavolution and the annual HalloWeave challenges are
getting set to start at the beginning of October. As I don...
Rainbow Scrappy Saturday
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Hello everyone, I thought I wouldn’t have anything to show again for this
weekend but I got a tail wind last night and managed to sew up the little
cross b...
Looks like I fell off the blog……
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January 20th I posted the design wall and I haven’t had anything to say
since! I pretty much lost the mojo for quilting and without that I don’t
have much...
Grow Your Blog
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*Congratulations to Brittany, of Pickles Quilting! Brittany is the winner
of the giveaway. I'm off to my sewing/reading room to gather items that I
thi...
Moving My Blog
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I've decided to move my blog over to WordPress....
I'm now going to be posting over there exclusively. Please visit the new
blog and "Follow Me" there ...
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Well it has been a while...nearly a year...bad blogger...I admit...
Sad year...July 2012 had to put my beloved Legend (Black Lab) to sleep to
wait for me ...
what it takes to make me blog again......
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i am tired. dog tired. on a hot. summer. day. i know that i *should *be
making dinner, but who even wants to do that when it is so hot outside?
and ins...
Adoption Scammer Spam -- a new one!
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Yes, I realize it's been a year since I posted. Not much to report. But
then this gem arrived in my email box the other day:
Greetings
Saw your profile t...
Fun sewing
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The challenge for this years May retreat is "Earth, Wind and Fire" meaning
you could draw on one or more for your project inspiration. Initially my
mind we...
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Two finishes! The first UFO#8 has a new home already! The second, Not So
Easy Street! is my version of Bonnie Hunter's latest mystery quilt. I swear
I wore...
Trips~
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A few weeks ago the gals I retreat with took a field trip to San Diego! It
was a great time, we visited 5 quilt shops and the zoo, here is the group
of us!...
I'm out of zippers
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I ran out of 7" zippers this afternoon, so I can't make any more small
change purses til I go shopping again. I still have the longer zippers I
need for "C...
Sock Sniper
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Just the colors the Belgian likes! I joined a group called Sock Sniper a
couple of months ago. It's kind of a round robin game, just like Sock Wars
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Well friends, I haven't died, just figured out to get signed back into my
blog so will be posting and picturing on here again occasionally.
My life has had ...
There's a bun in the oven!
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We just found out we are expecting another baby! The new babe should be
here late April or early March. We are very excited!
Baby Love...
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I have been sooooo busy since November, I can't even begin to write about
all that I have been up to, simply suffice it to say that I am glad to be
back ...
Star Struck Progress
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I hadn't had the opportunity to work on my "Star Struck" quilt for a long
time, so recently went downstairs, re-counted to see how many blocks I had
(in pa...
FREE BOM and GIVEAWAY!
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I'm belatedly participating in a blog tour in honor of Craftsy's FREE block
of the month guided by my personal quilty friend AMY of Stitchery Dickory
D...
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I am posting on behalf of my mother. She hadn't posted for a while because
she was battling cancer. It was a private battle shared only with her
fami...
Christmas Break crafting....Rag Dolls!!
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I have always admired the dolls made by Nicole Ross Ellison. She has made
her patterns available on her website. I bought three of them for myself,
and hav...
Don't miss this Christmas Sew-A-Long
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Sew-A-Longs are a great way to get motivated and work on projects over
time, and with Christmas fast approaching, Sew Mama Sew has just introduced
not one,...
Yeah, I know....
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This morning Zeus mentioned that maybe it was time to shut down this blog
since it has been severely neglected for the last three months. To be
honest, tha...
Long time no see!!
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Its sure has been a long time since I posted on here. Most of that was due
to the move and the fact that my quilting time has been severly curtailed.
We ...
Well here's a start!
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So I have been putting off starting as I have so much to catch you all up
on, I haven't known where to start. So instead of starting with a bunch of
pictur...
Long time no post!
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Sooo busy..... here are a few quilty and not so quilty things I've been up
to since my last post.
Made a quilt for Willow.
Really love how the quilting ...
a fusible day
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I spent the morning fusing ornaments and a table runner for the Christmas
bazaar. I figured since it's August I better get back on track and get some
thin...
Shoo Flying ...
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I admit that I've been putting off working on the Shoo Fly duvet cover.
Well, the centre section measures 70" square and then there are the borders
... s...
Fabric Musings and Beginnings
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I have a Lj, I have a Facebook, but I guess I now also have a Blogger
account. I hope to use this area to focus on "art" projects and research
that I am wo...