Loading the first quilt for the California Thomas Fire Quilts project on the longarm, the quilting began. I have had some tension issues with the longarm, and the first row looked OK. But that didn't last. The stitches on the top of the quilt looked fine on the first pass with one of my new …
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Assembling the First Blocks for the Fire Quilts
Over the past couple of weeks, more blocks and donations have been received, and I got to work to prepare for the first sewing day with friends. I measured the blocks and divided them into piles based on their size. The blocks ranged from 12-inches to 12-1/2-inches, with a fair number at 12-1/4-inches. Thanks to …
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A Brilliant Tip
Sometimes you run across something quite by serendipity, and it turns out to be brilliant. I was browsing around youtube last week as I was curled up in my chair with a quilt waiting for the anesthetic to wear off from the dental work I had to have. I hate that miserable feeling and it …
January Stamping Fun with Cards
About a week ago, we got an invitation to a surprise birthday party my dear friend, Gail. The invitation was hand delivered by her husband and clearly specified 'no gifts'. Of course, those kinds of instructions I rarely follow, at the very least I wanted to make a card. For stampers, January is a great …
Square Dance – A Scrap Dance Mystery Quilt Along
The Square Dance Mystery Quilt Along has completed. We did the steps - Bow to Your Partner, Bow to your Corner, Come Down the Middle, Allemande Left, and maybe even Do-Si-Do over a six month quilt along. It is amazing how these patterns seem to name themselves, it just becomes so clear as I am …
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January White
After the richness and clutter of the autumn season and the holidays, I like to begin the new year with a clean and fresh look, simple and pure. Last night we got about 3 inches of snow, and this morning the view out the front windows looks much like my header photo again, just not …
Bright Panel Quilt
I am working on several things now that I just cannot show on the blog yet, Scrap Dance Square Dance is one! I have it about half done, and had to pack it up for a while as I cannot let anyone see it. The other thing taking up almost my entire sewing space right …
Thrifting and Estate Sale Scores, and an amazing story
It has been quite a while since I showed some of my thrifting and estate sale scores. It was a fruitful autumn season, LOL! There is a new auction house just south of Brevard, and the attendance isn't up yet so prices were really low! Plus there is a new thrift store in downtown Hendersonville …
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Block Update for California Fire Quilts
Blocks continue to stream in, and I am so excited with the response! You are all amazing, and I thank each and every person who has sent blocks, some with donations for shipping and other costs, along with large pieces of fabric yardage for backing or binding. I mentioned the first four packages from readers …
Frozen Waterfalls
The deep freeze across the east has lasted long enough for some of the local waterfalls and even parts of the French Broad River to freeze. This doesn't happen every year, we need sustained weeks of sub-freezing temperatures for the ice to form around running water. It was 27 degrees F (-2C) last weekend when …
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