Sample Sale

Once again I have pulled out all the quilts, table toppers, and projects from the storage shelves, and it is time to let some go. A few of these items have been made just to get rid of the fabric, and some were done as projects for a purpose such as a post for the …

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Christmas in July – Part One

Today will be the first of two posts as I participate with Sarah's blog hop 12 Days of Christmas in July over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I have a sew-along embroidery project for you that you can also make with some fussy cuts if you don't have an embroidery machine. So many of …

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Miniature Nosegays Paper Piecing

I made a bit of progress on the miniature nosegays, and I learned a valuable lesson in the process. Don't paper piece while on Zoom chatting with friends, LOL!! The last time I showed this project, I had made the copies and colored them, as there were a number of different configurations for the blocks. …

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July 4th Inspiration

It is July 4th weekend, time to celebrate our independence and our patriotism. Tomorrow will be filled with family, friends and picnics, cooking out, fireworks, and enjoying our freedom. Today, I have some ideas to inspire you to sew and create with tablescapes, free quilting and table runner patterns, stamping and other patriotic ideas. I'll …

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Sunday Chat – Quilting and Tomato Pie

I have had most of the week to piddle and sew, you'd think I would have been more productive. I have projects in progress, but the stand and stare time has been massive, LOL! Plus, an entire day and a half was spent wrestling with my new embroidery machine. After playing with it for a …

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Rearranging the Sewing Room and Christmas Project

Readers have been asking to see my sewing space, so today, I'll give you a good look. The Kenmore was packed up, and placed in another room for now. My new table has arrived and I have begun the process of moving things around. I moved both embroidery machines to the new table, and they …

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Project Progress

The forecast is for rain all week so it seems like it will be a good week to make some progress on projects. I have several in the planning stage, but only one is actually underway. I hope to finish quilting Quadrille this week and move it to the binding stage. Tearing up my sewing …

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Sunday Chat – Wildlife, Quilting and Making a Change

Wildlife has been visiting frequently this past week. This deer was behind the house on the hillside, almost concealed by the very tall vegetation back there. She can eat as much of that as she wants. Actually, I would like her to eat it all, LOL!! Wilson, our resident woodchuck, stopped by to slurp up …

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Birds, Quilts, the Fair, and Cooking

On the veranda, the annual battle with the Carolina Wren has begun. He loves to build nests in my plants, which I object to on several fronts. First, I don't need him defending a nest near the front door. Second, I cannot water the plant with a nest in it, so the plant will die …

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Lots of Projects and No Progress

It seems like all I am doing lately is flitting from one project to another and not making progress on anything. I loaded Quadrille on the longarm, and have been staring at it for days, with no plan on how to custom quilt it. The big reveal for Quadrille's last step and final block is …

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