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It is officially here! My new Zoom based speaker program called Scrap Dancing is ready to share with guilds and individual quilters!! How many scraps of material have you saved? Do you have uneven pieces from cutting, partial yard leftovers, old clothes you can’t stand to give away because of the fabric or a pretty …
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It was a busy week last week, with some unexpected outings and a quick day trip to Greenville, SC, but I did manage to finish off the purple improv quilt. When we left off, I had some half square triangles and some four patches done. I had pinned them up on the design wall at …
We are members of two MINI clubs, and the Upstate MINIs of South Carolina is doing a fundraiser this weekend. The beneficiary is the Greenville County Animal Care, a no-kill shelter. You know I am always up for helping animals, so when the call went out for items to donate, I got busy. I combed …
OK, so I am trying to learn how to use this new bloody editor on WordPress, and it is giving me no end of headaches. They keep saying it is 'easier'. NOT!!! What used to be a simple copy and paste to put a picture into a post is now a series of clicks, then …
What a month! We did a lot of sewing and projects, ate some great food, planted bulbs, watched the wildlife, crafted, stamped and had a great time for Autumn Jubilee! Please leave a comment today to thank all our sponsors for this event. Most of the drawings have been held and winners notified. Today is …
It is the final week of our quilt along for #autumnjubilee2020, and today we finish the assembly and quilting of the mystery row quilt. I have said not to sew the rows together before now, and now I'll show you why. I auditioned putting mine together without sashing and it just didn't look good. When …
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Today we finish the #autumnjubilee2020 Embroidered Mini quilt. When we left off two weeks ago, your assignment was to stitch out four designs of your choice from the available designs on your machine. Measure your embroidered elements with a square up ruler to determine the largest size. Then add 1-2 inches all around. Cut all …
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Our final row will be sewn this week, and it is a favorite block from years past. Ready for the next one? I hope you have some orange fabrics in your stash for #AutumnJubilee2020! Resending this post as the link for rafflecopter was missing. Yes, you probably guessed it. It just isn't Autumn Jubilee without …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Week 4 Updated
Our final row will be sewn this week, and it is a favorite block from years past. Ready for the next one? I hope you have some orange fabrics in your stash for #AutumnJubilee2020! Yes, you probably guessed it. It just isn't Autumn Jubilee without pumpkins! Mine are orange, but gold would work too, plus …
Are you caught up and ready for the next row? This week for #AutumnJubilee2020 we do some leaves. Note that the leaves are not the same size as either of the other rows. I have deliberately made some variations in size for added interest in the rows. The leaves row has five blocks with two …
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