Did you change your decor this weekend? I did some decorating, a bit of cleaning, and got rolling on some sewing for the holidays. I have this Christmas panel pretty much done as I've been working on it over the past month. I'll break it into a couple of posts to show you what I …
Category: Quilting
Sewing Gifts for Christmas
Are you stuffed full of turkey from yesterday? Now it is time to get really serious if you plan to do some handmade gifts this year. I have a lot of quick to sew/craft/make gift ideas on the blog, and I thought it would be a good time to remind you that these are here …
Scrap Dancing Zoom Classes, Now Scheduled!
I have now scheduled two classes for individual sign ups for Scrap Dancing. Class cost is $10. You will receive a Paypal invoice a few days in advance of the class, payment must be made 48 hours or more in advance of the program. The Meeting ID and Password for Zoom will be emailed to …
Announcing Zoom Scrap Dancing Program and Free Zoom Retreat
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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Purple Improv Quilt
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 …
Quilt and Cards in Online Auction
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 …
Experiments, Some Good and an Epic Fail
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 …
Autumn Jubilee Wrap Up
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 …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Finish
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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Autumn Jubilee Embroidered Mini Quilt Finish
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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